Emilio Nava | Bio | ATP Tour

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Nickname is Young Nava.
Speaks English and Spanish.
Trainedat Juan Carlos Ferrero's Equelite Academy in Villena, Spain for about four years, until end of 2023.
Mother, Xochitl, one of nine siblings, was ranked in Top 300 on WTA Tour.
Father, Eduardo, was atrack star in Mexico and at University of Alabama.
Parents met whilecompeting at 1988 Seoul Olympics.
Brothers, Eduardo and Diego, played college tennis; cousin,Ernesto Escobedo, is a fellow ATP Tour player.
Started playing tennis with his brothers, while also running track, which "gave us the endurance and turned us into athletes."
Favourite surface is hard and shot is inside-out forehand.
Tennis idol is David Ferrer.
Best advice received is to "work hard, win or lose. It's so simple, but you really have to believe it."
Enjoys playinggolf and American football.
Favourite athlete is boxing legend Mike Tyson.
Dream job outside of tennis is to be a boxer.
Favourite book is Legacy by James Kerr, about the All Blacks rugby team,
Favourite movie is The Dark Knightand favourite actor is Tom Hardy.
Enjoys listening to hip-hop music, Eminem and NF.
Perfect day without tennis includes going for a run, doing yoga, eating a huge breakfast with pancakes, watching football and "just chilling."
Favourite food from home is mom's Ceviche, a Mexican dish with raw fish, tomatoes and onionsmarinated in lemon juice.

(UPDATED 23 MAY 2026)

Former World No. 5 junior broke into Top 200 in August 2022 and Top 100 in September 2025 and achieved career-high No. 74 in March 2026 soon after run to Santiago QF.
Advanced to 1st ATP Tour QF after saving 4 consecutive match points vs. Bu in 2025 Los Cabos 2R and earned biggest win of his career after saving 3 MPs vs. No. 17 Vacherot at 2026 ATP Masters 1000 Madrid.
Made Grand Slam debut at 2021 US Open as WC and defeated Millman in 2022 US Open 1R and recorded wins over van de Zandschulp at 2025 Roland Garros and Jacquet at 2026 Australian Open.
In 2025, went on a 19-0 run at Challenger level, picking up titles in Asuncion, Concepcion and Sarasota before losing in Tallahassee final to Rodesch and tied Draxl for most Challenger wins (44).
Did not drop a set en route to 1st Challenger SF, final and title at 2022 Shymkent-1 and 2nd at 2023 Modena.
Two-time Grand Slam boys’ singles runner-up and two-time Grand Slam boys’ doubles runner-up, finishing junior career as 2019 US Open boys’ singles finalist.
Also advanced to 2019 Australian Open boys’ singles final, squandering 1 MP vs. Musetti and falling 4-6 6-2 7-6(12).

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