Emilio Nava | Bio | ATP Tour

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 24 MAY 2025)

Former World No. 5 junior earned 1st ranking point at age 16 in October 2018 and broke into Top 200 in August 2022, achieving career-high No. 124 in April 2024.
Qualified at 2021 ATP Masters 1000 Miami and 2022 Winston-Salem, before earning 1st tour-level win at 2022 US Open over Millman.
In 2025, went on a 19-0 run at Challenger level, picking up titles in Asuncion, Concepcion and Sarasota before losing in final of Tallahassee to Rodesch.
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).