Nicolás Mejía
Colombian tennis player
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Nicolás Mejía (Spanish pronunciation: [nikoˈlas meˈxi.a];[a] born 11 February 2000) is a Colombian tennis player. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 150 achieved on 6 April 2026 and a doubles ranking of No. 153 achieved on 7 November 2022. He is currently the No. 1 Colombian player.[1]
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| Country (sports) | Colombia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Residence | Miami, United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 11 February 2000 Bogotá, Colombia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turned pro | 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coach | Juan Felipe Mateus, Ivan Molina | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prize money | US $481,880 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Career record | 6–17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career titles | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 150 (6 April 2026) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | No. 150 (6 April 2026) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Australian Open | Q2 (2026) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| French Open | Q1 (2023) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Doubles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career record | 0–0 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career titles | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 153 (7 November 2022) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | No. 391 (6 April 2026) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Last updated on: 6 April 2026. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mejía represents Colombia at the Davis Cup, where he has a W/L record of 3–9.
Career
2024-2025: Maiden Challenger title, top 200
Mejía received wildcards for the qualifying competition at the 2024 Los Cabos Open and also for the 2024 Abierto Mexicano Telcel in Acapulco.
After coming through qualifying, Mejía won his first Challenger singles title in the 2024 San Luis Open Challenger in San Luis Potosí, Mexico, defeating fellow qualifier Matías Soto in the final. He became the first Colombian Challenger champion since Daniel Elahi Galán in 2022.[2] He rose 100 spots back to world No. 344 in the singles rankings on 1 April 2024.
Following a final showing at the 2024 Morelos Open also as a qualifier, defeating third seed Zachary Svajda, Dominik Palán, wildcard Vasek Pospisil[3] and sixth seed Maxime Cressy, he returned to the top 300 on 15 April 2024.
Ranked No. 235, Mejía entered the main draw of the 2024 Winston-Salem Open as a lucky loser but lost to Corentin Moutet.[4]
2026: Fourth Challenger title, top 150
Mejía won his fourth Challenger title, and the second at the same tournament in the 2026 San Luis Open Challenger in San Luis Potosí, Mexico, defeating top seed and world No. 80 James Duckworth in the final.[citation needed]
Performance timelines
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
Singles
| Tournament | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | SR | W–L | Win % | ||
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| Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | Q1 | Q2 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||
| French Open | Q1 | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |||
| Wimbledon | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |||
| US Open | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |||
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |||
| ATP 1000 tournaments | |||||||||
| Indian Wells Open | A | A | A | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||
| Miami Open | A | A | A | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |||
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |||
| Career statistics | |||||||||
| Overall win-loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |||
| Year-End rankings | 375 | 219 | 212 | 170 | $418,208 | ||||
ATP Challenger Tour finals
Singles: 8 (4 title, 4 runner-ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Apr 2021 | Salinas, Ecuador | Challenger | Hard |  Nicolás Jarry |
6–7(7–9), 1–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Jun 2021 | Orlando, USA | Challenger | Hard |  Christopher Eubanks |
6–2, 6–7(3–7), 4–6 |
| Win | 1–2 | Mar 2024 | San Luis, Mexico | Challenger | Clay | Matías Soto |
6–1, 5–7, 6–2 |
| Loss | 1–3 | Apr 2024 | Morelos, Mexico | Challenger | Hard |  Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard |
5–7, 5–7 |
| Win | 2–3 | Apr 2025 | Savannah, USA | Challenger | Clay (green) |  Liam Draxl |
2–6, 6–2, 7–6(7–3) |
| Loss | 2–4 | Sep 2025 | Istanbul, Turkey | Challenger | Hard |  Alex Molčan |
6–7(9–11), 2–6 |
| Win | 3–4 | Nov 2025 | Bogotá, Colombia | Challenger | Clay | Juan Sebastián Gómez |
6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 4–4 | Apr 2026 | San Luis, Mexico (2) | Challenger | Clay |  James Duckworth |
7–6(8–6), 6–2 |
Doubles: 5 (2 titles, 3 runner-ups)
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| Result | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Loss | Jan 2022 | Forlì, Italy | Challenger | Hard (i) | Alexander Ritschard |
Sadio Doumbia Fabien Reboul |
2–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | Apr 2022 | Cuernavaca, Mexico | Challenger | Hard |  Roberto Quiroz |
JC Aragone Adrián Menéndez Maceiras |
6–7(4–7), 2-6 |
| Win | May 2022 | Coquimbo, Chile | Challenger | Clay |  Guillermo Durán |
Diego Hidalgo Cristian Rodríguez |
6–4, 1–6, [10–7] |
| Win | Jul 2022 | Bogotá, Colombia | Challenger | Clay | Andrés Urrea |
Ignacio Monzón Gonzalo Villanueva |
6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | May 2025 | Little Rock, United States | Challenger | Hard | Andrés Andrade |
 Aziz Dougaz Antoine Escoffier |
2–6, 3–6 |
ITF World Tennis Tour finals
Singles: 5 (4 title, 1 runner-ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | Nov 2018 | Niceville, USA F30 | Futures | Clay | Strong Kirchheimer |
6–4, 6–4 |
| Loss | 1–1 | Apr 2019 | Bucaramanga, Colombia | M15 | Clay |  Mauricio Echazú |
6–3, 3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 2–1 | Jul 2019 | Cancún, Mexico | M15 | Hard | Nicolas Moreno de Alboran |
6–2, 7–5 |
| Win | 3–1 | Jul 2019 | Cancún, México | M15 | Hard | Gage Brymer |
6–1, 6–2 |
| Win | 5–4 | May 2024 | Anapoima, Colombia | M25 | Clay |  Kiranpal Pannu |
6–2, 6–2 |
Doubles: 12 (6 title, 6 runner-ups))
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| Result | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Loss | Mar 2016 | Boca Raton, United States | Future | Clay | José Daniel Bendeck |
Alejandro Gómez Roberto Quiroz |
3–6, 6–7(2–7) |
| Loss | Jun 2016 | Cartagena, Colombia | Future | Clay | José Daniel Bendeck |
Facundo Mena Jorge Montero |
4–6, 6–7(5–7) |
| Win | Feb 2019 | Weston, United States | M15 | Clay | Sebastian Korda |
Harrison Adams Jordi Arconada |
6–3, 4–6, [11–9] |
| Loss | Mar 2019 | Antalya, Turkey | M15 | Clay | Sebastian Korda |
 Alexandru Ghilea Alexandru Jecan |
6–2, 6–2 |
| Loss | Mar 2019 | Antalya, Turkey | M15 | Clay | Sebastian Korda |
Arklon Huertas Conner Huertas |
6–7(3–7), 6–4, [10–6] |
| Win | Jun 2019 | Cancún, Mexico | M15 | Hard | Axel Geller |
 Jody Maginley  Justin Roberts |
6–7(5–7), 6–1, [10–5] |
| Win | Jul 2019 | Cancún, Mexico | M15 | Hard |  Jack Draper |
Aron Pierce Noah Schachter |
4–6, 7–6(7–2), [10–5] |
| Win | Aug 2019 | Portoviejo, Ecuador | M25 | Clay | Jose Daniel Bendeck |
Juan P. Ficovich Agustin Riquelme |
6–7(4–7), 6–3, [10–7] |
| Loss | Feb 2021 | Antalya, Turkey | M15 | Clay | Pedro Vives Marcos |
Agustín Velotti Matias Zukas |
6–2, 5–7, [5–10] |
| Loss | Feb 2021 | Antalya, Turkey | M15 | Clay | Pedro Vives Marcos |
Pedro Cachín Genaro A. Olivieri |
7–5, 1–6, [12–14] |
| Win | Mar 2024 | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | M25 | Hard | Andrés Urrea |
Charles Broom David Stevenson |
7–6(7–2), 3–6, [10–7] |
| Win | Mar 2024 | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | M25 | Hard | Andrés Urrea |
Trey Hilderbrand Pranav Kumar |
6–7(5–7), 6-4, [10–5] |
Junior Grand Slam finals
Doubles: 0–1
| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Runner-up | 2018 | Wimbledon | Grass |  Ondřej Štyler |
 Otto Virtanen Yankı Erel |
6–7(5–7), 4–6 |
Record against top 10 players
Mejía record against players who have been ranked in the top 10, with those who are active in boldface. Only ATP Tour main draw matches are considered:
| Player | Record | Win % | Hard | Clay | Grass | Last match |
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| Number 4 ranked players | ||||||
 Kei Nishikori |
0–1 | 0% | 0–1 | – | – | Lost (4–6, 4–6) at 2024 Davis Cup World Group I |
| Number 8 ranked players | ||||||
| Cameron Norrie |
0–1 | 0% | – | 0–1 | – | Lost (4–6, 4–6) at 2023 Davis Cup |
| Total | 0–2 | 0% | 0–1 (0%) |
0–1 (0%) |
0–0 ( – ) |
* Statistics correct as of 11 January 2025[update]. |
Notes
- In isolation, Nicolás is pronounced [nikoˈlas].
