Nishesh Basavareddy

Nishesh Basavareddy
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 $137,277
Singles
Career record1–2 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 138 (December 2, 2024)
Current rankingNo. 138 (December 2, 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
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. 683 (December 2, 2024)
Last updated on: 4 December 2024.

Nishesh Basavareddy (born May 2, 2005) is an American professional tennis player. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 138 achieved in December 2024, and a doubles ranking of No. 676 achieved in November 2024.[2]

Career

2022: Juniors

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

2024: Maiden Challenger title, top 150 and Pro debuts

He reached the top 200 at world No. 199 on 30 September 2024 following his third Challenger final at the 2024 LTP Men's Open where he lost to Edas Butvilas.[3] He won his maiden title at the 2024 Tiburon Challenger with a win over compatriot Eliot Spizzirri.[4][5][6]

Following a final at the Champaign Challenger[7] and his second Challenger title at the 2024 Puerto Vallarta Open, Basavareddy moved to a new career-high in the top 150 at world No. 139 on 25 November 2024.[8] He also qualified for the 2024 Next Generation ATP Finals.[9] Following the qualification, he announced he turned professional on 5 December 2024 foregoing his NCAA eligibility.[10] He also received a main draw wildcard for his Grand Slam debut at the 2025 Australian Open.[11][12]

ATP Challenger and ITF 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, [6–10]
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 Canada Liam Draxl
United Kingdom Millen Hurrion 		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.
  2. ^ "Nishesh Basavareddy | Overview | ATP Tour | Tennis".
  3. ^ "#NextGenATP Butvilas wins first Challenger title; Fearnley, Ritschard set for Top 100 debut". ATPTennis. September 30, 2024.
  4. ^ "Basavareddy Wins Tiburon Challenger". October 6, 2024.
  5. ^ "Basavareddy banks first Challenger title, Comesana triumphs on 24th birthday". ATPTour. October 6, 2024.
  6. ^ "BASAVAREDDY'S CHALLENGER TITLE HAS TEEN SURGING TOWARDS JEDDAH". October 16, 2024.
  7. ^ "PIF ATP LIVE RACE TO JEDDAH UPDATE: BASAVAREDDY MAKES HIS MOVE". November 18, 2024.
  8. ^ "BASAVAREDDY BOOSTS JEDDAH HOPES WITH CHALLENGER TITLE". November 25, 2024.
  9. ^ "Basavareddy qualifies for Jeddah". Next Generation ATP Finals. November 27, 2024. Retrieved December 1, 2024.
  10. ^ "#NextGenATP Basavareddy turns pro: 'Living out my childhood dream'". ATPTour. December 6, 2024.
  11. ^ "Nishesh Basavareddy's journey: Practice with Alcaraz to Australian Open wild card". November 18, 2024. Retrieved December 14, 2024.
  12. ^ "BASAVAREDDY TURNS PROFESSIONAL".