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)

ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0M25 Tucson, USAWorld Tennis TourHarddts|Sep 2019

Doubles: 4 (2–2)

ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1M15 Orange Park, USAWorld Tennis TourClay