Govind Nanda (born February 17, 2001) is an American former tennis player. He has a career-high singles ranking of No. 339 achieved on 3 October 2022, and a doubles ranking of No. 497 achieved on 8 August 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 to his training facilities at the USTA centre in Carson. He and his sister started playing tennis at Clement Middle School in Redlands. Nanda attended Laurel Springs School in Ojai, California, before attending University of California, Los Angeles.
Junior career Nanda reached the final of the Wimbledon boys doubles in 2019 partnering with Liam Draxl. The pair lost to Jonáš Forejtek and Jiří Lehečka .
Professional career 2022: Major doubles debut In September, Nanda was given a wildcard into the 2022 US Open men's doubles partnering with Brandon Holt.
2024: First Challenger final In October, Nanda reached his first Challenger final in Calgary, losing to Murphy Cassone in the final.
2025: ATP debut & first win Nanda made his ATP Tour singles debut as a qualifier at the Los Cabos Open. He defeated Colton Smith in the first round to record his first ATP Tour win. He lost in the second round to third seed and eventual winner Denis Shapovalov.
ATP Challenger and ITF World Tennis Finals
Singles: 7 (5–2) LegendATP Challenger (0–1)ITF Futures (5–1)Finals by surfaceHard (5–2)Clay (0–0)Grass (0–0)Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScoreWin1–0M25 Tucson, USAWorld Tennis TourHard Martin Redlicki4–6, 7–6(7–2), 6–0Win2–0M25 Harlingen, USAWorld Tennis TourHard Adrian Andreev6–4, 6–4Win3–0M25 Wichita, USAWorld Tennis TourHard Patrick Kypson7–6(8–6), 6–2Win4–0M25 Tulsa, USAWorld Tennis TourHard Stefan Dostanic6–3, 7–5Win5–0M15 Lakewood, USAWorld Tennis TourHard Stefan Dostanic6–4, 5–7, 7–5Loss5–1M15 Lakewood, USAWorld Tennis TourHard Learner Tien3–6, 3–6Loss5–2Calgary, CanadaChallengerHard (i) Murphy Cassone6–4, 3–6, 4–6
Doubles: 4 (2–2) LegendATP Challenger (0–0)ITF Futures (2–2)Finals by surfaceHard (2–1)Clay (0–1)Grass (0–0)Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss0–1M15 Orange Park, USAWorld Tennis TourClay Aidan Mayo Abraham Asaba Sekou Bangoura6–7(2–7), 6–3, [9–11]Win1–1M25 Dallas, USAWorld Tennis TourHard Tyler Zink Yu Hsiou Hsu Dane Sweeny6–4, 6–4Loss1–2M25 Tulsa, USAWorld Tennis TourHard Cleeve Harper Aidan Kim Cannon Kingsley3–6, 7–5, [7–10]Win2–2M25 Calabasas, USAWorld Tennis TourHard Benjamin Sigouin Jayson Blando Michael Blando6–2, 6–7(4–7), [10–1]
Junior Grand Slam finals
Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up) ResultYearTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss2019WimbledonGrass Liam Draxl Jonáš Forejtek Jiří Lehečka5–7, 4–6
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