Nishesh Basavareddy
American professional tennis player (born 2005)
Nishesh Basavareddy Country (sports) United States Born (2005-05-02 ) May 2, 2005 (age 19) Newport Beach, California , United StatesHeight 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Turned pro December 2024 Plays Right-handed (two-handed backhand) College Stanford University [ 1] Coach Bryan Smith Prize money US $330,517 Career record 4–3 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup ) Career titles 0 Highest ranking No. 133 (January 6, 2025) Current ranking No. 133 (January 6, 2025) Australian Open 1R (2025 ) US Open Q3 (2024 ) Career record 0–0 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup ) Career titles 0 Highest ranking No. 676 (November 25, 2024) Current ranking No. 697 (January 6, 2025) Last updated on: January 7, 2025.
Nishesh Basavareddy (born May 2, 2005) is an American professional tennis player.
He has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 133 achieved on 6 January 2025, and a doubles ranking of No. 676 achieved on 25 November 2024.[ 2]
Personal life
Both of his parents are from Nellore , India. They moved to San Francisco in 1999. He has an older brother, born in San Francisco.[ 3]
Career
2022: Juniors
He and Ozan Baris won the boys' doubles title at the 2022 US Open .
2024: Top 150 and Pro debuts, NextGen Finals and maiden ATP win
He reached the top 200 at world No. 199 on 30 September 2024 following his third Challenger final at the 2024 LTP Men's Open where he lost to Edas Butvilas .[ 4]
He won his maiden title at the 2024 Tiburon Challenger with a win over compatriot Eliot Spizzirri .[ 5] [ 6] [ 7]
Following a final at the Champaign Challenger [ 8] and his second Challenger title at the 2024 Puerto Vallarta Open , Basavareddy moved to a new career-high in the top 150 at world No. 139 on 25 November 2024.[ 9]
He also qualified for the 2024 Next Generation ATP Finals where he recorded his first ATP win.[ 10] [ 11] Following the qualification, he announced he turned professional on 5 December 2024 foregoing his NCAA eligibility.[ 12] [ 13]
He also received a main draw wildcard for his Grand Slam debut at the 2025 Australian Open .[ 14]
2025: ATP main draw debut & first semifinal, top 110
He made his ATP main draw debut at the 2025 Brisbane International after qualifying for the main draw with wins over former top-100 player Borna Gojo and former top-10 player Lucas Pouille .[ 15] [ 16] He lost to Gaël Monfils in three sets. A week later he also qualified for the main draw at the 2025 ASB Classic in Auckland and recorded his second win and first in an ATP main draw over lucky loser Francisco Comesaña in straight sets.[ 17] [ 18] He defeated the defending champion and world No. 23 Alejandro Tabilo in three sets to reach his maiden ATP quarterfinal and move into the top 115 in the rankings.[ 19] [ 20] [ 21] Next, he defeated eight seed and compatriot Alex Michelsen to reach his first ATP semifinal and moved onto the top 110 in the ATP singles rankings. He became the youngest American to reach a tour-level semifinal on hardcourts since an 18-year-old Reilly Opelka in 2016 in Atlanta.[ 22]
ATP Challenger and ITF Tour finals
Singles: 8 (2 titles, 6 runner-ups)
Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (2–5)
ITF WTT (0–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–6)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Opponent
Score
Loss
0–1
Oct 2023
Fairfield Challenger , USA
Challenger
Hard
Zachary Svajda
4–6, 1–6
Loss
0–2
Jul 2024
Cranbrook Tennis Classic , USA
Challenger
Hard
Learner Tien
6–4, 3–6, 4–6
Loss
0–3
Sep 2024
LTP Men's Open , USA
Challenger
Hard
Edas Butvilas
4–6, 3–6
Win
1–3
Sep 2024
Tiburon Challenger , USA
Challenger
Hard
Eliot Spizzirri
6–1, 6–1
Loss
1–4
Oct 2024
Charlottesville Men's Pro Challenger , USA
Challenger
Hard (i)
James Trotter
3–6, 4–6
Loss
1–5
Nov 2024
Champaign–Urbana Challenger , USA
Challenger
Hard (i)
Ethan Quinn
3–6, 1–6
Win
2–5
Nov 2024
Puerto Vallarta Open , Mexico
Challenger
Hard
Liam Draxl
6–3, 7–6(7–4)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Opponent
Score
Loss
0–1
Mar 2024
M25 Calabasas, USA
WTT
Hard
Trevor Svajda
4–6, 1–6
Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)
Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (0–1)
ITF WTT (1–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (1–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Win
1–0
Apr 2022
M15 Vero Beach, USA
WTT
Clay
Ricardo Rodríguez-Pace
Liam Draxl Millen Hurrion
6–4, 6–3
Junior Grand Slam finals
Doubles: 1 (1 title)
References
^ "Nishesh Basavareddy – Men's Tennis" . Stanford University Athletics . Archived from the original on September 10, 2022. Retrieved September 10, 2022 .
^ "Nishesh Basavareddy | Overview | ATP Tour | Tennis" . Archived from the original on September 10, 2022. Retrieved September 10, 2022 .
^ Vishnu Reddy. "Nishesh Basavareddy – Indian-American boy making waves in World Junior Tennis" . Indian tennis daily . Retrieved January 9, 2025 .
^ "#NextGenATP Butvilas wins first Challenger title; Fearnley, Ritschard set for Top 100 debut" . ATPTennis . September 30, 2024. Archived from the original on October 7, 2024. Retrieved October 10, 2024 .
^ "Basavareddy Wins Tiburon Challenger" . October 6, 2024.
^ "Basavareddy banks first Challenger title, Comesana triumphs on 24th birthday" . ATPTour . October 6, 2024. Archived from the original on December 2, 2024. Retrieved October 10, 2024 .
^ "BASAVAREDDY'S CHALLENGER TITLE HAS TEEN SURGING TOWARDS JEDDAH" . October 16, 2024. Archived from the original on December 1, 2024. Retrieved November 25, 2024 .
^ "PIF ATP LIVE RACE TO JEDDAH UPDATE: BASAVAREDDY MAKES HIS MOVE" . November 18, 2024. Archived from the original on December 4, 2024. Retrieved November 25, 2024 .
^ "BASAVAREDDY BOOSTS JEDDAH HOPES WITH CHALLENGER TITLE" . November 25, 2024. Archived from the original on December 1, 2024. Retrieved November 25, 2024 .
^ "Basavareddy qualifies for Jeddah" . Next Generation ATP Finals . November 27, 2024. Archived from the original on December 3, 2024. Retrieved December 1, 2024 .
^ "Basavareddy braves Shang for major milestone in Jeddah; 19-year-old secures maiden ATP Tour win " . ATPTour . December 19, 2024. Retrieved January 7, 2025 .
^ "#NextGenATP Basavareddy turns pro: 'Living out my childhood dream' " . ATPTour . December 6, 2024. Archived from the original on December 14, 2024. Retrieved December 14, 2024 .
^ "BASAVAREDDY TURNS PROFESSIONAL" . Archived from the original on December 14, 2024. Retrieved December 14, 2024 .
^ "Nishesh Basavareddy's journey: Practice with Alcaraz to Australian Open wild card" . November 18, 2024. Retrieved December 14, 2024 .
^ "Pics: Young American Basavareddy outlasts Gojo in the Brisbane heat" .
^ @edgeAIapp (December 28, 2024). "Nishesh Basavareddy defeats former top-10 player Lucas Pouille 6-4, 6-4 to reach his first ATP main draw at the Brisbane ATP 250. A great start to his Australian swing, he is also set to compete in the Australian Open main draw" (Tweet ) – via Twitter .
^ "Basavareddy's big decision: How #NextGenATP star is relishing life as a pro; American sealed maiden ATP Tour main-draw win Tuesday in Auckland " . ATPTour . January 7, 2025.
^ "ASB Classic day two results: Local favourite Cameron Norrie loses in straight sets, Kiwi Marcus Daniell begins final tournament" . January 6, 2025.
^ @ASB_Classic (January 7, 2025). "First QF feels 🥳🤝 Qualifier Nishesh Basavareddy causes Centre Court upset, ousting defending champ Tabilo in a three-set thriller! #ASBClassic25" (Tweet ) – via Twitter .
^ "#NextGenATP stars Mensik, Basavareddy advance in Auckland" . ATPTour . January 7, 2025.
^ "#NextGenATP Basavareddy earns 'biggest win of career', reaches Auckland QFs" . ATPTour . January 8, 2025.
^ "Basavareddy, 19, adds name to piece of American history with Auckland QF win" . ATPTour . January 8, 2025.
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