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Brandon Nakashima

Posted on Feb 10, 2022, Shammi Raghubanshi

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Brandon Nakashima is a young athlete from the U.S. who plays tennis. Brandon has been rated as high as world No. 62 in singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), which he first accomplished in November 2021. He also earned a career-high doubles ranking of No. 396 that same month.

Quick Info
Full Name	Brandon Nakashima
Date Of Birth	August 3, 2001
Birth Place	San Diego
Parent(s)	Wesley and Christina Nakashima
Occupation	Tennis Player
Age	20 years old
Body Measurement	N/A
Height	6 ft 2 in
Weight	N/A
Nationality	American
Hair Color	Black
Eye Color	Black
Zodiac Sign	Leo
Ethnicity	Mixed
Martial Status	Single
Siblings	younger brother Bryce
University attended	University of Virginia
Net Worth	$1-$5 million

Brandon Nakashima Early Life

On August 3, 2001, Brandon was born in San Diego. He is 20 years of age right now, and his zodiac sign is Leo.
In terms of his physique, he is 6 ft 2 in tall, and his weight is not available. However, as per our analysis, the average weight range for such height of a male is from 68 kg to 85 kg.

According to Virginia Sports, he is the son of Wesley and Christina Nakashima and has a younger brother named Bryce. Brandon Nakashima graduated a semester early from high school to attend Virginia in January.

Nevertheless, he still qualified by age to play in junior tournaments in the summer of 2019, ranked as the No. 4 junior in the world. On June 6, he advanced to the third round of the Junior French Open.

Brandon Nakashima Career

Brandon reached the top three in the world as a junior. He won two championships on the ITF junior circuit in 2018 and then went on to win the ITF Junior Masters, the year-end tournament for the top junior singles players.

After that, Brandon went to the University of Virginia to play collegiate tennis, but he decided to forego his remaining years of eligibility after his first year. Instead, Brandon Nakashima broke into the top 100 in August 2021 after his first two ATP Tour finals.

His breakthrough achievement qualified him for the 2021 Next Generation ATP Finals, a year-end tournament for the top-ranked singles players aged 21 and under. He reached the semifinals and finished at No. 62, a career-high.

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He was given a wildcard into the Delray Beach Open in February 2020. (his first ATP main draw event). Brandon advanced to the quarterfinals, where he defeated Ji Vesel and Cameron Norrie before losing to Yoshihito Nishioka.

Later that year, Brandon Nakashima overcame Paolo Lorenzi before losing to 5th seed and eventual runner-up Alexander Zverev at the US Open (his Grand Slam main draw debut as a wildcard).

At Wimbledon, he qualified in a Grand Slam main tournament for the first time. However, he was defeated by compatriot and 31st seed Taylor Fritz in the first round.

Brandon then advanced to his first final in Los Cabos, where he lost to 1st seed Cameron Norrie after defeating J.J. Wolf, 4th seed Sam Querrey, 5th seed Jordan Thompson (after saving three match points), and 2nd seed John Isner.

With this performance, Brandon Nakashima (at the age of 19) became the youngest American to reach an ATP final since Taylor Fritz, then 18 years old, reached the final of the Memphis Open in 2016.

Brandon reached his second final in many weeks in Atlanta but lost to 6th seed John Isner in the championship match. However, due to this good run, he cracked the top 100 for the first time, coming in at world No. 89 on August 2, 2021, a day before his 20th birthday.

A young athlete advanced to the quarterfinals as a qualifier at the 2021 European Open, losing to Diego Schwartzman. As a result, he earned a new career-high No. 70 on October 25, 2021.

He qualified for the 2021 Next Generation ATP Finals as the fourth seed in honor of his breakout success in the year among players aged 21 and under.

Brandon engraved wins against Juan Manuel Cerúndolo and Holger Rune in his group, taking him to the semifinals before he lost to eventual finalist Sebastian Korda in five sets. Brandon Nakashima ended the year at a career-high of No. 62 and was nominated ATP Newcomer of the Year.

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

The Smash beat the Orlando Storm to earn a spot in the final but ultimately fell to the New York Empire in a Supertiebreaker.

Brandon Nakashima Relationship Details

Currently, there are no facts on his dating life available. Brandon Nakashima might be spending his free time with a special one or could be single now.

However, he seems to be more focused on his tennis career. So, if he ever comes up with his relationship status, the general public will be aware of it.

Brandon Nakashima Net Worth

In accord with Perfect-Tennis, the average earnings for a male tennis player ranked anywhere from one to one thousand in the world were $185,106.59 in 2021.

On the other hand, Brandon Nakashima has just begun his career in tennis. As a result, Brandon may be earning a respectable sum from his sport and may make a similar sum in the future.