Govind Nanda Explained

Govind Nanda
Birth Date:17 February 2001
Birth Place:Loma Linda, California
Height:170cm (5ft7in)
Plays:Right-handed (two-handed backhand)[1]
Careerprizemoney:$90,047
Singlestitles:0
Highestsinglesranking:339 (October 3, 2022)
Currentsinglesranking:434 (June 5, 2023)
Frenchopenjuniorresult:1R (2019)
Wimbledonjuniorresult:2R (2019)
Usopenresult:Q2 (2022)
Doublestitles:0
Highestdoublesranking:No. 497 (August 8, 2022)
Currentdoublesranking:No. 528 (August 22, 2022)
Frenchopendoublesjuniorresult:1R (2019)
Wimbledondoublesjuniorresult:F (2019)
Usopendoublesresult:1R (2022)
Updated:August 26, 2022

Govind Nanda (born February 17, 2001) is an American tennis player. He has a career-high singles ranking of 339 achieved on October 3, 2022, and a career-high doubles ranking of 497 achieved on August 22, 2022.

Personal life

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

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]

Junior Grand Slam finals

Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Govind Nana. ATP Tour. August 24, 2022.
  2. Web site: Govind Nanda – Indian-American making waves in US Tennis. thebridge.in. July 7, 2019.
  3. Web site: Govind Nanda . uclabruins.com.
  4. Web site: Czech pair win boys doubles at Wimbledon 2019. Insider.com.
  5. Web site: Serena and Venus awarded doubles wildcards for US Open. USOpen.org.