Brandon Nakashima

Brandon Nakashima (born 3 August 2001) is an American tennis player.

Brandon Nakashima
Country (sports) United States
ResidenceSan Diego, United States
Born (2001-08-03) 3 August 2001
San Diego, United States
Height6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Turned pro2019
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$230,686
Singles
Career record3–2 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 157 (1 February 2021)
Current rankingNo. 157 (1 February 2021)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian OpenQ1 (2021)
French OpenQ1 (2020)
US Open2R (2020)
French Open JuniorQF (2018)
Wimbledon Junior3R (2019)
US Open JuniorSF (2019)
Doubles
Career record0–1 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Highest ranking1252 (26 October 2020)
Current ranking1279 (25 January 2021)
Grand Slam Doubles results
French Open Junior1R (2018)
Wimbledon JuniorQF (2018)
Last updated on: 25 January 2021.

Nakashima has a career high ATP singles ranking of 163 achieved on 25 January 2021. On the junior tour, he has a career high ITF junior combined ranking of 3 achieved on 31 December 2018. He has won 2 ITF singles title to date.

In October 2018, Nakashima won the ITF Junior Masters, defeating junior world number one Tseng Chun-hsin in the final, 6–2, 6–1.[1]

Collegiate career

Nakashima graduated high school 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. After one semester he decided to forgo his remaining years of eligibility and turn professional.

Professional career

In February 2020, Nakashima received a wild card to the Delray Beach Open (his first ATP main draw event) where he reached the quarterfinals, defeating Jiri Vesely and Cameron Norrie before falling to Yoshihito Nishioka.

World TeamTennis

Nakashima made his World TeamTennis debut in 2020 with the Chicago Smash for their inaugural season.[2]

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.

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 3 (3–0)
Legend
ATP Challenger (1–0)
ITF Futures (2–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (3–0)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Sep 2018 USA F25 Laguna Niguel, CA Futures Hard Maxime Cressy 6–4, 6–4
Win 2–0 Jan 2020 USA F25 Rancho Santa Fe, NM Futures Hard Geoffrey Blancaneaux 6–3, 6–3
Win 3-0 Nov 2020 Orlando, United States Challenger Hard Prajnesh Gunneswaran 6–3, 6–4

References
  1. USTA. "Brandon Nakashima wins 2018 ITF Junior Masters".
  2. "World TeamTennis Adds Stars Tiafoe, Puig, Roanic, Bouchard, & Sock As Rosters Set For 2020". WTT.com. June 16, 2020.


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