Govind Nanda

Govind Nanda
	Nanda at the 2025 Washington Open
Country (sports)	United States
Born	(2001-02-17) February 17, 2001 Loma Linda, California
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Retired	2025
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
College	UCLA
Prize money	US $184,927
Singles
Career record	1–1
Career titles	0 0 Challenger, 5 Futures
Highest ranking	No. 339 (3 October 2022)
Current ranking	No. 340 (21 July 2025)
Grand Slam singles results
US Open	Q2 (2022)
Doubles
Career record	0–1
Career titles	0 0 Challenger, 2 Futures
Highest ranking	No. 497 (8 August 2022)
Current ranking	No. 623 (31 March 2025)
Grand Slam doubles results
US Open	1R (2022)
	Last updated on: 1 August 2025.

Govind Nanda (born February 17, 2001) is an American former tennis player. He has a career-high singles ranking of No. 339 achieved on 3 October 2022, and a doubles ranking of No. 497 achieved on 8 August 2022.

Personal life

Nanda is of Indian heritage. The son of Meena and Rajesh Nanda, he has a sister called Shyamlee. He grew up in Redlands, California before moving to Cerritos, California to be nearer to his training facilities at the USTA centre in Carson. He and his sister started playing tennis at Clement Middle School in Redlands.^[2] Nanda attended Laurel Springs School in Ojai, California, before attending University of California, Los Angeles.^[3]

Junior career

Nanda reached the final of the Wimbledon boys doubles in 2019 partnering with Liam Draxl. The pair lost to Jonáš Forejtek and Jiří Lehečka .^[4]

Professional career

2022: Major doubles debut

In September, Nanda was given a wildcard into the 2022 US Open men's doubles partnering with Brandon Holt.^[5]

2024: First Challenger final

In October, Nanda reached his first Challenger final in Calgary, losing to Murphy Cassone in the final.^[6]

2025: ATP debut & first win

Nanda made his ATP Tour singles debut as a qualifier at the Los Cabos Open. He defeated Colton Smith in the first round to record his first ATP Tour win. He lost in the second round to third seed and eventual winner Denis Shapovalov.

ATP Challenger and ITF World Tennis Finals

Singles: 7 (5–2)

Legend
ATP Challenger (0–1)
ITF Futures (5–1)

Finals by surface
Hard (5–2)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1–0	Jan 2019	M25 Tucson, USA	World Tennis Tour	Hard	Martin Redlicki	4–6, 7–6^(7–2), 6–0
Win	2–0	Sep 2019	M25 Harlingen, USA	World Tennis Tour	Hard	Adrian Andreev	6–4, 6–4
Win	3–0	Jun 2021	M25 Wichita, USA	World Tennis Tour	Hard	Patrick Kypson	7–6^(8–6), 6–2
Win	4–0	Jun 2022	M25 Tulsa, USA	World Tennis Tour	Hard	Stefan Dostanic	6–3, 7–5
Win	5–0	Jul 2024	M15 Lakewood, USA	World Tennis Tour	Hard	Stefan Dostanic	6–4, 5–7, 7–5
Loss	5–1	Jul 2024	M15 Lakewood, USA	World Tennis Tour	Hard	Learner Tien	3–6, 3–6
Loss	5–2	Oct 2024	Calgary, Canada	Challenger	Hard (i)	Murphy Cassone	6–4, 3–6, 4–6

Doubles: 4 (2–2)

Legend
ATP Challenger (0–0)
ITF Futures (2–2)

Finals by surface
Hard (2–1)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Apr 2022	M15 Orange Park, USA	World Tennis Tour	Clay	Aidan Mayo	Abraham Asaba Sekou Bangoura	6–7^(2–7), 6–3, [9–11]
Win	1–1	Jul 2022	M25 Dallas, USA	World Tennis Tour	Hard	Tyler Zink	Yu Hsiou HsuDane Sweeny	6–4, 6–4
Loss	1–2	Jun 2024	M25 Tulsa, USA	World Tennis Tour	Hard	Cleeve Harper	Aidan Kim Cannon Kingsley	3–6, 7–5, [7–10]
Win	2–2	Mar 2025	M25 Calabasas, USA	World Tennis Tour	Hard	Benjamin Sigouin	Jayson Blando Michael Blando	6–2, 6–7^(4–7), [10–1]