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 23)
Loma Linda, California
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand) [1]
College UCLA
Prize moneyUS $152,468
Singles
Career record0–0 [a]
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 339 (October 3, 2022)
Current rankingNo. 480 (October 21, 2024) [1]
Grand Slam singles results
US Open Q2 (2022)
French Open  Junior1R (2019)
Wimbledon  Junior2R (2019)
Doubles
Career record0–1
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 497 (August 8, 2022)
Current rankingNo. 1003 (October 21, 2024) [1]
Grand Slam doubles results
US Open 1R (2022)
French Open  Junior1R (2019)
Wimbledon  JuniorF (2019)
Last updated on: October 26, 2024.

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 Tour finals

Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)

Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (0–1)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1 Oct 2024 Calgary, CanadaChallengerHard (i) Flag of the United States.svg Murphy Cassone 6–4, 3–6, 4–6

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. 1 2 3 "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.