Nishesh Basavareddy

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Nishesh Basavareddy
Basavareddy in Cary in 2024
Country (sports) United States
Born (2005-05-02) May 2, 2005 (age 19)
Newport Beach, California, United States
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Turned proDecember 2024
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CollegeStanford University[1]
CoachBryan Smith
Prize moneyUS $447,098
Singles
Career record4–5 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 107 (January 13, 2025)
Current rankingNo. 107 (January 13, 2025)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open1R (2025)
US OpenQ3 (2024)
Doubles
Career record0–0 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 676 (November 25, 2024)
Current rankingNo. 698 (January 13, 2025)
Last updated on: 30 January 2025.

Nishesh Basavareddy (born May 2, 2005) is an American professional tennis player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 107 achieved on 13 January 2025, and a doubles ranking of No. 676 achieved in November 2024.[2]

Personal life

Both of his parents are from Nellore, India and moved to San Francisco in 1999. He has an elder brother Nishanth, born in San Francisco.[3]

He moved to Carmel, Indiana at age six and graduated from Carmel High School.[4]

Career

2022: Juniors

He and Ozan Baris won the boys' doubles title at the 2022 US Open.

2024: Top 150 and Pro debuts, NextGen Finals and maiden ATP win

He reached the top 200 at world No. 199 on September 30, 2024, following his third Challenger final at the 2024 LTP Men's Open where he lost to Edas Butvilas.[5] He won his maiden title at the 2024 Tiburon Challenger with a win over compatriot Eliot Spizzirri.[6][7][8]

Following a final at the Champaign Challenger[9] and his second Challenger title at the 2024 Puerto Vallarta Open,[10] Basavareddy moved to a new career-high in the top 150 at world No. 139 on November 25, 2024.[11]

He also qualified for the 2024 Next Generation ATP Finals where he recorded his first ATP win.[12][13] Following the qualification, he announced he turned professional on December 5, 2024, foregoing his NCAA eligibility.[14][15]

He also received a main draw wildcard for his Grand Slam debut at the 2025 Australian Open, where he faced in the first round Novak Djokovic, and lost to him in four sets.[16]

2025: ATP main draw debut & first semifinal, top 110

He made his ATP main draw debut at the 2025 Brisbane International after qualifying for the main draw with wins over former top-100 player Borna Gojo and former top-10 player Lucas Pouille.[17][18] He lost to Gaël Monfils in three sets. A week later he also qualified for the main draw at the 2025 ASB Classic in Auckland and recorded his second win and first in an ATP main draw over lucky loser Francisco Comesaña in straight sets.[19][20] He defeated the defending champion and world No. 23 Alejandro Tabilo in three sets to reach his maiden ATP quarterfinal and move into the top 115 in the rankings.[21][22] [23] Next, he defeated eight seed and compatriot Alex Michelsen to reach his first ATP semifinal and moved onto the top 110 in the ATP singles rankings. He became the youngest American to reach a tour-level semifinal on hardcourts since an 18-year-old Reilly Opelka in 2016 in Atlanta.[24] However, he then fell to Gaël Monfils in the semifinals in two tough sets.[25]

At the Australian Open, he lost in the first round to Novak Djokovic, but not before taking the first set against the former #1. He impressed Djokovic and the crowd during the 6-4, 3-6, 4-6, 2-6 performance. [26]

Singles performance timeline

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (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.

Current through the 2025 Australian Open.

Tournament 2024 2025 SR W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A 1R 0 / 1 0–1
French Open A 0 / 0 0–0
Wimbledon A 0 / 0 0–0
US Open Q3 0 / 0 0–0
Win–loss 0–0 0–1 0 / 1 0–1
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Indian Wells Open A 0 / 0 0–0
Miami Open A 0 / 0 0–0
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0 / 0 0–0
Career statistics
Tournaments 0 3 3
Overall win–loss 1–2 3–3 4–5
Year-end ranking 138

ATP Challenger and ITF World Tennis Tour finals

Singles: 8 (2 titles, 6 runner-ups)

Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (2–5)
ITF WTT (0–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–6)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Oct 2023 Fairfield Challenger, USA Challenger Hard United States Zachary Svajda 4–6, 1–6
Loss 0–2 Jul 2024 Cranbrook Tennis Classic, USA Challenger Hard United States Learner Tien 6–4, 3–6, 4–6
Loss 0–3 Sep 2024 LTP Men's Open, USA Challenger Hard Lithuania Edas Butvilas 4–6, 3–6
Win 1–3 Sep 2024 Tiburon Challenger, USA Challenger Hard United States Eliot Spizzirri 6–1, 6–1
Loss 1–4 Oct 2024 Charlottesville Men's Pro Challenger, USA Challenger Hard (i) Japan James Trotter 3–6, 4–6
Loss 1–5 Nov 2024 Champaign–Urbana Challenger, USA Challenger Hard (i) United States Ethan Quinn 3–6, 1–6
Win 2–5 Nov 2024 Puerto Vallarta Open, Mexico Challenger Hard Canada Liam Draxl 6–3, 7–6(7–4)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Mar 2024 M25 Calabasas, USA WTT Hard United States Trevor Svajda 4–6, 1–6

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

Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (0–1)
ITF WTT (1–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (1–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Jul 2024 Cranbrook Tennis Classic, USA Challenger Hard United States Ozan Baris United States Ryan Seggerman
United States Patrik Trhac 		6–4, 3–6,
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Apr 2022 M15 Vero Beach, USA WTT Clay Venezuela Ricardo Rodríguez-Pace United Kingdom Millen Hurrion
Canada Liam Draxl 		6–4, 6–3

Junior Grand Slam finals

Doubles: 1 (1 title)

Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 2022 US Open Hard United States Ozan Baris Switzerland Dylan Dietrich
Bolivia Juan Carlos Prado Ángelo 		6–1, 6–1

References

  1. ^ "Nishesh Basavareddy – Men's Tennis". Stanford University Athletics. Archived from the original on September 10, 2022. Retrieved September 10, 2022.
  2. ^ "Nishesh Basavareddy | Overview | ATP Tour | Tennis". Archived from the original on September 10, 2022. Retrieved September 10, 2022.
  3. ^ Vishnu Reddy (March 21, 2021). "Nishesh Basavareddy – Indian-American boy making waves in World Junior Tennis". Indian tennis daily. Retrieved January 9, 2025.
  4. ^ Glenesk, Matthew (January 12, 2025). "Who is Nishesh Basavareddy? Carmel grad to face Novak Djokovic in Australian Open first round". IndyStar. Retrieved January 13, 2025.
  5. ^ "#NextGenATP Butvilas wins first Challenger title; Fearnley, Ritschard set for Top 100 debut". ATPTennis. September 30, 2024. Archived from the original on October 7, 2024. Retrieved October 10, 2024.
  6. ^ "Basavareddy Wins Tiburon Challenger". October 6, 2024.
  7. ^ "Basavareddy banks first Challenger title, Comesana triumphs on 24th birthday". ATPTour. October 6, 2024. Archived from the original on December 2, 2024. Retrieved October 10, 2024.
  8. ^ "BASAVAREDDY'S CHALLENGER TITLE HAS TEEN SURGING TOWARDS JEDDAH". October 16, 2024. Archived from the original on December 1, 2024. Retrieved November 25, 2024.
  9. ^ "PIF ATP LIVE RACE TO JEDDAH UPDATE: BASAVAREDDY MAKES HIS MOVE". November 18, 2024. Archived from the original on December 4, 2024. Retrieved November 25, 2024.
  10. ^ "Challenger Tour Weekly Recap: Comesana, Fognini, and Nardi Secure Australian Open Main Draw". lastwordonsports.com. Retrieved January 30, 2025.
  11. ^ "BASAVAREDDY BOOSTS JEDDAH HOPES WITH CHALLENGER TITLE". November 25, 2024. Archived from the original on December 1, 2024. Retrieved November 25, 2024.
  12. ^ "Basavareddy qualifies for Jeddah". Next Generation ATP Finals. November 27, 2024. Archived from the original on December 3, 2024. Retrieved December 1, 2024.
  13. ^ "Basavareddy braves Shang for major milestone in Jeddah; 19-year-old secures maiden ATP Tour win". ATPTour. December 19, 2024. Retrieved January 7, 2025.
  14. ^ "#NextGenATP Basavareddy turns pro: 'Living out my childhood dream'". ATPTour. December 6, 2024. Archived from the original on December 14, 2024. Retrieved December 14, 2024.
  15. ^ "BASAVAREDDY TURNS PROFESSIONAL". Archived from the original on December 14, 2024. Retrieved December 14, 2024.
  16. ^ "Nishesh Basavareddy's journey: Practice with Alcaraz to Australian Open wild card". November 18, 2024. Retrieved December 14, 2024.
  17. ^ "Pics: Young American Basavareddy outlasts Gojo in the Brisbane heat".
  18. ^ @edgeAIapp (December 28, 2024). "Nishesh Basavareddy defeats former top-10 player Lucas Pouille 6-4, 6-4 to reach his first ATP main draw at the Brisbane ATP 250. A great start to his Australian swing, he is also set to compete in the Australian Open main draw" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  19. ^ "Basavareddy's big decision: How #NextGenATP star is relishing life as a pro; American sealed maiden ATP Tour main-draw win Tuesday in Auckland". ATPTour. January 7, 2025.
  20. ^ "ASB Classic day two results: Local favourite Cameron Norrie loses in straight sets, Kiwi Marcus Daniell begins final tournament". January 6, 2025.
  21. ^ @ASB_Classic (January 7, 2025). "First QF feels 🥳🤝 Qualifier Nishesh Basavareddy causes Centre Court upset, ousting defending champ Tabilo in a three-set thriller! #ASBClassic25" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  22. ^ "#NextGenATP stars Mensik, Basavareddy advance in Auckland". ATPTour. January 7, 2025.
  23. ^ "#NextGenATP Basavareddy earns 'biggest win of career', reaches Auckland QFs". ATPTour. January 8, 2025.
  24. ^ "Basavareddy, 19, adds name to piece of American history with Auckland QF win". ATPTour. January 8, 2025.
  25. ^ "Monfils advances to final at Auckland at age 38". ESPN.com. January 10, 2025. Retrieved January 13, 2025.
  26. ^ "Australian Open: Novak Djokovic lauds 'complete player' Nishesh Basavareddy after surviving first round scare". The Times of India.
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