Govind Nanda
{{short description|American tennis player}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2023}}
{{Infobox tennis biography
|name = Govind Nanda
|fullname =
|country = {{Flagu|United States}}
|residence =
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|2001|2|17}}
|birth_place = Loma Linda, California
|height = {{height|ft=5|in=10}}
|turnedpro =
|plays = Right-handed (two-handed backhand){{cite web|title=Govind Nana|url= https://www.atptour.com/en/players/govind-nanda/n0al/overview|work=ATP Tour|access-date=August 24, 2022}}
|college = UCLA
|careerprizemoney = US $176,638
|singlesrecord = {{tennis record|won=0|lost=0}}{{efn|name=wl_singles|In ATP Tour and Grand Slam main draw matches, Summer Olympics, Davis Cup and Laver Cup}}
|singlestitles = 0
0 Challenger, 5 Futures
|highestsinglesranking = No. 339 (3 October 2022)
|currentsinglesranking = No. 389 (31 March 2025)
|FrenchOpenjuniorresult = 1R (2019)
|Wimbledonjuniorresult = 2R (2019)
|USOpenresult = Q2 (2022)
|doublesrecord = {{tennis record|won=0|lost=1|details=in ATP World Tour and Grand Slam main draw matches, and in Davis Cup|small=yes}}
|doublestitles = 0
0 Challenger, 2 Futures
|highestdoublesranking = No. 497 (8 August 2022)
|currentdoublesranking = No. 623 (31 March 2025)
|FrenchOpenDoublesjuniorresult = 1R (2019)
|WimbledonDoublesjuniorresult = F (2019)
|USOpenDoublesresult = 1R (2022)
|updated = 1 April 2025
}}
Govind Nanda (born February 17, 2001) is an American tennis player. He has a career-high singles ranking of No. 339 achieved on October 3, 2022, and a career-high doubles ranking of No. 497 achieved on August 8, 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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.thebridge.in/amp/featured/govind-nanda-indian-american-making-waves-in-us-tennis|title= Govind Nanda – Indian-American making waves in US Tennis|website=thebridge.in|date= July 7, 2019}} Nanda attended Laurel Springs School in Ojai, California, before attending University of California, Los Angeles.{{Cite web|url=https://uclabruins.com/sports/mens-tennis/roster/govind-nanda/10253|title= Govind Nanda |website=uclabruins.com}}
Career
Nanda reached the final of the Wimbledon boys doubles in 2019 losing to Jonáš Forejtek and Jiří Lehečka partnering Liam Draxl.{{Cite web|url= https://www.insider.com/the-latest-czech-pair-wins-boys-doubles-at-wimbledon-2019-7%3|title=Czech pair win boys doubles at Wimbledon 2019|website=Insider.com}}
Nanda was given a wildcard into the 2022 US Open men's doubles partnering Brandon Holt.{{Cite web|url=https://www.usopen.org/amp/en_US/news/articles/2022-0827/serena_and_venus_williams_awarded_doubles_wild_card_for_2022_us_open.html
|title=Serena and Venus awarded doubles wildcards for US Open|website=USOpen.org}}
ATP Challenger and ITF World Tennis Finals
=Singles: 7 (5–2)=
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|ITF Futures (5–1) |
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!Finals by surface |
| Hard (5–2) |
| Clay (0–0) |
| Grass (0–0) |
| Carpet (0–0) |
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!Result !class="unsortable"|W–L !{{ns}}Date{{ns}} !Tournament !Tier !Surface !Opponent !class="unsortable"|Score |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|1–0 |{{dts|Jan 2019}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|M25 Tucson, USA |style="background:#cffcff;"|World Tennis Tour |Hard |{{flagicon|USA}} Martin Redlicki |4–6, 7–6(7–2), 6–0 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|2–0 |{{dts|Sep 2019}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|M25 Harlingen, USA |style="background:#cffcff;"|World Tennis Tour |Hard |{{flagicon|BUL}} Adrian Andreev |6–4, 6–4 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|3–0 |{{dts|Jun 2021}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|M25 Wichita, USA |style="background:#cffcff;"|World Tennis Tour |Hard |{{flagicon|USA}} Patrick Kypson |7–6(8–6), 6–2 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|4–0 |{{dts|Jun 2022}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|M25 Tulsa, USA |style="background:#cffcff;"|World Tennis Tour |Hard |{{flagicon|USA}} Stefan Dostanic |6–3, 7–5 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|5–0 |{{dts|Jul 2024}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|M15 Lakewood, USA |style="background:#cffcff;"|World Tennis Tour |Hard |{{flagicon|USA}} Stefan Dostanic |6–4, 5–7, 7–5 |
| bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss
|5–1 |{{dts|Jul 2024}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|M15 Lakewood, USA |style="background:#cffcff;"|World Tennis Tour |Hard |{{flagicon|USA}} Learner Tien |3–6, 3–6 |
| bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss
|5–2 |2024 Calgary National Bank Challenger – Men's singles |style="background:moccasin;"|Calgary, Canada |style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger |Hard (i) |{{flagicon|USA}} Murphy Cassone |6–4, 3–6, 4–6 |
=Doubles: 4 (2–2)=
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|ATP Challenger (0–0) |
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|ITF Futures (2–2) |
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!Finals by surface |
| Hard (2–1) |
| Clay (0–1) |
| Grass (0–0) |
| Carpet (0–0) |
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!Result !class="unsortable"|W–L !Date !Tournament !Tier !Surface !Partner !Opponents !class="unsortable"|Score |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|0–1 |{{dts|Apr 2022}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|M15 Orange Park, USA |style="background:#cffcff;"|World Tennis Tour |Clay |{{flagicon|USA}} Aidan Mayo |{{flagicon|GHA}} Abraham Asaba |6–7(2–7), 6–3, [9–11] |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|1–1 |{{dts|Jul 2022}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|M25 Dallas, USA |style="background:#cffcff;"|World Tennis Tour |Hard |{{flagicon|USA}} Tyler Zink |{{flagicon|TPE}} Yu Hsiou Hsu |6–4, 6–4 |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|1–2 |{{dts|Jun 2024}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|M25 Tulsa, USA |style="background:#cffcff;"|World Tennis Tour |Hard |{{flagicon|CAN}} Cleeve Harper |{{flagicon|USA}} Aidan Kim |3–6, 7–5, [7–10] |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|2–2 |{{dts|Mar 2025}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|M25 Calabasaas, USA |style="background:#cffcff;"|World Tennis Tour |Hard |{{flagicon|CAN}} Benjamin Sigouin |{{flagicon|USA}} Jayson Blando |6–2, 6–7(4–7), [10–1] |
Junior Grand Slam finals
=Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)=
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!Result !Year !style="width:130px"|Tournament !Surface !style="width:150px"|Partner !style="width:150px"|Opponents !style="width:110px" class="unsortable"|Score |
| style="background:#ccffcc;"
|bgcolor=ffa07a|Loss |2019 |Grass |{{flagicon|CAN}} Liam Draxl |{{flagicon|CZE}} Jonáš Forejtek |5–7, 4–6 |
Explanatory notes
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