Emma Navarro

Emma Navarro
Navarro at the 2023 US Open
Country (sports) United States
ResidenceCharleston, South Carolina, United States
Born (2001-05-18) May 18, 2001 (age 22)
New York City, U.S.
Height5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CoachPeter Ayers[1]
Prize moneyUS$ 1,007,251
Singles
Career record160–91 (63.7%)
Career titles1 WTA, 4 ITF[2]
Highest rankingNo. 23 (29 January 2024)
Current rankingNo. 23 (February 12, 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open3R (2024)
French Open2R (2023)
Wimbledon1R (2023)
US Open1R (2021, 2023)
Doubles
Career record24–34 (41.4%)
Career titles0 WTA, 6 ITF[3]
Highest rankingNo. 231 (29 January 2024)
Current rankingNo. 238 (February 12, 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open3R (2024)
French Open1R (2023)
Wimbledon1R (2023)
US Open1R (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

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS NTI P NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

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%
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)

Legend
Grand Slam
WTA 1000
WTA 500
WTA 250 (1–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–0)
Grass (0–0)
Clay (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Jan 2024 Hobart International, Australia WTA 250 Hard Belgium Elise Mertens 6–1, 4–6, 7–5

WTA Challenger finals

Singles: 1 (runner-up)

Result W–L Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Jul 2023 WTA 125 Båstad, Sweden Clay Serbia Olga Danilović 6–7(4–7), 6–3, 3–6

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 11 (7 titles, 4 runner-ups)

Legend
$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
Win 1–0 Nov 2021 ITF Orlando, United States 25,000 Clay United States Allie Kiick 3–6, 6–2, 6–3
Loss 1–1 Jul 2022 ITF Amstelveen, Netherlands 60,000 Clay Switzerland Simona Waltert 6–7(10–12), 0–6
Win 2–1 Jul 2022 ITF Liepāja, Latvia 60,000 Clay China Yuan Yue 6–4, 6–4
Loss 2–2 Sep 2022 ITF Montreux, Switzerland 60,000 Clay Germany Tamara Korpatsch 4–6, 1–6
Win 3–2 Jan 2023 ITF Naples, United States 25,000 Hard United States Peyton Stearns 6–3, 7–5
Loss 3–3 Jan 2023 ITF Vero Beach, United States 60,000 Clay Belgium Marie Benoît 2–6, 5–7
Win 4–3 Apr 2023 ITF Charleston, United States 100,000 Clay United States Peyton Stearns 2–6, 6–2, 7–5
Win 5–3 Apr 2023 ITF Charlottesville, United States 60,000 Clay United States Ashlyn Krueger 6–4, 6–4
Loss 5–4 Jun 2023 ITF Ilkley, United Kingdom 100,000 Grass Sweden Mirjam Björklund 4–6, 5–7
Win 6–4 Oct 2023 ITF Tyler, United States 80,000 Hard United States Kayla Day 6–3, 6–4
Win 7–4 Nov 2023 ITF Charleston, United States (2) 100,000 Clay Hungary Panna Udvardy 6–1, 6–1

Doubles: 1 (title)

Legend
$15,000 tournaments (1–0)
Result    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win Oct 2017 ITF Charleston, United States 15,000 Clay United States Chloe Beck Russia Ksenia Kuznetsova
Spain Maria Martinez 		6–1, 6–4

Junior Grand Slam finals

Singles: 1 (runner-up)

Result Year Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 2019 French Open Clay Canada Leylah Fernandez 3–6, 2–6

Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)

Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 2019 Australian Open Hard United States Chloe Beck Hungary Adrienn Nagy
Japan Natsumi Kawaguchi 		4–6, 4–6
Win 2019 French Open Clay United States Chloe Beck Russia Alina Charaeva
Russia Anastasia Tikhonova 		6–1, 6–2

Notes

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 2018: WTA ranking–763.
  1. ^ a b c To obtain data from this reference, select the corresponding year on the WTA or ITF website.

References

  1. ^ "More on Navarro..." WTA. 2024-02-12. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
  2. ^ "Emma Navarro Women's Singles Titles". ITF. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
  3. ^ "Emma Navarro Women's Doubles Titles". ITF. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
  4. ^ a b "Emma Navarro - Overview". WTA. 2024-02-12. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
  5. ^ ITF Staff (2024-02-12). "Emma Navarro Juniors Singles Activity". ITF. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
  6. ^ a b ITF Staff (2024-02-12). "Emma Navarro Juniors Doubles Activity". ITF. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
  7. ^ Mansfield, Frankie. "Rogers, Navarro add local intrigue to Volvo Car Open". Moultrie News.
  8. ^ Mansfield, Frankie. "Emma Navarro's flip to Virginia a sign of tennis star's maturation". Moultrie News.
  9. ^ "Emma Navarro Wins NCAA Singles Championship". University of Virginia Athletics. 2021-05-28. Retrieved 2023-11-13.
  10. ^ "Emma Navarro To Pursue Professional Career". University of Virginia Athletics. 2022-06-26. Retrieved 2023-11-13.
  11. ^ "Charleston's Emma Navarro rallies in 3rd set for French Open victory". Post and Courier. 2023-05-30. Retrieved 2023-07-06.
  12. ^ "Masarova upsets Andreescu at Bad Homburg Open as Samsonova survives scare". AP News. 2023-06-27. Retrieved 2023-07-06.
  13. ^ WTA Staff (2023-09-16). "Kenin beats Navarro in San Diego; reaches first final since 2020". WTA. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
  14. ^ "Rankings Watch: Siniakova returns to doubles No.1; Kenin up 40 spots". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 2024-01-25.
  15. ^ a b WTA Staff (2024-02-12). "Emma Navarro - Rankings History". WTA. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
  16. ^ "Emma Navarro's quick rise to No. 31".
  17. ^ "Charleston's Emma Navarro in WTA Tour semifinals for 2nd straight week".
  18. ^ "Finals on debut 🌟 Emma Navarro advances to her first ever tour level final!". 2024-01-12. Retrieved 2024-01-25.
  19. ^ "First title feels 💜". 2024-01-13. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
  20. ^ "Navarro outlasts Mertens in Hobart to win first WTA title".
  21. ^ "Emma Navarro captures maiden WTA trophy with Hobart final victory against Elise Mertens". Tennis.com. Retrieved 2024-01-13.
  22. ^ Hartsell, Jeff (October 20, 2018). "Meet Ben Navarro. He bid for NFL team, owns Volvo Car Open and is changing schools". Post and Courier.

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