Govind Nanda
Govind Nanda 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 2019 [Wimbledon Championships – Boys' doubles|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|2022 US Open men's doubles] partnering with Brandon Holt.2024: First Challenger final
In October, Nanda reached his first Challenger final in Calgary [National Bank">2024 Calgary National Bank Challenger">Calgary [National Bank Challenger|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 – Singles|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)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score | |||||||||||||||
| Win | 1–0 | M25 Tucson, USA | World Tennis Tour | Hard | dts|Sep 2019Doubles: 4 (2–2)
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dts|Sep 2019