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Emilio Nava leads US Open Wild Card Challenge after Los Cabos QF run

July 21, 2025

Emilio Nava is now in the lead to potentially win his second consecutive Wild Card Challenge, as the 23-year-old's quarterfinal run at the ATP 250 in Los Cabos last week put him atop the men's standings of the US Open Wild Card Challenge at the midway point. Nava—who won the Roland Garros Wild Card Challenge this spring and beat former Top 25 player Botic Van de Zandschulp in the first round of the French Open—now leads the men's standings after Week 3 of 6.

 

Read more about the 19-match winning streak that helped Nava earn a Roland Garros wild card.

Men's Standings

(Player's current ranking in parentheses)

1. Emilio Nava (116) - 50

2. Govind Nanda (340) - 38

3. Patrick Kypson (214) - 31

4. Samir Banerjee (509) - 28

5. Nishesh Basavareddy (112) - 25

 

The men's wild card will go to the American with the highest cumulative total of ATP singles ranking points earned from their best four results over six weeks. The Men's Challenge counts outdoor and indoor hard-court events at the M25-level and above around the world. 

 

The Women's Challenge begins with events the Week of July 21. The women's wild card will go to the American with the highest cumulative total of WTA singles ranking points earned from their best two results over three weeks. The Women's Challenge counts outdoor and indoor hard-court events at the W35-level and above around the world.

Emilio Nava in Los Cabos. Photo by Alfredo Estrella/AFP via Getty Images.

For both the men and the women, results from the first two rounds of the Cincinnati Open will be included if those rounds are completed by the end of the day on Monday, Aug. 11. If all second round matches are not completed by that deadline, then only first-round results will be considered. Both main draw and qualifying points earned count toward each player’s Challenge total.

 

Read more on the USTA's US Open Wild Card Challenge information page.

 

Americans who otherwise earn direct entry into the US Open are not eligible, including those who can enter with a protected ranking. Should the player with the highest number of Challenge points earn direct entry into the US Open, the wild card will go to the next eligible American in the Challenge points standings. In the event of a tie, the player with the best ATP or best WTA singles ranking on Monday, Aug. 11, will earn the wild card.

 

Previous US Open Wild Card Challenge winners (and how they did at that year’s US Open) are below, including Tommy Paul, Amanda Anisimova and Sofia Kenin.

Arthur Ashe Stadium during the 2024 US Open. Photo by Dustin Satloff/USTA.
Previous Wild Card Challenge Winners & US Open Results

 

2024: Amanda Anisimova (1R); Learner Tien (1R)

2023: Steve Johnson (1R); Kayla Day (1R)

2022: JJ Wolf (3R), Elizabeth Mandlik (2R)

2019: Ernesto Escobedo (1R), Kristie Ahn (4R)

2018: Bradley Klahn (1R), Asia Muhammad (1R)

2017: Tommy Paul (1R), Sofia Kenin (3R)

2016: Ernesto Escobedo (2R), Sofia Kenin (1R)

2015: Bjorn Fratangelo (1R), Samantha Crawford (1R)

2014: Wayne Odesnik (1R), Nicole Gibbs (3R)

2013: Bradley Klahn (2R), Shelby Rogers (1R)

2012: Steve Johnson (3R), Mallory Burdette (3R)

 

The 2025 US Open will be held from Aug. 18 - Sept. 7 in New York.

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