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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 $323,937 Career record 1–2 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup ) Career titles 0 (2 Challengers) Highest ranking No. 138 (December 2, 2024) Current ranking No. 138 (December 2, 2024) 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. 683 (December 2, 2024) Last updated on: 29 December 2024.
Nishesh Basavareddy (born May 2, 2005) is an American professional tennis player.
He has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 138 achieved in December 2024, and a doubles ranking of No. 676 achieved in November 2024.[ 2]
He and Ozan Baris won the boys' doubles title at the 2022 US Open .
2024: Maiden Challenger title, top 150 and Pro debuts[ edit ]
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 .[ 3]
He won his maiden title at the 2024 Tiburon Challenger with a win over compatriot Eliot Spizzirri .[ 4] [ 5] [ 6]
Following a final at the Champaign Challenger [ 7] 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.[ 8] He also qualified for the 2024 Next Generation ATP Finals .[ 9] Following the qualification, he announced he turned professional on 5 December 2024 foregoing his NCAA eligibility.[ 10] He also received a main draw wildcard for his Grand Slam debut at the 2025 Australian Open .[ 11] [ 12]
ATP Challenger and ITF Tour finals [ edit ]
Singles: 8 (2 titles, 6 runner-ups)[ edit ]
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)[ edit ]
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 [ edit ]
Doubles: 1 (1 title)[ edit ]
^ "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 .
^ "#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 .
^ "#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 .
^ "Nishesh Basavareddy's journey: Practice with Alcaraz to Australian Open wild card" . November 18, 2024. Retrieved December 14, 2024 .
^ "BASAVAREDDY TURNS PROFESSIONAL" . Archived from the original on December 14, 2024. Retrieved December 14, 2024 .