About Emilio
USA
Origin
Emilio Nava is an American professional tennis player competing on the ATP Tour. Part of a remarkable athletic family with deep roots in both track and tennis, he represents a generation of American talent pushing through the ranks of professional tennis.
Career Highlights
Nava has been building his professional career on the ATP and ITF circuits, working his way through the competitive lower rungs of professional tennis that test every young player's resolve and consistency.
Personal
Nava comes from one of the more athletically gifted families in American sport. His father, Eduardo Nava, was a sprinter, and his mother, Xóchitl Escobedo, played tennis — a combination that perhaps made a career in professional sport feel like a natural inheritance. His brother Eduardo Nava is also a professional tennis player, as is his cousin Ernesto Escobedo, giving the family an unusually strong footprint across the American tennis landscape.