Emilio Nava

Emilio Nava

Nava at the 2022 Internationaux de Tennis de Blois
Country (sports)	United States
Residence	Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Born	(2001-12-02) December 2, 2001 (age 23) West Hills, California, U.S.
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Turned pro	2018
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Coach	Oscar Martinez
Prize money	US $931,274
Singles
Career record	3–16
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 124 (April 15, 2024)
Current ranking	No. 213 (November 11, 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	Q3 (2023, 2024)
French Open	1R (2023)
Wimbledon	Q2 (2024)
US Open	2R (2022)
Doubles
Career record	4–2
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 187 (October 28, 2024)
Current ranking	No. 192 (November 11, 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
US Open	3R (2024)
Last updated on: November 15, 2024.

Emilio Nava (born December 2, 2001) is an American professional tennis player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of No. 124 achieved on April 15, 2024 and a doubles ranking of No. 187 achieved on October 28, 2024.

He reached two Grand Slam Boys' finals at the 2019 Australian Open ^[1] and at the 2019 US Open losing to Lorenzo Musetti and to Jonáš Forejtek respectively.

Early life and background

Nava is the son of Olympic sprinter Eduardo Nava and professional tennis player Xóchitl Escobedo, both of whom are originally from Mexico. He is also the cousin of fellow pro tennis player Ernesto Escobedo. ^[2] His brother, Eduardo Nava is also a professional tennis player who played college tennis at TCU and Wake Forest University. ^[3]

Professional career

2019-2021: ATP, Masters and Grand Slam debuts

Nava made his ATP main draw debut at the 2019 Abierto Mexicano Telcel after receiving a wildcard into the singles main draw. ^{[4] [5]} 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. ^[6]

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. ^[7]

2022: First Challenger title & Major win, top 200

At the 2022 Shymkent Challenger, Nava won his first Challenger title after defeating Sebastian Fanselow in the final. ^[8]

At the US Open as a wildcard, he defeated John Millman in the first round for his first win at a Major event. ^[9]

2023: First Masters win, French Open debut, top 150

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. ^[10] He qualified for the 2023 US Open but lost to fifth seed and former US Open finalist Casper Ruud. ^[11]

2024-2025: Top 125 debut, third Challenger title

He 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 draw. In doubles, at the same tournament, he reached the semifinals with Ben Shelton. He received a wildcard for the 2024 Delray Beach Open. ^[12] 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. ^[13]

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. ^[14] At the next Masters, the 2024 Miami Open, he reached the main draw after qualifying with wins over Quentin Halys and Yoshihito Nishioka. As a result he reached the top 125 in the rankings on 1 April 2024.

He won his third Challenger title at the 2025 Paraguay Open in Ascuncion. ^[15]

ATP Challenger and ITF World Tennis Tour finals

Singles: 7 (5 titles, 2 runner-ups)

Legend ATP Challenger Tour (4–1) ITF WTT (1–1)

Finals by surface Hard (0–1) Clay (5–1) Grass (0–0) Carpet (0–0)

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, USA	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)

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)

Legend ATP Challenger Tour (0–0) ITF WTT (1–1)

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

References

1. "Australian Open junior winner reveals conversation with Novak Djokovic". Tennis World USA. 27 January 2019.
2. "Emilio Nava Credits Family With Tennis Success". southerncaliforniatennis.org. Archived from the original on 2019-09-20. Retrieved 2019-02-27.
3. "TENNIS.COM PODCAST: EMILIO NAVA ON LEAPING FROM JUNIORS TO THE PROS". tennis.com.
4. "Emilio Nava, la promesa 'mexicana' del tenis sin equipo de Liga MX". mediotiempo.com (in Spanish). 23 February 2019.
5. "Acapulco, Dubai and Sao Paulo 2019 Scouting Report". ATP Tour.
6. "Harris Earns First ATP Masters 1000 Win". ATP Tour.
7. "Sinner Records First US Open Victory". ATP Tour.
8. "Nava Notches Shymkent Challenger Crown". Tennis TourTalk. Archived from the original on 2022-05-14. Retrieved 2022-05-16.
9. "Emilio Nava closing a promising year".
10. "Americans Nava, Kypson Win Challenger Titles". 3 July 2023.
11. "Meet the 2023 US Open men's qualifiers". 26 August 2023.
12. "Nava on 'putting the pieces together' & what he learned from Alcaraz".
13. @TennisTv (February 21, 2024). "A big moment for Emilio Nava 👏 The qualifier defeats Schwartzman 6-4 6-3 for his third ATP Tour main draw win. #LosCabosTennisOpen" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
14. "Indian Wells Qualifying Awards: Debut Breakthroughs, Resilient Veteransdate=5 March 2024".
15. "Coric completes Challenger hat-trick with home triumph". 24 March 2025.

External links

• Tennis portal

• Emilio Nava at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Emilio Nava at the International Tennis Federation
• Emilio Nava on Instagram
• Emilio Nava on Facebook