# Nishesh Basavareddy

Nishesh Basavareddy (born May 2, 2005) is an American professional tennis player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 100, achieved on 17 March 2025 and a doubles ranking of No. 676, achieved on 25 November 2024.

## Personal life

Both of his parents are from Nellore, India and moved to San Francisco in 1999. He has an elder brother Nishanth, born in San Francisco.
He moved to Carmel, Indiana at age eight and graduated from Carmel High School.

## Career
### 2022: Juniors

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

### 2024: Top 150 and Pro debuts, NextGen Finals and maiden ATP win

He reached the top 200 at world No. 199 on September 30, 2024, following his third Challenger final at the 2024 LTP Men's Open where he lost to Edas Butvilas. He won his maiden title at the 2024 Tiburon Challenger with a win over compatriot Eliot Spizzirri.
Following a final at the Champaign Challenger 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 November 25, 2024.
He also qualified for the 2024 Next Generation ATP Finals where he recorded his first ATP win. Following the qualification, he announced he turned professional on December 5, 2024, foregoing his NCAA eligibility.
He also received a main draw wildcard for his Grand Slam debut at the 2025 Australian Open, where he faced in the first round Novak Djokovic, and lost to him in four sets.

### 2025: ATP main draw debut & first semifinal, top 100

He made his ATP main draw debut at the 2025 Brisbane International after qualifying for the main draw with wins over former top-100 player Borna Gojo and former top-10 player Lucas Pouille. He lost to Gaël Monfils in three sets. A week later he also qualified for the main draw at the 2025 ASB Classic in Auckland and recorded his second win and first in an ATP main draw over lucky loser Francisco Comesaña in straight sets. He defeated the defending champion and world No. 23 Alejandro Tabilo in three sets to reach his maiden ATP quarterfinal and move into the top 115 in the rankings. Next, he defeated eight seed and compatriot Alex Michelsen to reach his first ATP semifinal and moved onto the top 110 in the ATP singles rankings. He became the youngest American to reach a tour-level semifinal on hardcourts since an 18-year-old Reilly Opelka in 2016 in Atlanta. However, he then fell to Gaël Monfils in the semifinals in two tough sets.
At the Australian Open, he lost in the first round to Novak Djokovic, but not before taking the first set against the former #1. He impressed Djokovic and the crowd during the 6-4, 3-6, 4-6, 2-6 performance.

## Performance timelines

Key :
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |

### Singles

Current through the 2025 BNP Paribas Open.
| Tournament | 2024 | 2025 | SR | W–L | Win% |
| Grand Slam tournaments ||||||
| Australian Open | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| French Open | A | | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Wimbledon | A | | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| US Open | Q3 | | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| ATP Masters 1000 ||||||
| Indian Wells Open | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Miami Open | A | | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Monte-Carlo Masters | A | | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Madrid Open | A | | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Italian Open | A | | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Canadian Open | A | | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Cincinnati Open | A | | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Shanghai Masters | A | | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Paris Masters | A | | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Career statistics ||||||
| | 2024 | 2025 | Career | Career | Career |
| Tournaments | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Overall win–loss | 1–2 | 3–5 | 4–7 | 4–7 | 4–7 |
| Year-end ranking | 138 | | 36% | 36% | 36% |

## ATP Challenger and ITF World Tennis 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 | Zachary Svajda | 4–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Jul 2024 | Cranbrook Tennis Classic, USA | Challenger | Hard | Learner Tien | 6–4, 3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 0–3 | Sep 2024 | LTP Men's Open, USA | Challenger | Hard | Edas Butvilas | 4–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 1–3 | Sep 2024 | Tiburon Challenger, USA | Challenger | Hard | Eliot Spizzirri | 6–1, 6–1 |
| Loss | 1–4 | Oct 2024 | Charlottesville Men's Pro Challenger, USA | Challenger | Hard (i) | James Trotter | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 1–5 | Nov 2024 | Champaign–Urbana Challenger, USA | Challenger | Hard (i) | Ethan Quinn | 3–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 2–5 | Nov 2024 | Puerto Vallarta Open, Mexico | Challenger | Hard | 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 | 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 | Ozan Baris | Ryan Seggerman 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 | Ricardo Rodríguez-Pace | Millen Hurrion Liam Draxl | 6–4, 6–3 |

## Junior Grand Slam finals
### Doubles: 1 (1 title)

| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Win | 2022 | US Open | Hard | Ozan Baris | Dylan Dietrich Juan Carlos Prado Ángelo | 6–1, 6–1 |