Brandon Nakashima
Brandon Nakashima (born 3 August 2001) is an American tennis player.
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| Country (sports) |  United States |
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| Residence | San Diego, United States |
| Born | 3 August 2001 San Diego, United States |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) |
| Turned pro | 2019 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $230,686 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 3–2 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 2 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 157 (1 February 2021) |
| Current ranking | No. 157 (1 February 2021) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | Q1 (2021) |
| French Open | Q1 (2020) |
| US Open | 2R (2020) |
| French Open Junior | QF (2018) |
| Wimbledon Junior | 3R (2019) |
| US Open Junior | SF (2019) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 0–1 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Highest ranking | 1252 (26 October 2020) |
| Current ranking | 1279 (25 January 2021) |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| French Open Junior | 1R (2018) |
| Wimbledon Junior | QF (2018) |
| Last updated on: 25 January 2021. | |
Nakashima has a career high ATP singles ranking of 163 achieved on 25 January 2021. On the junior tour, he has a career high ITF junior combined ranking of 3 achieved on 31 December 2018. He has won 2 ITF singles title to date.
In October 2018, Nakashima won the ITF Junior Masters, defeating junior world number one Tseng Chun-hsin in the final, 6–2, 6–1.[1]
Collegiate career
Nakashima graduated high school a semester early, before enrolling at the University of Virginia in January 2019 at the age of 17. During his time at UVA, he finished the season with a 17-5 record in singles and 20-3 record in doubles. At the end of the season he received the ACC Freshman of the Year and All ACC First Team awards and was also a part of the All ACC Academic Team. After one semester he decided to forgo his remaining years of eligibility and turn professional.
Professional career
In February 2020, Nakashima received a wild card to the Delray Beach Open (his first ATP main draw event) where he reached the quarterfinals, defeating Jiri Vesely and Cameron Norrie before falling to Yoshihito Nishioka.
World TeamTennis
Nakashima made his World TeamTennis debut in 2020 with the Chicago Smash for their inaugural season.[2]
Nakashima excelled in singles play for the Smash and also paired up with Rajeev Ram throughout the season in men's doubles to help Chicago earn a No. 2 seed in WTT Playoffs. The Smash defeated the Orlando Storm to earn a spot in the final, but ultimately fell to the New York Empire in a Supertiebreaker.
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
Singles: 3 (3–0)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | Sep 2018 | USA F25 Laguna Niguel, CA | Futures | Hard | Maxime Cressy |
6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 2–0 | Jan 2020 | USA F25 Rancho Santa Fe, NM | Futures | Hard |  Geoffrey Blancaneaux |
6–3, 6–3 |
| Win | 3-0 | Nov 2020 | Orlando, United States | Challenger | Hard |  Prajnesh Gunneswaran |
6–3, 6–4 |
References
External links
- Brandon Nakashima at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Brandon Nakashima at the International Tennis Federation