27 Facts About Brandon Nakashima

Brandon Nakashima was born on August 3,2001 and is an American professional tennis player.

Brandon Nakashima has been ranked as high as world No 32 in singles by the ATP, which he achieved on 17 March 2025.

Brandon Nakashima reached a career-high doubles ranking of No 240 on 10 June 2024.

Brandon Nakashima graduated from high school, High Bluff Academy in San Diego, a semester early, before enrolling at the University of Virginia in January 2019 at the age of 17 to play collegiate tennis for the Virginia Cavaliers.

In February 2020, Brandon Nakashima received a wildcard into the Delray Beach Open, where he reached the quarterfinals, defeating Jiri Vesely and Cameron Norrie before falling to Yoshihito Nishioka.

Later in the year, on his Grand Slam main draw debut as a wildcard at the US Open, Brandon Nakashima defeated Paolo Lorenzi before being beaten by fifth seed and eventual runner-up, Alexander Zverev.

Brandon Nakashima lost in the first round to compatriot and 31st seed, Taylor Fritz.

Brandon Nakashima reached his first final in Los Cabos, where after beating JJ Wolf, fourth seed Sam Querrey, fifth seed Jordan Thompson, and second seed John Isner, he lost to top seed Cameron Norrie in the final.

From this run, the 19-year-old Brandon Nakashima became the youngest American to reach an ATP final since a then 18-year-old Taylor Fritz got to the final of the Memphis Open in 2016.

Brandon Nakashima ended the year at a career-high of No 62 and was nominated ATP Newcomer of the Year.

At the 2022 French Open, Brandon Nakashima reached the third round of a major for the first time, where he lost to third seed Alexander Zverev.

Brandon Nakashima lost a tight five-set contest to eventual runner-up Nick Kyrgios.

Brandon Nakashima reached the top 50 in the rankings on 11 July 2022, at world No 49.

Brandon Nakashima reached his fourth ATP semifinal in Lyon with wins over Diego Schwartzman, Arthur Rinderknech, third seed Tommy Paul before losing to the eventual champion Arthur Fils.

Brandon Nakashima exited the top 100 on 25 September 2023 despite a second round showing at the 2023 Citi Open and a third round at the 2023 Winston-Salem Open.

Brandon Nakashima returned to the top 100 at No 96 on 29 January 2024 following a title at the 2024 Tenerife Challenger, in Spain.

Brandon Nakashima received a wildcard for the 2024 BNP Paribas Open where he defeated Christopher Eubanks.

Brandon Nakashima reached the second round at the 2024 French Open with a win over wildcard Nicolas Moreno de Alboran, before losing to eighth seed Hubert Hurkacz.

Brandon Nakashima reached the third round at the 2024 Wimbledon Championships upsetting 18th seed Sebastian Baez and defeating Jordan Thompson.

Brandon Nakashima recorded a first round win at this Masters over local wildcard Denis Shapovalov and an upset over the tenth seed, Tommy Paul, to reach the round of 16 as a qualifier, only his second third round at a Masters level.

Brandon Nakashima received a wildcard for the main draw of the next Masters 1000, his home tournament, the 2024 Cincinnati Open.

Brandon Nakashima reached back-to-back rounds of 16 with upsets over 11th seed Taylor Fritz and Arthur Fils.

Brandon Nakashima lost in the last four to eventual champion Marin Cilic.

At the ATP 500 2025 Abierto Mexicano Telcel in Acapulco, Brandon Nakashima reached the semifinals with an upset win over fourth seed Holger Rune again this time by retirement, and then David Goffin.

Brandon Nakashima made his World TeamTennis debut in 2020 with the Chicago Smash for their inaugural season.

Brandon Nakashima excelled in singles play for the Smash and paired up with Rajeev Ram throughout the season in men's doubles to help Chicago earn a No 2 seed in WTT Playoffs.

Brandon Nakashima's father is a Japanese American born in California, while his mother was born in Vietnam and moved to California at age 5.