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 $184,927
Singles
Career record1–1 [a]
Career titles0
0 Challenger, 5 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 339 (3 October 2022)
Current rankingNo. 340 (21 July 2025)
Grand Slam singles results
US Open Q2 (2022)
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)
Last updated on: 1 August 2025.

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

Junior Career

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

Professional Career

2022: Major doubles debut

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

2024: First Challenger final

In October, Nanda reached his first Challenger final in Calgary, losing to Murphy Cassone in the final. [6]

2025: ATP debut & first win

Nanda made his ATP Tour singles debut as a qualifier at the Los Cabos Open. He defeated Colton Smith in the first round to record his first ATP Tour win. He lost in the second round to third seed and eventual winner Denis Shapovalov.[ citation needed ]

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 Dostanic 6–3, 7–5
Win5–0Jul 2024M15 Lakewood, USAWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of the United States.svg Stefan Dostanic 6–4, 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 Calabasas, 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.
  6. ↑ "Landaluce, 18, joins Alcaraz, Nadal in slice of Challenger history". ATPTour. October 21, 2024.
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