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Emilio Nava (born 2 December 2001) is an American professional tennis player.[1] Nava has a career-high ATP singles ranking of No. 173 achieved on 19 September 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

Nava at the 2022 Internationaux de Tennis de Blois
Country (sports)	United States
Residence	Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Born	(2001-12-02) 2 December 2001 (age 20) West Hills, California, U.S.
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Turned pro	2018
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	US$172,645
Singles
Career record	1–7 (12.5%) (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 173 (19 September 2022)
Current ranking	No. 173 (19 September 2022)
Grand Slam singles results
US Open	2R (2022)
Doubles
Career record	0–0 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 464 (22 April 2019)
Last updated on: 8 August 2021.

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.[3] His brother, Eduardo Nava also is a professional tennis player who played college tennis at TCU and 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 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

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

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 3 (2–1)

Legend (singles) ATP Challenger Tour (1–0) ITF Futures Tour (1–1)

Finals by surface Hard (0–0) Clay (2–1) 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)
Win	2–1	May 2022	Shymkent, Kazakhstan	Challenger	Clay	Sebastian Fanselow	6–4, 7–6(7–3)

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

External links

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

На других языках

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[de] Emilio Nava

Emilio Nava (* 2. Dezember 2001 in Los Angeles, Kalifornien) ist ein US-amerikanischer Tennisspieler.

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[es] Emilio Nava

Emilio Nava (nacido el 2 de diciembre de 2001) es un tenista profesional estadounidense. Durante su etapa juvenil alcanzó la posición 5° del ranking mundial, además de llegar a las finales del Abierto de Australia y el Abierto de Estados Unidos en 2019.[1] Como profesional ganó un título Challenger en Shymkent.[2]

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