Emma Navarro
Country (sports) | United States |
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Residence | Charleston, South Carolina, United States |
Born | New York City, U.S. | May 18, 2001
Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Coach | Peter Ayers[1] |
Prize money | US$ 1,007,251 |
Singles | |
Career record | 160–91 (63.7%) |
Career titles | 1 WTA, 4 ITF[2] |
Highest ranking | No. 23 (29 January 2024) |
Current ranking | No. 23 (February 12, 2024) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 3R (2024) |
French Open | 2R (2023) |
Wimbledon | 1R (2023) |
US Open | 1R (2021, 2023) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 24–34 (41.4%) |
Career titles | 0 WTA, 6 ITF[3] |
Highest ranking | No. 231 (29 January 2024) |
Current ranking | No. 238 (February 12, 2024) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | 3R (2024) |
French Open | 1R (2023) |
Wimbledon | 1R (2023) |
US Open | 1R (2019, 2021, 2023) |
Last updated on: February 12, 2024[4]. |
Emma Navarro (born May 18, 2001) is an American professional tennis player. Navarro has a career-high singles ranking by the WTA of No. 23, achieved on 29 January 2024, a doubles ranking of No. 231, achieved on 29 January 2024.[4]
Career
2019: WTA debut
Navarro finished runner-up in the junior 2019 French Open singles draw,[5][note 1] and won the junior 2019 French Open in doubles with Chloe Beck,[6][note 1] and they also finished runners-up in the junior 2019 Australian Open.[6][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.[7]
2020–2022: Best college recruit, NCAA champion, Major debut
She was rated as the best tennis recruit in the nation and committed to the University of Virginia for the fall 2020 semester.[8] She won the NCAA Championships singles title on 28 May 2021 as a freshman.[9] With this win, she earned a wildcard into the 2021 US Open main draw where she made her Grand Slam debut. She left Virginia after her sophomore season in 2022.[10]
2023: French Open debut, First WTA semifinal, Top 40
On her debut at the 2023 French Open as a wildcard, she reached the second round defeating lucky loser Erika Andreeva for her first Major win.[11]
She reached a WTA Tour-level 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.[12]
She reached the top 50 at world No. 49, following a first round showing at the US Open and another semifinal at the 2023 San Diego Open,[13] on 18 September 2023. She became the third American to crack the Top 50 in 2023, joining Alycia Parks and Peyton Stearns.[14]
She finished the season ranked No. 38 in the singles rankings, her highest year-end in her career.[15]
2024: Maiden WTA title, Major third round, top 25 debut
She reached a third semifinal at the 2024 ASB Classic defeating seventh seed Petra Martic[16] in straight sets and another back-to-back semifinal at the 2024 Hobart International defeating lucky loser Viktoriya Tomova in three sets.[17] She defeated Chinese qualifier Yue Yuan and reached her first WTA final on her debut at the tournament.[18] She won her maiden title defeating former two-time Hobart champion Elise Mertens.[19][20]
Seeded for the first time at a Major at the 2024 Australian Open as the 27th seed,[21] she defeated Wang Xiyu in the first round 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.[15]
Personal life
Navarro is the daughter of businessman Ben Navarro, and the granddaughter of former American football player and coach Frank Navarro. She is of Italian descent.[22]
Performance timelines
W | 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.
Singles
Current through the 2023 China Open.
Tournament | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | SR | W–L | Win% |
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Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||
Australian Open | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
French Open | A | A | A | A | 2R | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% | |
Wimbledon | A | NH | A | A | 1R | 0 / 0 | 0–1 | 0% | |
US Open | Q1 | A | 1R | A | 1R | 0 / 0 | 0–2 | 0% | |
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0 / 0 | 1–4 | 20% | |
WTA 1000 | |||||||||
Qatar / Dubai Open[a] | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
Indian Wells Open | A | NH | A | 1R | 2R | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% | |
Miami Open | A | NH | A | A | Q2 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
Madrid Open | A | NH | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
Italian Open | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
Canadian Open | A | NH | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
Cincinnati Open | A | A | Q1 | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |
Guadalajara Open | NH | A | 3R | 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 | 0 / 4 | 3–4 | 43% | |
Career statistics | |||||||||
2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | SR | W–L | Win% | |
Tournaments | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 14 | Career total: 22 | |||
Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 0 | |||
Finals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 0 | |||
Overall win–loss | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 16–14 | 0 / 22 | 19–22 | 46% | |
Year-end ranking[b] | 486 | 463 | 233 | 143 | 38 | $771,445 |
Doubles
WTA career finals
Singles: 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
Singles: 1 (runner-up)
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Jul 2023 | WTA 125 Båstad, Sweden | Clay | Olga Danilović | 6–7(4–7), 6–3, 3–6 |
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 11 (7 titles, 4 runner-ups)
Legend |
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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 | ITF Amstelveen, Netherlands | 60,000 | Clay | Simona Waltert | 6–7(10–12), 0–6 |
Win | 2–1 | Jul 2022 | ITF Liepāja, Latvia | 60,000 | Clay | Yuan Yue | 6–4, 6–4 |
Loss | 2–2 | Sep 2022 | ITF Montreux, 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, 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 | ITF Ilkley, United Kingdom | 100,000 | Grass | Mirjam Björklund | 4–6, 5–7 |
Win | 6–4 | Oct 2023 | ITF Tyler, United States | 80,000 | Hard | Kayla Day | 6–3, 6–4 |
Win | 7–4 | Nov 2023 | ITF Charleston, United States (2) | 100,000 | Clay | Panna Udvardy | 6–1, 6–1 |
Doubles: 1 (title)
Legend |
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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
Singles: 1 (runner-up)
Result | 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)
Result | 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 |
Notes
- ^ 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. 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
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Emma Navarro Wins NCAA Singles Championship". University of Virginia Athletics. 2021-05-28. Retrieved 2023-11-13.
- ^ "Emma Navarro To Pursue Professional Career". University of Virginia Athletics. 2022-06-26. Retrieved 2023-11-13.
- ^ Hartsell, Jeff (October 20, 2018). "Meet Ben Navarro. He bid for NFL team, owns Volvo Car Open and is changing schools". Post and Courier.
External links
- Emma Navarro at the Women's Tennis Association
- Emma Navarro at the International Tennis Federation
- Emma Navarro at Wimbledon
- Emma Navarro at ESPN.com