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.

Govind Nanda
Country (sports) 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]
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 OpenQ2 (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 Open1R (2022)
French Open Junior1R (2019)
Wimbledon JuniorF (2019)
Last updated on: October 26, 2024.

Personal life

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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 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

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Nanda reached the final of the Wimbledon boys doubles in 2019 losing to Jonáš Forejtek and Jiří Lehečka alongside his partner Liam Draxl.[4]

Nanda was given a wildcard into the 2022 US Open men's doubles alongside his partner Brandon Holt.[5]

ATP Challenger Tour finals

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Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)

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Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (0–1)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Oct 2024 Calgary, Canada Challenger Hard (i)   Murphy Cassone 6–4, 3–6, 4–6

Junior Grand Slam finals

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Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)

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Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 2019 Wimbledon Grass   Liam Draxl   Jonáš Forejtek
  Jiří Lehečka
5–7, 4–6

Explanatory notes

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  1. ^ In ATP Tour and Grand Slam main draw matches, Summer Olympics, Davis Cup and Laver Cup

References

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  1. ^ a b c "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.
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