Brandon Nakashima
Age: 23 (03/08/2001)
  • Brief details
    Height
    188
    Weight
    83
    Plays
    Right-Handed
    Career
    $5,210,039
    YTD
    $582,195
    Place of birth
    San Diego, California, USA
    • 32 Singles ranking
    • 251 Doubles ranking
  • Overview
    ATP singles titles
    12-11
    107-91
    ATP doubles titles
    4-1
    9-13
    Prize money
    $582,195
    $5,210,039
    Prize money
    $23,910
    $5,210,039
    Titles
    0
    1
    Titles
    1
    1
  • Games
    Barcelona (Barcelona, Spain)
    Dates:
    14/04/2025 – 20/04/2025
    Category:
    ATP Finals
    Surface:
    Clay
    Prize fund:
    €3,050,800
    Rank:
    32
    Round of 32
    Pedro Martinez Portero
    49
    57 75 46
    Pts:
    0
    ATP. Monte Carlo (Monte Carlo, Monaco)
    Dates:
    07/04/2025 – 13/04/2025
    Category:
    ATP Finals
    Surface:
    Clay
    Prize fund:
    €6,600,165
    Rank:
    31
    Round of 64
    Roberto Bautista-Agut
    52
    26 46
    Pts:
    10
    Houston (Houston, USA)
    Dates:
    31/03/2025 – 06/04/2025
    Category:
    ATP Finals
    Surface:
    Clay
    Prize fund:
    $710,735
    Rank:
    33
    Round of 4
    Frances Tiafoe
    17
    46 67
    Round of 8
    Christopher Eubanks
    117
    64 64
    Round of 16
    Mackenzie Mcdonald
    100
    61 75
    Round of 32
    Bye
    0
    —
    Pts:
    100
    ATP. Miami (Miami, Florida, USA)
    Dates:
    17/03/2025 – 30/03/2025
    Category:
    ATP Finals
    Surface:
    Hard
    Prize fund:
    $11,000,535
    Rank:
    32
    Round of 16
    Grigor Dimitrov
    15
    46 57
    Round of 32
    David Goffin
    55
    63 67 63
    Round of 64
    Roberto Carballes Baena
    53
    64 46 63
    Round of 128
    Bye
    0
    —
    Pts:
    100
    ATP. Indian Wells (Indian Wells, California, USA)
    Dates:
    03/03/2025 – 16/03/2025
    Category:
    ATP Finals
    Surface:
    Hard
    Prize fund:
    $13,042,410
    Rank:
    33
    Round of 16
    Ben Shelton
    12
    67 16
    Round of 32
    Matteo Arnaldi
    35
    62 64
    Round of 64
    Rinky Hijikata
    83
    75 61
    Round of 128
    Bye
    0
    —
    Pts:
    100
    Acapulco (Acapulco, Mexico)
    Dates:
    24/02/2025 – 01/03/2025
    Category:
    ATP Finals
    Surface:
    Hard
    Prize fund:
    $2,763,440
    Rank:
    42
    Round of 4
    Tomas Machac
    25
    46 61 46
    Round of 8
    David Goffin
    63
    76 62
    Round of 16
    Holger Vitus Nodskov Rune
    13
    30
    Round of 32
    Benjamin Bonzi
    62
    76 75
    Pts:
    200
    Delray Beach (Delray Beach, USA)
    Dates:
    10/02/2025 – 16/02/2025
    Category:
    ATP Finals
    Surface:
    Hard
    Prize fund:
    $710,735
    Rank:
    43
    Round of 8
    Matteo Arnaldi
    38
    67 46
    Round of 16
    Reilly Opelka
    121
    36 75 62
    Round of 32
    James Kent Trotter
    182
    76 61
    Pts:
    50
    Dallas (Dallas, USA)
    Dates:
    03/02/2025 – 09/02/2025
    Category:
    ATP Finals
    Surface:
    Hard
    Prize fund:
    $3,035,960
    Rank:
    42
    Round of 32
    Yoshihito Nishioka
    67
    46 67
    Pts:
    0
    Australian Open (Melbourne, Australia)
    Dates:
    13/01/2025 – 26/01/2025
    Category:
    ATP Finals
    Surface:
    Hard
    Prize fund:
    A$43,250,000
    Rank:
    35
    Round of 128
    Ben Shelton
    20
    67 57 57
    Pts:
    10
    Adelaide (Adelaide, Australia)
    Dates:
    06/01/2025 – 11/01/2025
    Category:
    ATP Finals
    Surface:
    Hard
    Prize fund:
    $766,290
    Rank:
    37
    Round of 16
    Rinky Hijikata
    79
    26 63 67
    Round of 32
    Yannick Hanfmann
    98
    61 26 63
    Pts:
    25
  • Full description
    Personal

    Nickname is B-Nak Parents, Wesley and Christina, are both pharmacists; little brother, Bryce, is an up-and-coming tennis player Mother grew up in Vietnam and moved to California at age 5 Father is of Japanese ancestry and was born in California Began playing tennis as a 3-year-old with his grandfather, who would take him to local park Enrolled early at University of Virginia as 17-year-old and was named 2019 ACC Freshman of the Year before turning pro "Going to college helped a lot," said Nakashima. "The atmosphere was incredible and maturing there was important." Favourite shot is backhand, surface is hard, tournament is Wimbledon and city on tour is Paris Tennis idol is Roger Federer, though he says he plays more like Novak Djokovic Practised with Djokovic each day for a week during 2020 US Open Best advice received is from his parents: "Work hard, stay the course and good things will happen." If he could steal one shot from another player, it would be Pete Sampras' serve or Nick Kyrgios' feel and drop shots Also enjoys golf and American football. Favourite NFL team is Los Angeles Chargers Favourite movie is Creed and TV shows are Arrow and Gossip Girl Says that his best quality is his athleticism and his worst quality is being shy Favourite food is sushi and guilty pleasure is dessert During COVID-19 pandemic, donated more than 40 pairs of FILA shoes to urgent care physicians and nurses at Sharp Rees-Stealy Clinic in Sorrento Mesa, CA, USA

    Career

    Former World No. 3 junior broke into Top 50 in July 2022 and achieved career-high No. 43 in October 2022, ending season on 16-1 run in tiebreaks

    Returned to Milan and went 5-0 to capture 2022 Next Gen ATP Finals title after reaching SF in 2021

    Defeated countryman Giron to win 1st ATP Tour title in hometown of San Diego in 2022

    Upset No. 5 Rune 6-0 6-2 for biggest win of career to reach 2023 ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai 3R

    Played in back-to-back ATP Tour finals at Los Cabos and Atlanta as 19-year-old in 2021, becoming youngest American to reach multiple finals since Roddick in 2001-02

    Reached Roland Garros 3R, Wimbledon 4R and US Open 3R in 2022, highlighted by first Top 20 wins of career over No. 16 Shapovalov in Wimbledon 2R and No. 19 Dimitrov in US Open 2R

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