Emilio Nava
American tennis player (born 2001)
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Emilio Nava (born December 2, 2001) is an American professional tennis player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of No. 74 achieved on March 16, 2026 and a doubles ranking of No. 187 achieved on October 28, 2024.
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| Country (sports) | United States |
|---|---|
| Residence | Los Angeles, California, US |
| Born | December 2, 2001 Woodland Hills, California, US |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Turned pro | 2018 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Coach | Diego Cristin[1][2] |
| Prize money | US $ 1,784,847 [3] |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 13–28 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 74 (March 16, 2026) |
| Current ranking | No. 74 (March 16, 2026) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (2026) |
| French Open | 2R (2025) |
| Wimbledon | Q2 (2024, 2025) |
| US Open | 2R (2022) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 5–5 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 187 (October 28, 2024) |
| Current ranking | No. 891 (March 16, 2026) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| US Open | 3R (2024) |
| Last updated on: March 16, 2026. | |
Early life and background
Nava is the son of Olympic sprinter Eduardo Nava and professional tennis player Maria Xóchitl Escobedo, both of whom are originally from Mexico. He is also the cousin of former professional tennis player Ernesto Escobedo.[4] His brother, Eduardo Nava is also a professional tennis player who played college tennis at TCU and Wake Forest University.[5][6]
Professional career
2019–2021: ATP 1000 and major debuts
Nava reached two Grand Slam Boys' finals at the 2019 Australian Open[7] and at the 2019 US Open.
Nava made his ATP main draw debut at the 2019 Abierto Mexicano Telcel after receiving a wildcard into the singles main draw.[8][9] He lost to Mackenzie McDonald in the first round.
At the 2021 Miami Open, Nava qualified for the main draw to make his debut at ATP Masters 1000 level but lost in the first round to Lloyd Harris.[10]
Nava made his Grand Slam debut at the 2021 US Open after being given a wildcard for the singles main draw. He lost to Lorenzo Musetti in the first round.[11]
2022: Challenger title & major win, top 200
At the 2022 Shymkent Challenger, Nava won his first Challenger title after defeating Sebastian Fanselow in the final.[12]
At the US Open as a wildcard, he defeated John Millman in the first round for his first win at a Major event.[13]
2023: First ATP 1000 win
Ranked No. 182, he received a wildcard for the main draw of the 2023 Miami Open for a consecutive year, recording his first Masters 1000 win over John Isner in straight sets with two tiebreaks. He lost to Taylor Fritz in 58 minutes. He also received a wildcard for the Masters in Madrid.
He made his main draw debut at the 2023 French Open as a qualifier, losing to Roberto Carballés Baena. He won the Challenger title in Modena and moved to a new career-high ranking of No. 168 on 3 July 2023.[14] He qualified for the 2023 US Open but lost to fifth seed and former US Open finalist Casper Ruud.[15]
2024–2025: Challenger titles, top 100
Nava qualified for the 2024 Dallas Open defeating compatriot Aidan Mayo and Marco Trungelliti in the qualifying competition, before losing to Michael Mmoh in the first round of the main draw. In doubles, at the same tournament, he reached the semifinals with Ben Shelton. He received a wildcard for the 2024 Delray Beach Open.[16][17][18] He also qualified for the 2024 Los Cabos Open defeating wildcard Nicolás Mejía and again alternate player Aidan Mayo. He scored his third ATP win and second outside the Majors, over wildcard Diego Schwartzman.[19]
At the 2024 BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, in the first qualifying round, he saved seven match points to defeat compatriot Steve Johnson in what was the last singles match of Johnson’s career. He lost to another compatriot Denis Kudla in the next round.[20] At the next Masters, the 2024 Miami Open, he reached the main draw, after qualifying with wins over Quentin Halys and Yoshihito Nishioka, for a fourth consecutive year.[21] As a result he reached the top 125 in the rankings on 1 April 2024.
In 2025, he won three Challenger titles in a row, at the 2025 Paraguay Open in Ascuncion,[22] his fourth in Concepción, Chile and his fifth in Sarasota and returned to the top 150 on 15 April 2025. Nava and Borna Ćorić were the only players thus far with three Challenger trophies in 2025.[23][24] He was just the second American to win three clay-court Challenger trophies in the same season after his good friend Tristan Boyer who accomplished the feat in 2024.[1] Nava reached a fourth consecutive final in Tallahassee but lost to Chris Rodesch.[25][6][2]
He gained a wildcard entry into the 2025 French Open by winning the United States Tennis Association's Roland Garros Wild Card Challenge[26] and recorded his first win at the tournament over Botic van de Zandschulp in straight sets.[27][28] Nava lost to 10th seed Holger Rune in the second round.[29]
He reached his first ATP quarterfinal at the 2025 Los Cabos Open where he defeated Aleksandar Vukic and sixth seed Bu Yunchaokete en route[30] and secured a new career-high ranking in the top 120.[31] At the 2025 National Bank Open Nava qualified for the main draw defeating Mitchell Krueger making his debut in Canada. He recorded his first wins at the tournament over Zizou Bergs and then lucky loser Térence Atmane to reach his first career Masters third round. As a result he moved into the top 110 in the singles rankings on 4 August 2025 and into the top 100 on 15 September 2025.[32]
Performance timeline
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
Current through the 2026 Rio Open.
| Tournament | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | SR | W–L | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | A | A | A | Q3 | Q3 | Q1 | 2R | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | |||||||
| French Open | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | Q1 | 2R | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | ||||||||
| Wimbledon | A | A | NH | A | A | A | Q2 | Q2 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | ||||||||
| US Open | A | A | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | Q1 | 1R | 0 / 4 | 1–4 | ||||||||
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0 / 7 | 3–7 | |||||||
| ATP 1000 tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||
| Indian Wells Open | A | A | NH | A | Q1 | Q2 | Q2 | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | ||||||||
| Miami Open | A | A | NH | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | A | 0 / 4 | 1–4 | ||||||||
| Monte-Carlo Masters | A | A | NH | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | ||||||||
| Madrid Open | A | A | NH | A | A | 1R | Q1 | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | ||||||||
| Italian Open | A | A | A | A | A | Q2 | Q1 | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | ||||||||
| Canadian Open | A | A | NH | A | A | A | A | 3R | 0 / 1 | 2–1 | ||||||||
| Cincinnati Open | A | A | A | A | Q1 | A | A | 2R | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | ||||||||
| Shanghai Masters | A | A | NH | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | ||||||||||
| Paris Masters | A | A | NH | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | ||||||||
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 0 / 7 | 4–7 | |||||||
| Career statistics | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tournaments | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 26 | ||||||||
| Overall win–loss | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 1–4 | 1–5 | 6–6 | 2–4 | 0 / 26 | 11–26 | |||||||
| Year-end ranking | 1366 | 944 | 665 | 323 | 178 | 147 | 212 | 88 | 30% | |||||||||
ATP Challenger and ITF Tour finals
Singles: 10 (7 titles, 3 runner-ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | May 2022 | Shymkent Challenger, Kazakhstan | Challenger | Clay |  Sebastian Fanselow |
6–4, 7–6(7–3) |
| Win | 2–0 | Jun 2023 | Modena Challenger, Italy | Challenger | Clay |  Titouan Droguet |
6–7(5–7), 7–6(8–6), 6–4 |
| Loss | 2–1 | Aug 2023 | Golden Gate Open, US | Challenger | Hard | Constant Lestienne |
6–7(4–7), 2–6 |
| Win | 3–1 | Mar 2025 | Paraguay Open, Paraguay | Challenger | Clay |  Thiago Monteiro |
7–5, 6–3 |
| Win | 4–1 | Mar 2025 | Challenger Concepción, Chile | Challenger | Clay |  Nicolás Kicker |
6–1, 7–6(7–3) |
| Win | 5–1 | Apr 2025 | Sarasota Open, US | Challenger | Clay |  Liam Draxl |
6–2, 7–6(7–2) |
| Loss | 5–2 | Apr 2025 | Tallahassee Tennis Challenger, US | Challenger | Clay |  Chris Rodesch |
6–4, 3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 6–2 | Sep 2025 | Challenger de Villa María, Argentina | Challenger | Clay | Alex Barrena |
6–3, 6–3 |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Mar 2021 | M15 La Nucia, Spain | WTT | Clay |  Nikolás Sánchez Izquierdo |
7–6(10–8), 7–5 |
| Loss | 1–1 | Apr 2021 | M25 Reus, Spain | WTT | Clay | Matteo Martineau |
4–6, 6–2, 6–7(4–7) |
Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–1 | Sep 2020 | M15 Sintra, Portugal | WTT | Hard |  Eduardo Nava |
Sebastian Fanselow Maik Steiner |
6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 1–1 | Sep 2020 | M15 Castelo Branco, Portugal | WTT | Hard | Eduardo Nava |
Mateus Alves Igor Marcondes |
6–7(4–7), 7–5, [8–10] |
Junior Grand Slam finals
Singles: 2 (2 runner-ups)
| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 2019 | Australian Open | Hard |  Lorenzo Musetti |
6–4, 2–6, 6–7(12–14) |
| Loss | 2019 | US Open | Hard |  Jonáš Forejtek |
7–6(7–4), 0–6, 2–6 |
Doubles: 2 (2 runner-ups)
| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 2018 | US Open | Hard | Axel Nefve |
 Adrian Andreev  Anton Matusevich |
2–6, 6–2, [8–10] |
| Loss | 2019 | Australian Open | Hard | Cannon Kingsley |
Jonáš Forejtek Dalibor Svrčina |
6–7(5–7), 4–6 |
