Emma Navarro

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Emma Navarro
Emma Navarro (2023 US Open) 01.jpg
Navarro at the 2023 US Open
Country (sports)Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Residence Charleston, South Carolina, United States
Born (2001-05-18) May 18, 2001 (age 23)
New York City
Height5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Coach Peter Ayers [1]
Prize moneyUS$ 1,467,893
Official website [2]
Singles
Career record175–98 (64.1%)
Career titles1
Highest rankingNo. 20 (March 18, 2024)
Current rankingNo. 22 (May 6, 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open 3R (2024)
French Open 2R (2023, 2024 )
Wimbledon 1R (2023)
US Open 1R (2021, 2023)
Doubles
Career record24–34 (41.4%)
Career titles1 ITF [3]
Highest rankingNo. 231 (January 29, 2024)
Current rankingNo. 234 (May 6, 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open 3R (2024)
French Open 1R (2023)
Wimbledon 1R (2023)
US Open 1R (2019, 2021, 2023)
Last updated on: May 15, 2024.

Emma Navarro (born May 18, 2001) is an American professional tennis player. Navarro has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 20 by the WTA, achieved March 2024, and a doubles ranking of No. 231, reached on 29 January 2024. [2] She played college tennis at Virginia and won the NCAA Singles Championship in 2021. She won her first WTA Tour title at the 2024 Hobart International.

Contents

Career

2019: WTA Tour debut

Navarro finished runner-up in the junior 2019 French Open singles draw, [4] [note 1] and won the junior 2019 French Open in doubles with Chloe Beck, [5] [note 1] and they also finished runners-up in the junior 2019 Australian Open. [5] [note 1]

Navarro made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at the 2019 Charleston Open, after receiving a wildcard for the singles and doubles events. [6]

2020–2022: NCAA champion, major debut

She was rated as the best tennis recruit in the nation and committed to the University of Virginia for the fall 2020 semester. [7] She won the NCAA Championships singles title on 28 May 2021 as a freshman. [8] With this win, she earned a wild card into the 2021 US Open main draw where she made her Grand Slam debut.

She left Virginia after her sophomore season in 2022. [9]

2023: First major win & WTA semifinal, top 40

On her debut at the French Open as a wildcard, she reached the second round defeating lucky loser, Erika Andreeva for her first major win. [10]

She reached a WTA Tour semifinal for the first time in her career at the 2023 Bad Homburg Open as an alternate defeating Alizé Cornet and Rebeka Masarova by retirement. [11]

She reached the top 50 at world No. 49, following a first-round showing at the US Open, and another semifinal at the San Diego Open, [12] on 18 September 2023. She became the third American to crack the top 50 in 2023, joining Alycia Parks and Peyton Stearns. [13]

She finished the season ranked No. 38 in the singles rankings, her highest year-end in her career. [14]

2024: First singles title, win over No. 2 & top 20

She reached a third semifinal at the Auckland Classic, defeating seventh seed Petra Martić [15] in straight sets, and another back-to-back semifinal at the Hobart International, defeating lucky loser Viktoriya Tomova in three sets. [16] She defeated Chinese qualifier Yuan Yue and reached her first WTA Tour final on her debut at the tournament. [17] She won her maiden title defeating former two-time Hobart champion Elise Mertens. [18] [19] [20]

Seeded for the first time at a Grand Slam tournament at the 2024 Australian Open as the 27th seed, [21] she defeated Wang Xiyu in the first round and Elisabetta Cocciaretto to reach the third round of a major for the first time in her career. As a result, she reached the top 25 in the singles rankings at No. 23, on 29 January 2024. [14] Seeded third at the San Diego Open, she reached the semifinals defeating Katerina Siniaková and qualifier Daria Saville. Seeded 23rd in Indian Wells, she reached the fourth round with wins over Ukrainians Lesia Tsurenko and 16th seed Elina Svitolina. She reached her first WTA 1000 quarterfinal by defeating world No. 2 and previous year runner-up, Aryna Sabalenka, her biggest win by ranking in her career. Navarro became the first American to defeat a top-2 opponent at the tournament since Serena Williams in 2001 against Lindsay Davenport in the quarterfinals. As a result, she reached the top 20 in the singles rankings. [22] [23]

Seeded 20th at the next WTA 1000, the 2024 Miami Open, she reached again the fourth round defeating qualifier Storm Hunter and 12th seed Jasmine Paolini.

Personal life

Navarro is the daughter of businessman Ben Navarro, and the granddaughter of former American football player and coach Frank Navarro. She is of Italian descent. [24]

Performance timelines

Key
W F SFQF#RRRQ#P#DNQAZ#POGSBNMSNTIPNH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Billie Jean King Cup, United Cup, Hopman Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records. [25]

Singles

Current through the 2024 Australian Open.

Tournament 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 SRW–LWin%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open AAAAA 3R 0 / 12–167%
French Open AAAA 2R 0 / 11–150%
Wimbledon ANHAA 1R 0 / 00–10%
US Open Q1 A 1R A 1R 0 / 00–20%
Win–loss0–00–00–10–01–32–10 / 53–538%
WTA 1000
Qatar Open [lower-alpha 1] AAAAA0 / 00–0 – 
Dubai [lower-alpha 1] AAAAA0 / 00–0 – 
Indian Wells Open ANHA 1R 2R 0 / 21–233%
Miami Open ANHAA Q2 0 / 00–0 – 
Madrid Open ANHAAA0 / 00–0 – 
Italian Open AAAAA0 / 00–0 – 
Canadian Open ANHAAA0 / 00–0 – 
Cincinnati Open AA Q1 A 1R 0 / 10–10%
Guadalajara Open NHA 3R 0 / 12–167%
Wuhan Open ANH0 / 00–0 – 
China Open ANHA0 / 00–0 – 
Win–loss0–00–00–00–13–30 / 43–443%
Career statistics
2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 SRW–LWin%
Tournaments11331411Career total: 33
Titles000001Career total: 1
Finals000001Career total: 1
Overall win–loss0–10–12–31–316–1423–101 / 3342–3257%
Year-end ranking [lower-alpha 2] 48646323314338$771,445

Doubles

WTA Tour finals

Singles: 1 (title)

Legend
Grand Slam
WTA 1000
WTA 500
WTA 250 (1–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–0)
Grass (0–0)
Clay (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0 Jan 2024 Hobart International, AustraliaWTA 250Hard Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Elise Mertens 6–1, 4–6, 7–5

WTA Challenger finals

Singles: 2 (2 runner-ups)

ResultW–LDateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1 Jul 2023 Båstad Open, SwedenClay Flag of Serbia.svg Olga Danilović 6–7(4–7), 6–3, 3–6
Loss0–2 May 2024 Clarins Open, FranceClayFlag placeholder.svg Diana Shnaider 2–6, 6–3, 4–6

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 11 (7 titles, 4 runner-ups)

Legend
$100,000 tournaments (2–1)
$80,000 tournaments (1–0)
$60,000 tournaments (2–3)
$25,000 tournaments (2–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0Nov 2021ITF Orlando, United States25,000Clay Flag of the United States.svg Allie Kiick 3–6, 6–2, 6–3
Loss1–1 Jul 2022 Amstelveen Open, Netherlands60,000Clay Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Simona Waltert 6–7(10–12), 0–6
Win2–1 Jul 2022 Liepāja Open, Latvia60,000Clay Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yuan Yue 6–4, 6–4
Loss2–2 Sep 2022 Montreux Ladies Open, Switzerland60,000Clay Flag of Germany.svg Tamara Korpatsch 4–6, 1–6
Win3–2Jan 2023ITF Naples, United States25,000Hard Flag of the United States.svg Peyton Stearns 6–3, 7–5
Loss3–3Jan 2023ITF Vero Beach, United States60,000Clay Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Marie Benoît 2–6, 5–7
Win4–3Apr 2023 ITF Charleston Pro, United States100,000Clay Flag of the United States.svg Peyton Stearns2–6, 6–2, 7–5
Win5–3Apr 2023ITF Charlottesville, United States60,000Clay Flag of the United States.svg Ashlyn Krueger 6–4, 6–4
Loss5–4Jun 2023 Ilkley Trophy, United Kingdom100,000Grass Flag of Sweden.svg Mirjam Björklund 4–6, 5–7
Win6–4Oct 2023 Tyler Pro Challenge, United States80,000Hard Flag of the United States.svg Kayla Day 6–3, 6–4
Win7–4Nov 2023ITF Charleston Pro, United States (2)100,000Clay Flag of Hungary.svg Panna Udvardy 6–1, 6–1

Doubles: 1 (title)

Legend
$15,000 tournaments (1–0)
Result   Date   TournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
WinOct 2017ITF Charleston, United States15,000Clay Flag of the United States.svg Chloe Beck Flag of Russia.svg Ksenia Kuznetsova
Flag of Spain.svg Maria Martinez		6–1, 6–4

Junior Grand Slam finals

Singles: 1 (runner-up)

ResultYearTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss 2019 French Open Clay Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Leylah Fernandez 3–6, 2–6

Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)

ResultYearTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss 2019 Australian Open Hard Flag of the United States.svg Chloe Beck Flag of Hungary.svg Adrienn Nagy
Flag of Japan.svg Natsumi Kawaguchi 		4–6, 4–6
Win 2019 French Open Clay Flag of the United States.svg Chloe Beck Flag of Russia.svg Alina Charaeva
Flag of Russia.svg Anastasia Tikhonova 		6–1, 6–2

Notes

  1. 1 2 The first Premier 5 event of the year has switched back and forth between the Dubai Tennis Championships and the Qatar Ladies Open since 2009 until 2024. Dubai was classified as a Premier 5 event from 2009 to 2011 before being succeeded by Qatar for the 2012–2014 period. In 2015, Dubai regained its Premier 5 status while Qatar was demoted to Premier status. The two tournaments have since alternated status every year.
  2. ↑ 2018: WTA ranking–763.
  1. 1 2 3 To obtain data from this reference, select the corresponding year on the WTA or ITF website.

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