Emma Navarro (born May 18, 2001) is an American professional tennis player. She has a career-high singles ranking of No. 12 by the WTA and a doubles ranking of No. 93, achieved in August 2024.[2] She played college tennis at Virginia and won the NCAA Singles Championship in 2021, later becoming the first women's singles NCAA champion to reach the US Open quarterfinals.[3] She won her first WTA Tour title at the 2024 Hobart International.
![]() Navarro at the 2023 US Open | |
Country (sports) | ![]() |
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Residence | Charleston, South Carolina |
Born | New York City | May 18, 2001
Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Coach | Peter Ayers[1] |
Prize money | US$ 2,395,195 |
Singles | |
Career record | 194–106 |
Career titles | 1 |
Highest ranking | No. 12 (26 August 2024) |
Current ranking | No. 12 (26 August 2024) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 3R (2024) |
French Open | 4R (2024) |
Wimbledon | QF (2024) |
US Open | QF (2024) |
Other tournaments | |
Olympic Games | 3R (2024) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 28–36 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 93 (12 August 2024) |
Current ranking | No. 104 (26 August 2024) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | 3R (2024) |
French Open | QF (2024) |
Wimbledon | 2R (2024) |
US Open | 1R (2019, 2021, 2023) |
Last updated on: 25 August 2024. |
Career
edit2019: WTA Tour debut
editNavarro finished runner-up in the junior 2019 French Open singles draw,[4][note 1] and won the junior 2019 French Open in doubles with Chloe Beck,[5][note 1] and they also finished runners-up in the junior 2019 Australian Open.[5][note 1]
Navarro made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at the 2019 Charleston Open, after receiving a wildcard for the singles and doubles events.[6]
2020–2022: NCAA champion, Grand Slam debut
editNavarro was rated as the best tennis recruit in the nation and joined the Virginia Cavaliers for the fall of 2020 after having previously committed to Duke.[7] In her freshman year, she went 25–1 in singles and reached the No. 1 ranking in the country.[8] She avenged her only loss of the season in the final of the 2021 NCAA singles championship, beating defending champion Estela Perez-Somarriba of Miami.[9] She also made it to the NCAA doubles semifinals partnering Rosie Johanson. She was named the ITA Rookie of the Year and was a finalist for the Honda Sports Award.[8] With her NCAA win, she earned a wild card into the 2021 US Open main draw where she made her Grand Slam tournament debut.
Navarro went 26–2 in singles as a sophomore, ending the year ranked No. 2 nationally after losing to Abigail Rencheli of NC State in the round of 16 of the 2022 NCAA singles championship.[8][10] She was again an All-American in singles and doubles and was a finalist for the Honda Sports Award.[8] She left Virginia after her second season.[11]
2023: First major win & WTA Tour semifinal, top 40
editOn her debut at the French Open as a wildcard, she reached the second round defeating lucky loser, Erika Andreeva for her first win at a major.[12]
She reached a WTA Tour semifinal for the first time in her career at the 2023 Bad Homburg Open as an alternate defeating Alizé Cornet and Rebeka Masarova by retirement.[13]
She reached the top 50 at world No. 49, following a first round showing at the US Open, and another semifinal at the San Diego Open,[14] on 18 September. She became the third American to crack the top 50 in 2023, joining Alycia Parks and Peyton Stearns.[15]
She finished the season ranked No. 38 in the singles rankings, her highest year-end in her career.[16]
2024: Maiden career title, two Grand Slam quarterfinals, Olympics & top 10 debuts
editShe reached a third semifinal at the Auckland Classic, defeating seventh seed Petra Martić[17] in straight sets, and another back-to-back semifinal at the Hobart International, defeating lucky loser Viktoriya Tomova in three sets.[18] She defeated Chinese qualifier Yuan Yue and reached her first WTA Tour final on her debut at the tournament.[19] She won her maiden title defeating former two-time Hobart champion Elise Mertens.[20][21][22]
Seeded for the first time at the 2024 Australian Open as No. 27,[23] she defeated Wang Xiyu and Elisabetta Cocciaretto to reach the third round of a major for the first time in her career. As a result, she reached the top 25 in the singles rankings at No. 23, on 29 January 2024.[16] Seeded third at the San Diego Open, she reached the semifinals defeating Katerina Siniaková and qualifier Daria Saville. Seeded 23rd in Indian Wells, she advanced to the fourth round with wins over Ukrainians Lesia Tsurenko and 16th seed Elina Svitolina. She reached her first WTA 1000 quarterfinal by defeating world No. 2 and previous year runner-up, Aryna Sabalenka, her biggest win by ranking in her career. Navarro became the first American to defeat a top-2 opponent at the tournament since Serena Williams in 2001 against Lindsay Davenport in the quarterfinals. As a result, she broke into the top 20 in the singles rankings.[24][25]
Seeded 20th at the next WTA 1000, the 2024 Miami Open, she reached the fourth round by defeating qualifier Storm Hunter[26] and 12th seed Jasmine Paolini,[27] before losing to Jessica Pegula in three sets.[28]
Navarro reached the fourth round of a major for the first time at the 2024 French Open with a win over 14th seed Madison Keys in two sets in the third round.[29] She eventually lost to second seed Aryna Sabalenka.[30] This moved her up to a new career-high ranking of world No. 17 on 10 June 2024.
At Wimbledon, Navarro reached her first major quarterfinal with wins over Wang Qiang,[31] Naomi Osaka,[32] Diana Shnaider[33] and world No. 2, Coco Gauff,[34][35] before losing to world No. 7 and eventual finalist, Jasmine Paolini.[36] Due to her run, she reached the top 15 in the singles rankings on 15 July 2024.
She made her debut at the 2024 Paris Olympics where she made the third round but lost to eventual gold medalist Zheng Qinwen.[37]
Seeded eighth at the Canadian Open, Navarro defeated Magda Linette, 11th seed Marta Kostyuk and lucky loser Taylor Townsend to reach the first WTA 1000 semifinal in her career. She followed this great result by reaching another semifinal at the newly upgraded WTA 500 Monterrey Open with a win over Camila Osorio[38] and ninth seed Magdalena Fręch. As a result, she reached a new career-high ranking of No. 12 in the singles rankings, on 26 August 2024. Seeded 13th at the US Open and seeded for the first time at this major,[39] she reached a fourth major third round in one season, with wins over Anna Blinkova in less then an hour,[40] and Arantxa Rus.[41] She reached the fourth round in a third major in 2024, with a win over 19th seed Marta Kostyuk. She upset again defending champion and third seed Coco Gauff to reach her second Grand Slam quarterfinal in a row and moved to world No. 10 in the singles rankings.[42]
Personal life
editNavarro is the daughter of billionaire[43] businessman Ben Navarro and the granddaughter of Frank Navarro, a former American football player and coach. Her family name is of Spanish origin.[44] Emma attended Ashley Hall, an all-girls private school in downtown Charleston, where she played on the varsity tennis team.
Performance timelines
editW | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Billie Jean King Cup, United Cup, Hopman Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.[45]
Singles
editTournament | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | SR | W–L | Win% | |
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Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||
Australian Open | A | A | A | A | A | 3R | 0 / 1 | 2–1 | 67% | |
French Open | A | A | A | A | 2R | 4R | 0 / 2 | 4–2 | 67% | |
Wimbledon | A | NH | A | A | 1R | QF | 0 / 2 | 4–2 | 67% | |
US Open | Q1 | A | 1R | A | 1R | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% | ||
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 9–3 | 0 / 7 | 10–7 | 59% | |
National representation | ||||||||||
Summer Olympics | not held | A | not held | 3R | 0 / 1 | 2–1 | 67% | |||
WTA 1000 | ||||||||||
Qatar Open[a] | A | A | A | A | A | 3R | 0 / 1 | 2–1 | 67% | |
Dubai[a] | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 1 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% | |
Indian Wells Open | A | NH | A | 1R | 2R | QF | 0 / 3 | 4–3 | 57% | |
Miami Open | A | NH | A | A | Q2 | 3R | 0 / 1 | 2–1 | 67% | |
Madrid Open | A | NH | A | A | A | 3R | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% | |
Italian Open | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |
Canadian Open | A | NH | A | A | A | SF | 0 / 1 | 3–1 | 75% | |
Cincinnati Open | A | A | Q1 | A | 1R | 1R | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% | |
Guadalajara Open | NH | A | 3R | NMS | 0 / 1 | 2–1 | 67% | |||
Wuhan Open | A | NH | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |||||
China Open | A | NH | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||||
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 12–8 | 0 / 12 | 15–12 | 56% | |
Career statistics | ||||||||||
2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | SR | W–L | Win% | ||
Tournaments | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 16 | Career total: 38 | |||
Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Career total: 1 | |||
Finals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Career total: 1 | |||
Overall win–loss | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 16–14 | 40–16 | 1 / 38 | 59–38 | 61% | |
Year-end ranking[b] | 486 | 463 | 233 | 143 | 38 | $2,469,160 |
Doubles
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WTA Tour finals
editSingles: 1 (title)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Jan 2024 | Hobart International, Australia | WTA 250 | Hard | Elise Mertens | 6–1, 4–6, 7–5 |
WTA Challenger finals
editSingles: 2 (2 runner-ups)
editResult | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Jul 2023 | Båstad Open, Sweden | Clay | Olga Danilović | 6–7(4–7), 6–3, 3–6 |
Loss | 0–2 | May 2024 | Clarins Open, France | Clay | Diana Shnaider | 2–6, 6–3, 4–6 |
ITF Circuit finals
editSingles: 11 (7 titles, 4 runner-ups)
editLegend |
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$100,000 tournaments (2–1) |
$80,000 tournaments (1–0) |
$60,000 tournaments (2–3) |
$25,000 tournaments (2–0) |
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Nov 2021 | ITF Orlando, United States | 25,000 | Clay | Allie Kiick | 3–6, 6–2, 6–3 |
Loss | 1–1 | Jul 2022 | Amstelveen Open, Netherlands | 60,000 | Clay | Simona Waltert | 6–7(10–12), 0–6 |
Win | 2–1 | Jul 2022 | Liepāja Open, Latvia | 60,000 | Clay | Yuan Yue | 6–4, 6–4 |
Loss | 2–2 | Sep 2022 | Montreux Ladies Open, Switzerland | 60,000 | Clay | Tamara Korpatsch | 4–6, 1–6 |
Win | 3–2 | Jan 2023 | ITF Naples, United States | 25,000 | Hard | Peyton Stearns | 6–3, 7–5 |
Loss | 3–3 | Jan 2023 | ITF Vero Beach, United States | 60,000 | Clay | Marie Benoît | 2–6, 5–7 |
Win | 4–3 | Apr 2023 | ITF Charleston Pro, United States | 100,000 | Clay | Peyton Stearns | 2–6, 6–2, 7–5 |
Win | 5–3 | Apr 2023 | ITF Charlottesville, United States | 60,000 | Clay | Ashlyn Krueger | 6–4, 6–4 |
Loss | 5–4 | Jun 2023 | Ilkley Trophy, United Kingdom | 100,000 | Grass | Mirjam Björklund | 4–6, 5–7 |
Win | 6–4 | Oct 2023 | Tyler Pro Challenge, United States | 80,000 | Hard | Kayla Day | 6–3, 6–4 |
Win | 7–4 | Nov 2023 | ITF Charleston Pro, United States (2) | 100,000 | Clay | Panna Udvardy | 6–1, 6–1 |
Doubles: 1 (title)
editLegend |
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$15,000 tournaments (1–0) |
Result | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | Oct 2017 | ITF Charleston, United States | 15,000 | Clay | Chloe Beck | Ksenia Kuznetsova Maria Martinez |
6–1, 6–4 |
Junior Grand Slam finals
editSingles: 1 (runner-up)
editResult | Year | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 2019 | French Open | Clay | Leylah Fernandez | 3–6, 2–6 |
Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)
editResult | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 2019 | Australian Open | Hard | Chloe Beck | Adrienn Nagy Natsumi Kawaguchi |
4–6, 4–6 |
Win | 2019 | French Open | Clay | Chloe Beck | Alina Charaeva Anastasia Tikhonova |
6–1, 6–2 |
Top 10 wins
edit- Navarro has a 4–6 (40%) record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10.
# | Player | Rank | Event | Surface | Rd | Score | NRk | |
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2023 | ||||||||
1. | Maria Sakkari | 9 | San Diego, United States | Hard | QF | 6–4, 0–6, 7–6(4) | 61 | |
2024 | ||||||||
2. | Aryna Sabalenka | 2 | Indian Wells, United States | Hard | 4R | 6–3, 3–6, 6–2 | 23 | |
3. | Coco Gauff | 2 | Wimbledon, United Kingdom | Grass | 4R | 6–4, 6–3 | 17 | |
4. | Coco Gauff | 3 | US Open, United States | Hard | 4R | 6–3, 4–6, 6–3 | 12 |
Notes
edit- ^ a b The first Premier 5 event of the year has switched back and forth between the Dubai Tennis Championships and the Qatar Ladies Open since 2009 until 2024. Dubai was classified as a Premier 5 event from 2009 to 2011 before being succeeded by Qatar for the 2012–2014 period. In 2015, Dubai regained its Premier 5 status while Qatar was demoted to Premier status. The two tournaments have since alternated status every year.
- ^ 2018: WTA ranking–763.
References
edit- ^ @JTweetsTennis (1 September 2024). "Emma Navarro makes history!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ Mansfield, Frankie. "Rogers, Navarro add local intrigue to Volvo Car Open". Moultrie News.
- ^ Mansfield, Frankie. "Emma Navarro's flip to Virginia a sign of tennis star's maturation". Moultrie News.
- ^ a b c d "Emma Navarro". Virginia Cavaliers. Retrieved 2024-07-08.
- ^ "Emma Navarro Wins NCAA Singles Championship". University of Virginia Athletics. 2021-05-28. Retrieved 2023-11-13.
- ^ "Rencheli Punches Ticket to NCAA Singles Quarterfinals, Daniel and Miller Advance in Doubles". NC State Wolfpack. 2022-05-22. Retrieved 2024-07-08.
- ^ "Emma Navarro To Pursue Professional Career". University of Virginia Athletics. 2022-06-26. Retrieved 2023-11-13.
- ^ "The Improbable Rise of Emma Navarro". 15 January 2024. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
- ^ "From humility to headlines: Navarro upsets Sabalenka in Indian Wells".
- ^ "Emma Navarro beats Aryna Sabalenka, world No 2, at Indian Wells for biggest win of her career".
- ^ "Miami Open: Navarro advances to third round". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
- ^ "Miami Open: Navarro battles past Paolini to move into last 16". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
- ^ "Getting back to basics: Jessica Pegula defeats Emma Navarro for Miami quarterfinal berth". Tennis.com. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
- ^ "Emma Navarro, the surprise of U.S. tennis, surprises again with win over Madison Keys". Tennis.com. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
- ^ "Second seed Sabalenka bludgeons Navarro for French Open quarter-final spot". The National. 3 June 2024. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
- ^ "Emma Navarro wins, will face Osaka next at Wimbledon". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
- ^ "Osaka beaten by Navarro as Gauff goes through". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
- ^ "Wimbledon: Navarro books spot in last 16 against Gauff". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
- ^ "Emma Navarro shocks Coco Gauff in Wimbledon stunner, reaches first Slam quarterfinal". Tennis.com. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
- ^ "Emma Navarro stuns Coco Gauff to advance to first Grand Slam quarter-final". Eurosport. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
- ^ "US star Emma Navarro's Wimbledon run ended by Italy's Jasmine Paolini". CNN. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
- ^ "Emma Navarro blasts opponent Qinwen Zheng after loss at Olympics: 'I didn't respect her as a competitor'". the New York Times. 30 July 2024.
- ^ "Emma Navarro rallies in 3 sets, makes Monterrey quarterfinals". 22 August 2024. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
- ^ "Emma Navarro Is Getting Someplace Fast". The New York Times. 24 August 2024.
- ^ "In a year of career milestones, Navarro adds another at the US Open". 26 August 2024.
- ^ "2024 US Open No. 13 seed Emma Navarro targets the top of the women's game". USOpen.org. 29 August 2024.
- ^ "Emma Navarro dethrones Coco Gauff on Arthur Ashe Stadium at 2024 US Open". Tennis.com. 1 September 2024.
- ^ Church, Ben (2024-07-08). "After beating Coco Gauff at Wimbledon, Emma Navarro could be the next US tennis star". CNN. Retrieved 2024-07-08.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Hartsell, Jeff (October 20, 2018). "Meet Ben Navarro. He bid for NFL team, owns Volvo Car Open and is changing schools". The Post and Courier. Archived from the original on August 8, 2023.
"He talked a lot more about business and the people he admired than he did about football," said Ben Navarro, whose great-grandparents immigrated from Italy, entering the U.S. through Ellis Island.
- ^ "Emma Navarro". Australian Open. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
External links
edit- Emma Navarro at the Women's Tennis Association
- Emma Navarro at the International Tennis Federation
- Emma Navarro at Wimbledon
- Emma Navarro at ESPN.com