Emilio Nava (born 2 December 2001) is an American professional tennis player. Nava has a career-high ATP singles ranking of No. 168 achieved on 3 July 2023. He reached two finals of the Boys' Singles Grand Slam tournaments, losing to Lorenzo Musetti in the 2019 Australian Open and to Jonáš Forejtek in the 2019 US Open.
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. His brother, Eduardo Nava is also a professional tennis player who played college tennis at TCU and Wake Forest University.
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. He lost to Mackenzie McDonald in the first round.
2021: Masters 1000, Grand Slam 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.
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.
2022: Maiden Challenger title, First Major win, top 200
At the 2022 Shymkent Challenger, Nava won his first Challenger title after defeating Sebastian Fanselow in the final.
At the US Open as a wildcard he defeated John Millman in the first round for his first Major win.
2023: French Open debut and First Masters win
Ranked No. 182, he received a wildcard for the main draw of the 2023 Miami Open for a second consecutive year, recording his first Masters 1000 win over American John Isner in straight sets with two tiebreaks. He lost to Taylor Fritz in the second round in 58 minutes.
He also received a wildcard for the Masters 2023 Mutua Madrid Open.
He made his main draw debut at the 2023 French Open as a qualifier, losing to Roberto Carballés Baena.
He qualified for the 2023 US Open.
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
Singles: 5 (3–2)
Doubles: 2 (1–1)
Junior Grand Slam finals
Singles: 2 (2 runner-ups)
Doubles: 2 (2 runner-ups)