Nishesh Basavareddy | Bio | ATP Tour

Aged eight, family moved from southern California to central Indiana.
Basavareddy and Rajeev Ram met at a tennis camp ran by their mutual coach Bryan Smith when Basavereddy was eight.
Ram has provided consistent support for more than a decade.
Was a sparring partner at the 2023 Nitto ATP Finals.
Turned pro in December 2024, forgoing his college eligibility at Stanford University, where Basavareddy spent two years.
Inspired by Carlos Alcaraz, first watching the Spaniard play against Jannik Sinner at an ATP Challenger Tour event in 2019.
Grew up playing with Alex Michelsen and Learner Tien in Southern California.
Idolises Juan Martin del Potro and his ability to comeback from recurring injury.
Underwent two knee surgeries when he was a teenager.

(UPDATED 30 JUNE 2025)

Peaked at No. 3 in junior rankings in January 2023, then broke Top 200 in September 2024, Top 100 in March 2025 and achieved career-high No. 99 in June 2025.
Advanced to 1st ATP Tour SF at 2025 Auckland after win over defending champion No. 23 Tabilo for biggest win of career in 2R and countryman Michelsen in QF.
Made tour-level debut at 2024 Next Gen ATP Finals, going 1-2 in round robin, defeating No. 50 Shang for 1st win and Grand Slam main draw debut at 2025 Australian Open, losing to 10-time champion Djokovic in 1R.
Owns 52-23 Challenger record (2-5 in finals), capturing titles at 2024 Tiburon and Puerto Vallarta .
Spent two seasons playing college tennis for Stanford University, where he was a two-time ITA All-American.
Basavareddy has twice qualified for the ATP ITA College Accelerator Programme.
Won 2022 US Open boys’ doubles title w/Baris, becoming fifth all-American team to win the US Open boys’ doubles title this century.