Ari Nathan

{{Short description|American tennis player}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2024}}

{{Infobox tennis biography

| name = Ari Nathan

| image =

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| country_represented = {{USA}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1972|08|31}}

| birth_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S.

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| height = 6 ft 1 in

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| careerprizemoney = $12,545

| highestsinglesranking = No. 540 (22 May 1995)

| AustralianOpenresult = Q1 (1995)

| doublesrecord = 1–4

| highestdoublesranking = No. 166 (July 24, 1995)

| USOpenDoublesresult = Q1 (1995)

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Ari Nathan (born August 31, 1972) is an American former professional tennis player.

Born in Los Angeles, Nathan played college tennis while studying at Pepperdine University in the early 1990s. He was an All-American for doubles in 1993 and graduated in 1994, after which he competed briefly on the professional tour.{{cite web |title=All-Americans |url=https://pepperdinewaves.com/sports/2018/6/15/trads-pepp-all-americans-html.aspx |website=Pepperdine University Athletics |language=en}}

Nathan had the most impact on tour as a doubles player, with a best ranking of 166 in the world and his ATP Tour main draw appearances including the quarter-finals of Schenectady in 1994.{{cite news |title=OTB International SCHENECTADY, N.Y |url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/427311359/ |work=The Paducah Sun |date=August 25, 1994}} He had a highest ranking of 540 in singles and featured in the singles qualifying draw for the 1995 Australian Open.