Brandon Nakashima – Wikipedia
American tennis player (born 2001)
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| Country (sports) |  United States |
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| Residence | San Diego, California, United States |
| Born | 3 August 2001 San Diego, California, United States |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) |
| Turned pro | 2019 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| College | University of Virginia |
| Coach | Eduardo Infantino |
| Prize money | US $2,471,463 |
| Career record | 58–42 (58.0% in ATP World Tour and Grand Slam main draw matches, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 1 |
| Highest ranking | No. 43 (17 October 2022) |
| Current ranking | No. 46 (6 February 2023) |
| Australian Open | 1R (2022, 2023) |
| French Open | 3R (2022) |
| Wimbledon | 4R (2022) |
| US Open | 3R (2022) |
| Career record | 4–7 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 316 (17 October 2022) |
| Current ranking | No. 356 (7 November 2022) |
| US Open | 1R (2021) |
| French Open Junior | 1R (2018) |
| Wimbledon Junior | QF (2018) |
| Last updated on: 7 November 2022. | |
Brandon Nakashima (born August 3, 2001) is an American professional tennis player. He has been ranked as high as world No. 43 in singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), which he achieved on 17 October 2022. On the same day, he also reached a career-high doubles ranking of No. 316.
After graduating from High Bluff Academy in Rancho Santa Fe, he enrolled at the University of Virginia to play collegiate tennis, but chose to forgo his remaining years of eligibility after his first year. He has won one ATP singles title, as well as the 2022 Next Generation ATP Finals.
Junior career[edit]
As a junior, Nakashima was ranked as high as No. 3 in the world. In 2018, he won two titles on the International Tennis Federation (ITF) junior circuit and went on to win that year’s ITF Junior Masters, the year-end tournament for the top-ranked junior singles players
Collegiate career[edit]
Nakashima graduated from high school, High Bluff Academy in San Diego, a semester early, before enrolling at the University of Virginia in January 2019 at the age of 17. During his time at UVA, he finished the season with a 17–5 record in singles and 20–3 record in doubles. At the end of the season he received the ACC-Freshman of the Year and All-ACC First Team awards and was also a part of the All-ACC Academic Team.[1] After one semester he decided to forgo his remaining years of eligibility and turn professional.
Professional career[edit]
2020: First ATP main draw, Grand Slam debut[edit]
In February 2020, Nakashima received a wildcard into the Delray Beach Open (his first ATP main draw event), where he reached the quarterfinals,[2] defeating Jiří Veselý and Cameron Norrie before falling to Yoshihito Nishioka.[3]
Later in the year at the US Open (his Grand Slam main draw debut as a wildcard), Nakashima defeated Paolo Lorenzi[4] before being beaten by 5th seed and eventual runner-up, Alexander Zverev.[5]
2021: First two tour finals, Next Gen ATP Finals, Top 70 debut[edit]
Nakashima qualified into a Grand Slam main draw for the first time at Wimbledon.[6][7][8] He lost in the first round to compatriot and 31st seed, Taylor Fritz.[9]
Nakashima reached his first final in Los Cabos, where after beating J. J. Wolf, 4th seed Sam Querrey, 5th seed Jordan Thompson (after saving 3 match points),[10] and 2nd seed John Isner,[11] he lost to 1st seed Cameron Norrie in the final.[12] From this run, the 19-year-old Nakashima became the youngest American to reach an ATP final since a then 18-year-old Taylor Fritz got to the final of the Memphis Open in 2016.
A week later in Atlanta, Nakashima reached his second final in as many weeks but lost to 6th seed John Isner in the championship match.[13] As a result of this good run, Nakashima cracked the top 100 for the first time, coming in at world No. 89 on August 2, 2021, a day before his 20th birthday.[14]
As a qualifier at the 2021 European Open, he reached the quarterfinals where he lost to Diego Schwartzman.[15] As a result, he reached a new career-high ranking of No. 70 on October 25, 2021.
Nakashima qualified for the 2021 Next Generation ATP Finals as the fourth seed in recognition of his breakout success in the year among players aged 21 and under.[16] In his group, he notched wins against Juan Manuel Cerúndolo[17] and Holger Rune,[18] taking him to the semifinals, before he lost to eventual finalist Sebastian Korda in five sets.[19] He ended the year at a career-high of No. 62 and was nominated ATP Newcomer of the Year.[20]
2022: Major fourth round, Top 50, Maiden title, Next Gen Champion[edit]
At the 2022 French Open, Nakashima reached the third round of a Grand Slam for the first time, where he lost to 3rd seed Alexander Zverev.[21]
At the 2022 Wimbledon Championships, he reached the fourth round of a Major for the first time in his career defeating Daniel Elahi Galán.[22] He lost a tight five-set contest to eventual runner-up Nick Kyrgios.[23] He reached the top 50 on 11 July 2022 at world No. 49.
Seeded fifth at his home tournament, the 2022 San Diego Open, he reached his third ATP final after defeating Christopher O’Connell.[24] In the final, he defeated Marcos Giron to win his first career title.[25][26] He qualified for the 2022 Next Generation ATP Finals and won the title undefeated after beating Jack Draper in the semifinal[27] and Jiří Lehečka in the final.[28]
World TeamTennis[edit]
Nakashima made his World TeamTennis debut in 2020 with the Chicago Smash for their inaugural season.[29]
Nakashima excelled in singles play for the Smash and also paired up with Rajeev Ram throughout the season in men’s doubles to help Chicago earn a No. 2 seed in WTT Playoffs. The Smash defeated the Orlando Storm to earn a spot in the final, but ultimately fell to the New York Empire in a Supertiebreaker.
Personal life[edit]
Nakashima’s father is a Japanese American born in California, while his mother was born in Vietnam and moved to California at age 5.[30][31]
Performance timeline[edit]
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player’s participation has ended.
Singles[edit]
Current through the 2023 Miami Open.
ATP career finals[edit]
Singles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-ups)[edit]
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ATP Next Generation finals[edit]
Singles: 1 (1 title)[edit]
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals[edit]
Singles: 5 (5–0)[edit]
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | Sep 2018 | USA F25, Laguna Niguel | Futures | Hard |  Maxime Cressy
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6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 2–0 | Jan 2020 | M25 Rancho Santa Fe, USA | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Geoffrey Blancaneaux
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6–3, 6–3 |
| Win | 3–0 | Nov 2020 | Orlando, United States | Challenger | Hard |  Prajnesh Gunneswaran
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6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 4–0 | Feb 2021 | Quimper, France | Challenger | Hard (i) |  Bernabé Zapata Miralles
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6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 5–0 | Oct 2021 | Brest, France | Challenger | Hard (i) |  João Sousa
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6–3, 6–3 |
Doubles: 1 (0–1)[edit]
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Record against other players[edit]
Record against top 10 players[edit]
Nakashima’s record against players who have been ranked in the top 10, with those who are active in boldface. Only ATP Tour main draw matches are considered:
| Player | Record | Win % | Hard | Clay | Grass | Last Match |
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| Number 1 ranked players | ||||||
| Carlos Alcaraz
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0–1 | 0% | 0–1 | – | – | Lost (3–4(4–7), 1–4, 3–4(4–7)) at 2021 Next Generation ATP Finals |
 Daniil Medvedev
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0–1 | 0% | 0–1 | – | – | Lost (4–6, 3–6) at 2023 Indian Wells |
| Number 2 ranked players | ||||||
 Casper Ruud
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0–1 | 0% | – | 0–1 | – | Lost (3–6, 2–6) at 2022 Barcelona |
 Alexander Zverev
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0–2 | 0% | 0–1 | 0–1 | – | Lost (6–7(2–7), 3–6, 6–7(5–7)) at 2022 French Open |
| Number 3 ranked players | ||||||
 Milos Raonic
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1–0 | 100% | 1–0 | – | – | Won (5–7, 6–3, 7–6(7–4)) at 2021 Atlanta |
 Grigor Dimitrov
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1–1 | 50% | 1–0 | 0–1 | – | Won (7–6(7–5), 7–5, 6–3) at 2022 US Open |
 Stan Wawrinka
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0–1 | 0% | 0–1 | – | – | Lost (4–6, 7–5, 4–6) at 2022 Basel |
| Number 5 ranked players | ||||||
| Andrey Rublev
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0–1 | 0% | 0–1 | – | – | Lost (2–6, 1–6) at 2021 San Diego |
| Taylor Fritz
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0–2 | 0% | 0–1 | – | 0–1 | Lost (3–6, 4–6) at 2021 Indian Wells |
| Number 6 ranked players | ||||||
| Félix Auger-Aliassime
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0–1 | 0% | 0–1 | – | – | Lost (3–6, 4–6) at 2022 Florence |
 Matteo Berrettini
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0–1 | 0% | 0–1 | – | – | Lost (6–4, 2–6, 6–7(5–7), 3–6) at 2022 Australian Open |
| Number 7 ranked players | ||||||
| Richard Gasquet
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1–0 | 100% | 1–0 | – | – | Won (6–2, 6–2) at 2022 Florence |
 David Goffin
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1–0 | 100% | 1–0 | – | – | Won (2–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–4) at 2022 Basel |
| Number 8 ranked players | ||||||
 Holger Rune
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1–0 | 100% | 1–0 | – | – | Won (3–4(3–7), 4–1, 4–1, 4–3(7–1)) at 2021 Next Generation ATP Finals |
| John Isner
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3–1 | 75% | 3–1 | – | – | Won (7–6(9–7), 6–3) at 2023 Indian Wells |
 Cameron Norrie
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1–3 | 25% | 1–2 | – | 0–1 | Lost (4–6, 4–6) at 2022 Montreal |
 Diego Schwartzman
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0–1 | 0% | 0–1 | – | – | Lost (4–6, 2–6) at 2021 Antwerp |
| Jannik Sinner
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0–1 | 0% | 0–1 | – | – | Lost (6–3, 4–6, 1–6, 2–6) at 2022 US Open |
| Number 9 ranked players | ||||||
| Fabio Fognini
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2–0 | 100% | 2–0 | – | – | Won (7–6(9–7), 7–6(8–6)) at 2022 Sydney |
| Number 10 ranked players | ||||||
| Denis Shapovalov
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1–0 | 100% | – | – | 1–0 | Won (6–2, 4–6, 6–1, 7–6(8–6)) at 2022 Wimbledon Championships |
| Total | 12–18 | 40% | 11–13 (45.83%) |
0–3 (0%) |
1–2 (33.33%) |
* Statistics correct as of 10 March 2023[update]. |
References[edit]
- ^ “Brandon Nakashima”. April 28, 2020.
- ^ “Nakashima, 18, Reaches Delray Beach Quarter-finals In ATP Tour Debut”. ATP Tour. February 19, 2020.
- ^ “Nishioka Holds off Nakashima in Delray Beach to Reach Semis”. tennisnow.com. February 21, 2020.
- ^ “Brandon Nakashima upsets Paolo Lorenzi at the 2020 US Open”. US Open. August 31, 2020.
- ^ “BRANDON NAKASHIMA IMPRESSES IN FOUR-SET LOSS TO ALEXANDER ZVEREV”. Tennis Magazine. September 2, 2020.
- ^ “Nakashima On Cusp Of Wimbledon Main Draw”. ATP Tour. June 23, 2021.
- ^ “19-Year-Old Nakashima Completes Impressive Qualifying Run at Wimbledon”. tennisnow.com. June 24, 2021.
- ^ “The 21 & Under Club in ’21: Brandon Nakashima”.
- ^ “Fritz’s Road From A Wheelchair In Paris To The Wimbledon Second Round”. ATP Tour. June 30, 2021.
- ^ “Isner Growing In Confidence, Reaches Los Cabos Semi-finals”. ATP Tour. July 23, 2021.
- ^ “19 Y.O. Nakashima Or Norrie To Become First-Time ATP Tour Titlist In Los Cabos”. ATP Tour. July 24, 2021.
- ^ “Fifth Time’s The Charm: Norrie Wins First ATP Tour Title In Los Cabos”. ATP Tour. July 25, 2021.
- ^ “Isner Serves Revenge Against Nakashima, Wins Sixth Atlanta Title”. ATP Tour. August 2, 2021.
- ^ “Nakashima: ‘I Want To Show That I Belong With The Top Guys’“. ATP Tour. August 2, 2021.
- ^ “Schwartzman Seals SF Spot In Antwerp”. ATP Tour. October 22, 2021.
- ^ “Nakashima Stamps Ticket for Milan”. Next Generation ATP Finals. October 30, 2021. Archived from the original on October 30, 2021. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
- ^ “Brandon Nakashima dominates first match of Next Gen Finals”. NBC Sports. Associated Press. November 9, 2021. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
- ^ “Nakashima Earns Rune Victory To Reach Milan SFs”. Association of Tennis Professionals. November 11, 2021. Archived from the original on November 11, 2021. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
- ^ “Korda beats Nakashima in semifinal at Next Gen finals”. The Sports Network. The Canadian Press. November 12, 2021. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
- ^ “Five #NextGenATP Stars Nominated For Newcomer Of The Year In 2021 Awards”. Association of Tennis Professionals. December 3, 2021. Archived from the original on January 2, 2022. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
- ^ “FRENCH OPEN 2022: ALEXANDER ZVEREV INTO FOURTH ROUND AFTER TOPSY-TURVY WIN OVER BRANDON NAKASHIMA”. Eurosport. May 27, 2022.
- ^ “Brandon Nakashima, Taylor Fritz Continue Historic Wimbledon For American Men | ATP Tour | Tennis”. ATP Tour.
- ^ Herman, Martyn (July 4, 2022). “All quiet on Centre Court as calm Kyrgios beats Nakashima”. Reuters.
- ^ “Home, Sweet Home: Brandon Nakashima to Play for First ATP Title in San Diego”.
- ^ “Hometown Hero: Nakashima Wins First ATP Title In Native San Diego”.
- ^ “Brandon Nakashima: First-Time Winner Spotlight | ATP Tour | Tennis”.
- ^ “Brandon Nakashima Sets Jiri Lehecka Final in Milan | ATP Tour | Tennis”.
- ^ “Nakashima Lehecka Milan 2022 Final | Intesa Sanpaolo Next Gen ATP Finals | Tennis”.
- ^ “World TeamTennis Adds Stars Tiafoe, Puig, Roanic, Bouchard, & Sock As Rosters Set For 2020”. WTT.com. June 16, 2020.
- ^ “Player Bio: Personal. Brandon Nakashima”. ATP Tour.
- ^ “Brandon Nakashima: ‘I Want To Show That I Belong With The Top Guys’ | ATP Tour | Tennis”. ATP Tour.
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