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Emma Navarro

Emma Navarro (born May 18, 2001) is an American professional tennis player. She has a career-high singles ranking of No. 8 by the WTA, achieved on September 9, 2024, and a best doubles ranking of world No. 93, achieved in August 2024.[2] She played college tennis at Virginia and won the NCAA Singles Championship in 2021, later becoming the first women's singles NCAA champion to reach the US Open semifinals.[3] She won her first WTA Tour title at the 2024 Hobart International.

Emma Navarro
Navarro at the 2024 US Open
Country (sports) United States
ResidenceCharleston, South Carolina
Born (2001-05-18) May 18, 2001 (age 23)
New York City
Height5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Turned pro2015
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CoachPeter Ayers[1]
Prize moneyUS$ 3,528,374
Singles
Career record202–112
Career titles1
Highest rankingNo. 8 (September 9, 2024)
Current rankingNo. 8 (November 11, 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open3R (2024)
French Open4R (2024)
WimbledonQF (2024)
US OpenSF (2024)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games3R (2024)
Doubles
Career record28–36
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 93 (August 12, 2024)
Current rankingNo. 99 (October 28, 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open3R (2024)
French OpenQF (2024)
Wimbledon2R (2024)
US Open1R (2019, 2021, 2023)
Last updated on: October 28, 2024.

Career

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2019: WTA Tour debut

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Navarro finished runner-up in the junior 2019 French Open singles draw,[4][note 1] and won the junior 2019 French Open in doubles with Chloe Beck,[5][note 1] and they also finished runners-up in the junior 2019 Australian Open.[5][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.[6]

2020–2022: NCAA champion, major debut

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Navarro was rated as the best tennis recruit in the nation and joined the Virginia Cavaliers for the fall of 2020 after having previously committed to Duke.[7] In her freshman year, she went 25–1 in singles and reached the No. 1 ranking in the country.[8] She avenged her only loss of the season in the final of the 2021 NCAA singles championship, beating defending champion Estela Perez-Somarriba of Miami.[9] She also made it to the NCAA doubles semifinals partnering Rosie Johanson. She was named the ITA Rookie of the Year and was a finalist for the Honda Sports Award.[8] With her NCAA win, she earned a wild card into the 2021 US Open main draw where she made her Grand Slam tournament debut.

Navarro went 26–2 in singles as a second-year, ending the year ranked No. 2 nationally, after losing to Abigail Rencheli of NC State in the round of 16 of the 2022 NCAA singles championship.[8][10] She was again an All-American in singles and doubles and was a finalist for the Honda Sports Award.[8] She left Virginia after her second season.[11]

2023: First major win, top 40

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On her debut at the French Open as a wildcard, Navarro reached the second round defeating lucky loser, Erika Andreeva for her first win at a major.[12]

She reached a WTA Tour 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.[13]

Navarro was runner-up at the Swedish Open, losing the final to Olga Danilović in three sets.[14] She reached the top 50 at No. 49, following a first-round showing at the US Open, and another semifinal at the San Diego Open,[15] on September 18. She became the third American to crack the top 50 in 2023, joining Alycia Parks and Peyton Stearns.[16]

She finished the season ranked No. 38 in singles, her highest year-end in her career.[17]

2024: First title, major semifinal, No. 8

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She reached a third semifinal at the Auckland Classic, defeating seventh seed Petra Martić[18] in straight sets, and another back-to-back semifinal at the Hobart International, defeating lucky loser Viktoriya Tomova, in three sets.[19] She defeated Chinese qualifier Yuan Yue and reached her first WTA Tour final on her debut at the tournament.[20] She won her maiden title defeating former two-time Hobart champion Elise Mertens.[21][22][23]

Seeded for the first time at the Australian Open as No. 27,[24] she defeated Wang Xiyu 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 at No. 23, on January 29, 2024.[17] Seeded third at the San Diego Open, she reached the semifinals defeating Katerina Siniaková and qualifier Daria Saville. Seeded 23rd in Indian Wells, she advanced to the fourth round with wins over Ukrainians Lesia Tsurenko and 16th seed Elina Svitolina. She reached her first WTA 1000 quarterfinal by defeating world No. 2 and previous year runner-up, Aryna Sabalenka, her biggest win by ranking in her career. Navarro became the first American to defeat a top-2 opponent at the tournament since Serena Williams in 2001 against Lindsay Davenport in the quarterfinals. As a result, she broke into the top 20 in the singles rankings.[25][26]

Seeded 20th at the next WTA 1000, the 2024 Miami Open, she reached the fourth round by defeating qualifier Storm Hunter[27] and 12th seed Jasmine Paolini,[28] before losing to Jessica Pegula in three sets.[29]

Navarro reached the fourth round of a major for the first time at the 2024 French Open with a win over 14th seed Madison Keys in two sets in the third round.[30] She eventually lost to second seed Aryna Sabalenka.[31] This moved her up to a new career-high of world No. 17, on June 10, 2024.

At Wimbledon, Navarro reached her first major quarterfinal with wins over Wang Qiang,[32] Naomi Osaka,[33] Diana Shnaider[34] and world No. 2, Coco Gauff,[35][36] before losing to world No. 7 and eventual finalist, Jasmine Paolini.[37] Due to her run, she reached the top 15 in the singles rankings on July 15, 2024.

She made her debut at the Summer Olympics in Paris where she advanced to the third round losing there to eventual gold medalist, Zheng Qinwen.[38]

Seeded eighth at the Canadian Open, Navarro defeated Magda Linette,[39] 11th seed Marta Kostyuk[40] and lucky loser Taylor Townsend to reach the first WTA 1000 semifinal in her career.[41] She followed this by reaching another semifinal at the newly upgraded WTA 500 Monterrey Open with a win over Camila Osorio[42] and ninth seed Magdalena Fręch.[43] As a result, she reached a new career-high of No. 12, on August 26, 2024.

Seeded 13th at the US Open and seeded for the first time at this major,[44] she reached the third round with wins over Anna Blinkova, in less than an hour,[45] and Arantxa Rus.[46] She reached the fourth round in a third major in 2024, with a win over 19th seed Marta Kostyuk. [47] She upset again defending champion and third seed, Coco Gauff, to reach her second major quarterfinal in a row.[48] Navarro reached her first semifinal with a straight-sets win over Paula Badosa and moved to world No. 8 in the singles rankings on September 9, 2024.[49][50][51] She lost to second seed Aryna Sabalenka in straight sets.[52]

Despite being ranked as world No. 8, Navarro missed out on a place at the WTA Finals due to Wimbledon champion Barbora Krejčíková receiving entry because of a WTA rule which gives a spot to a major winner if they finish within the top 20.[53] She turned down a place as an alternate with her agent stating she had not recovered from a recent illness.[54]

Personal life

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Navarro is the daughter of billionaires[55] Ben and Kelly Navarro, and the granddaughter of Frank Navarro, a former American football player and coach. She is of Italian descent.[56] Emma attended Ashley Hall, an all-girls private school in downtown Charleston, where she played on the varsity tennis team. She is good friends with fellow American tennis player Danielle Collins[57] and has viewed the latter as a role model.[58][59]

Performance timelines

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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.[60]

Singles

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Tournament 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 SR W–L Win%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A A A 3R 0 / 1 2–1 67%
French Open A A A A 2R 4R 0 / 2 4–2 67%
Wimbledon A NH A A 1R QF 0 / 2 4–2 67%
US Open Q1 A 1R A 1R SF 0 / 3 5–3 63%
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–0 1–3 14–4 0 / 8 15–8 65%
National representation
Summer Olympics not held A not held 3R 0 / 1 2–1 67%
WTA 1000
Qatar Open[a] A A A A A 3R 0 / 1 2–1 67%
Dubai[a] A A A A A 2R 1 / 1 1–1 50%
Indian Wells Open A NH A 1R 2R QF 0 / 3 4–3 57%
Miami Open A NH A A Q2 3R 0 / 1 2–1 67%
Madrid Open A NH A A A 3R 0 / 1 1–1 50%
Italian Open A A A A A 2R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Canadian Open A NH A A A SF 0 / 1 3–1 75%
Cincinnati Open A A Q1 A 1R 1R 0 / 2 0–2 0%
Guadalajara Open NH A 3R NMS 0 / 1 2–1 67%
Wuhan Open A NH 2R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
China Open A NH A 2R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 3–3 12–10 0 / 14 15–14 52%
Career statistics
2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 SR W–L Win%
Tournaments 1 1 3 3 14 23 Career total: 45
Titles 0 0 0 0 0 1 Career total: 1
Finals 0 0 0 0 0 1 Career total: 1
Overall win–loss 0–1 0–1 2–3 1–3 16–14 45–22 1 / 40 64–44 59%
Year-end ranking[b] 486 463 233 143 38 $2,469,160

Doubles

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WTA Tour finals

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Singles: 1 (title)

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Legend
Grand Slam (0–0)
WTA 1000 (0–0)
WTA 500 (0–0)
WTA 250 (1–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–0)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (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   Elise Mertens 6–1, 4–6, 7–5

WTA Challenger finals

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Singles: 2 (2 runner-ups)

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Result W–L Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Jul 2023 Båstad Open, Sweden Clay   Olga Danilović 6–7(4–7), 6–3, 3–6
Loss 0–2 May 2024 Clarins Open, France Clay   Diana Shnaider 2–6, 6–3, 4–6

ITF Circuit finals

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

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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   Allie Kiick 3–6, 6–2, 6–3
Loss 1–1 Jul 2022 Amstelveen Open, Netherlands 60,000 Clay   Simona Waltert 6–7(10–12), 0–6
Win 2–1 Jul 2022 Liepāja Open, Latvia 60,000 Clay   Yuan Yue 6–4, 6–4
Loss 2–2 Sep 2022 Montreux Ladies Open, 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 Pro, United States 100,000 Clay   Peyton Stearns 2–6, 6–2, 7–5
Win 5–3 Apr 2023 Charlottesville Open, United States 60,000 Clay   Ashlyn Krueger 6–4, 6–4
Loss 5–4 Jun 2023 Ilkley Trophy, United Kingdom 100,000 Grass   Mirjam Björklund 4–6, 5–7
Win 6–4 Oct 2023 Tyler Pro Challenge, United States 80,000 Hard   Kayla Day 6–3, 6–4
Win 7–4 Nov 2023 ITF Charleston Pro, United States (2) 100,000 Clay   Panna Udvardy 6–1, 6–1

Doubles: 1 (title)

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

Junior Grand Slam tournament finals

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Singles: 1 (runner-up)

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

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

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Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
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

Top 10 wins

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  • Navarro has a 4–6 (40%) record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10.
# Player Rank Event Surface Rd Score NRk
2023
1.   Maria Sakkari 9 San Diego, United States Hard QF 6–4, 0–6, 7–6(4) 61
2024
2.   Aryna Sabalenka 2 Indian Wells, United States Hard 4R 6–3, 3–6, 6–2 23
3.   Coco Gauff 2 Wimbledon, UK Grass 4R 6–4, 6–3 17
4.   Coco Gauff 3 US Open, United States Hard 4R 6–3, 4–6, 6–3 12

Notes

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  1. ^ a b 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 until 2024. 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

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