Govind Nanda

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Govind Nanda
Country (sports)Flag of the United States.svg United States
Born (2001-02-17) February 17, 2001 (age 24)
Loma Linda, California
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand) [1]
College UCLA
Prize moneyUS $176,638
Singles
Career record0–0 [a]
Career titles0
0 Challenger, 5 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 339 (3 October 2022)
Current rankingNo. 389 (31 March 2025)
Grand Slam singles results
US Open Q2 (2022)
French Open  Junior1R (2019)
Wimbledon  Junior2R (2019)
Doubles
Career record0–1
Career titles0
0 Challenger, 2 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 497 (8 August 2022)
Current rankingNo. 623 (31 March 2025)
Grand Slam doubles results
US Open 1R (2022)
French Open  Junior1R (2019)
Wimbledon  JuniorF (2019)
Last updated on: 1 April 2025.

Govind Nanda (born February 17, 2001) is an American tennis player. He has a career-high singles ranking of No. 339 achieved on October 3, 2022, and a career-high doubles ranking of No. 497 achieved on August 8, 2022.

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Personal life

Nanda is of Indian heritage. The son of Meena and Rajesh Nanda, he has a sister called Shyamlee. He grew up in Redlands, California before moving to Cerritos, California to be nearer to his training facilities at the USTA centre in Carson. He and his sister started playing tennis at Clement Middle School in Redlands. [2] Nanda attended Laurel Springs School in Ojai, California, before attending University of California, Los Angeles. [3]

Career

Nanda reached the final of the Wimbledon boys doubles in 2019 losing to Jonáš Forejtek and Jiří Lehečka partnering Liam Draxl. [4]

Nanda was given a wildcard into the 2022 US Open men's doubles partnering Brandon Holt. [5]

ATP Challenger and ITF World Tennis Finals

Singles: 7 (5–2)

Legend
ATP Challenger (0–1)
ITF Futures (5–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (5–2)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0Jan 2019M25 Tucson, USAWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of the United States.svg Martin Redlicki 4–6, 7–6(7–2), 6–0
Win2–0Sep 2019M25 Harlingen, USAWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of Bulgaria.svg Adrian Andreev 6–4, 6–4
Win3–0Jun 2021M25 Wichita, USAWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of the United States.svg Patrick Kypson 7–6(8–6), 6–2
Win4–0Jun 2022M25 Tulsa, USAWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of the United States.svg Stefan Dostanic6–3, 7–5
Win5–0Jul 2024M15 Lakewood, USAWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of the United States.svg Stefan Dostanic6–4, 5–7, 7–5
Loss5–1Jul 2024M15 Lakewood, USAWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of the United States.svg Learner Tien 3–6, 3–6
Loss5–2 Oct 2024 Calgary, CanadaChallengerHard (i) Flag of the United States.svg Murphy Cassone 6–4, 3–6, 4–6


Doubles: 4 (2–2)

Legend
ATP Challenger (0–0)
ITF Futures (2–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–1)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Apr 2022M15 Orange Park, USAWorld Tennis TourClay Flag of the United States.svg Aidan Mayo Flag of Ghana.svg Abraham Asaba
Flag of the United States.svg Sekou Bangoura
6–7(2–7), 6–3, [9–11]
Win1–1Jul 2022M25 Dallas, USAWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of the United States.svg Tyler Zink Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Yu Hsiou Hsu
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dane Sweeny
6–4, 6–4
Loss1–2Jun 2024M25 Tulsa, USAWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Cleeve Harper Flag of the United States.svg Aidan Kim
Flag of the United States.svg Cannon Kingsley
3–6, 7–5, [7–10]
Win2–2Mar 2025M25 Calabasaas, USAWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Benjamin Sigouin Flag of the United States.svg Jayson Blando
Flag of the United States.svg Michael Blando
6–2, 6–7(4–7), [10–1]

Junior Grand Slam finals

Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)

ResultYearTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss 2019 Wimbledon Grass Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Liam Draxl Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jonáš Forejtek
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jiří Lehečka
5–7, 4–6

Explanatory notes

  1. In ATP Tour and Grand Slam main draw matches, Summer Olympics, Davis Cup and Laver Cup

References

  1. "Govind Nana". ATP Tour . Retrieved August 24, 2022.
  2. "Govind Nanda – Indian-American making waves in US Tennis". thebridge.in. July 7, 2019.
  3. "Govind Nanda". uclabruins.com.
  4. "Czech pair win boys doubles at Wimbledon 2019". Insider.com.
  5. "Serena and Venus awarded doubles wildcards for US Open". USOpen.org.