Emilio Nava

Emilio Nava (born 2 December 2001) is an American professional tennis player of Mexican descent.[1] Nava has a career-high ATP singles ranking of No. 302 achieved on 28 February 2022. He reached two finals of the Boys' Singles Grand Slam tournaments, losing to Lorenzo Musetti in the 2019 Australian Open[2] and to Jonáš Forejtek in the 2019 US Open.

Emilio Nava
Country (sports) United States
ResidenceLos Angeles, California, U.S.
Born (2001-12-02) 2 December 2001
West Hills, California, U.S.
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Turned pro2018
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$44,411
Singles
Career record0–4 (0%) (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 303 (28 February 2022)
Current rankingNo. 309 (7 March 2022)
Grand Slam singles results
US Open1R (2021)
Australian Open JuniorF (2019)
French Open Junior2R (2019)
Doubles
Career record0–0 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 464 (22 April 2019)
Current rankingNo. 1115 (7 March 2022)
Last updated on: 22 November 2021.

Early life and background

Nava is the son of former Olympians Eduardo Nava and Xóchitl Escobedo, and is also the cousin of fellow pro tennis player Ernesto Escobedo.[3] His brother, Eduardo Nava, plays college tennis at Wake Forest University.[4]

Professional career

2019: ATP main draw debut

Nava made his ATP main draw debut at the 2019 Abierto Mexicano Telcel after receiving a wildcard into the singles main draw.[5] He lost to Mackenzie McDonald in the first round.

2021: Masters 1000, Grand Slam and top 350 debuts

At the 2021 Miami Open, Nava qualified for the main draw to make his debut at ATP 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]

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 2 (1–1)
Legend (singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (0–0)
ITF Futures Tour (1–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (1–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Mar 2021 M15 La Nucia, Spain World Tennis Tour Clay Nikolás Sánchez Izquierdo 7–6(10–8), 7–5
Loss 1–1 Apr 2021 M25 Reus, Spain World Tennis Tour Clay Matteo Martineau 4–6, 6–2, 6–7(4–7)

Doubles: 2 (1–1)
Legend (doubles)
ATP Challenger Tour (0–0)
ITF Futures Tour (1–1)
Titles by surface
Hard (1–1)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–1 Sep 2020 M15 Sintra, Portugal World Tennis Tour Hard Eduardo Nava Sebastian Fanselow
Maik Steiner		 6–3, 6–4
Loss 1–1 Sep 2020 M15 Castelo Branco, Portugal World Tennis Tour 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 Championship Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up 2019 Australian Open Hard Lorenzo Musetti 6–4, 2–6, 6–7(12–14)
Runner-up 2019 US Open Hard Jonáš Forejtek 7–6(7–4), 0–6, 2–6

Doubles: 2 (2 runner-ups)
Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runners-up 2018 US Open Hard Axel Nefve Adrian Andreev
Anton Matusevich		 2–6, 6–2, [8–10]
Runners-up 2019 Australian Open Hard Cannon Kingsley Jonáš Forejtek
Dalibor Svrčina		 6–7(5–7), 4–6

References
  1. "Emilio Nava, la promesa 'mexicana' del tenis sin equipo de Liga MX". mediotiempo.com (in Spanish).
  2. "Australian Open junior winner reveals conversation with Novak Djokovic". Tennis World USA.
  3. "Emilio Nava Credits Family With Tennis Success". southerncaliforniatennis.org.
  4. "TENNIS.COM PODCAST: EMILIO NAVA ON LEAPING FROM JUNIORS TO THE PROS". tennis.com.
  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.


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