Nishesh Basavareddy Height, Age, Family, Biography

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Hometown: Carmel, Indiana

Age: 21 Years

Height: 5' 11"

Bio/Wiki
Nickname	Nish
Profession	Tennis Player
Known For	Causing the first major upset of the 2026 French Open (May 2026) by defeating world No. 8 Taylor Fritz in the first round
Physical Stats
Height (approx.)	5' 11" (180 cm)
Eye Colour	Light Brown
Hair Colour	Black
Tennis
Turned pro	December 2024
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Coach	Gilles Cervara
Highest ranking (Singles)	No. 99 (23 June 2025)
Highest ranking (Doubles)	No. 676 (25 November 2024)
Current ranking (Singles)	No. 154 (4 May 2026)
Personal Life
Date of Birth	2 May 2005 (Monday)
Age (as of 2025)	21 Years
Birthplace	Newport Beach, California, USA
Zodiac sign	Taurus
Signature
Nationality	American
Hometown	Carmel, Indiana
School	Carmel High School, Indiana
College/University	Stanford University, Stanford
Educational Qualification	A bachelor's degree in Data Science
Religion	Hinduism
Descent	Telugu
Social Media	• Instagram • LinkedIn
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Unmarried
Family
Parents	Father- Muralikrishna Basavereddy Mother- Sai Prasanna
Siblings	Brother- Nishanth Basavareddy Sister- None
Favourites
Tennis Player(s)	Novak Djokovic, Rajeev Ram
Money Factor
Prize money	US $1,295,804

Some Lesser Known Facts About Nishesh Basavareddy

Nishesh Basavareddy was born in Newport Beach, California, to a Telugu descent parents.

In 1999, his parents immigrated from Nellore, India to San Francisco, United States.

In 2022, Nishesh won three reputable juniors events, including J1 Porto Alegre, JA Criciúma – Banana Bowl, and JA Milan.
Nishesh Basavareddy after winning his first J1 title at the Brasil Juniors Cup

He also won the U14-category at prestigious Orange Bowl. Additionally, he was a member of the U.S. U-14 team that won the World Junior Team Finals in the Czech Republic.

In the late 2022s, Nishesh Basavareddy won the US Open boys’ doubles title alongside Oza Baris, where they defeated Dylan Dietrich and Juan Carlos Prado Angel in the final with a scoreline of 6-1, 6-1.
Nishesh Basavareddy with American Tennis player Oza Baris after they won US Open boys’ doubles title

In the fall of 2022, Basavareddy entered Stanford University in the fall of 2022. Instead of turning pro, he chose to play college tennis at Stanford University.

As a freshman at the Stanford, he won the ITA Fall National Championship and was named an ITA All-American during the 2022-23 season,

Nishesh was also selected for the All-Pac-12 second team and earned ITA Northwest Region Rookie of the Year honour. In the season he ranked No. 16 in singles and No. 22 in doubles, with a career-high ranking of No. 2 in singles.

As a freshman, he won the ITA Northwest Super Regional and advanced to the round of 16 in both singles and doubles at the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Championships.

In his sophomore year, during the 2023-24 season, he won the Pac-12 Singles Player of the Year award and was named to the All-Pac-12 first team.

He also earned ITA All-America honours for the second consecutive year and was named ITA Northwest Region Player to Watch.

He helped in winning the Pac-12 regular-season title to the Stanford University, the program’s first since 2021.

At Stanford, Nishesh ended the 2023-24 season with ranked No. 12 in singles, with a 16-2 overall record and an 11-2 mark against ranked opponents. He also recorded three Pac-12 Player of the Week honours and reached the round of 16 at the NCAA Singles Championship.

He was named to the College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-America second team and the Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll.

In September 2024, Nishesh entered the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Top 200 for the first time. After reaching his third Challenger final at the Live To Play (LTP) Men’s Open, he reached World no. 199 ranking.

In the same year, he won his first ATP Challenger title at the Tiburon Challenger by defeating fellow American player Eliot Spizzirri in the final.

On 25 November 2024, after finishing runner-up at the Champaign Challenger and winning his second Challenger title at the Puerto Vallarta Open, he reached to a career-high ATP singles ranking of World No. 139.

In December 2024 at the 2024 Next Generation ATP Finals, Nishesh Basavareddy recorded his first ATP-level victory.

After his qualification for the 2024 Next Generation ATP Finals, on 5 December 2024, he announced that he was turning professional and would give up his remaining NCAA college eligibility.

At the 2025 Brisbane International, after coming through the qualifying rounds with wins over former Top 100 player Borna Goja and Forner World No. 10 Lucas Pouille, Nishesh made his ATP main-draw debut.

In January 2025, he also qualified for the main draw of the 2025 ASB Classic Auckland and defeated Francisco Comesaña in straight sets for his first ATP main draw win.

In the same event he became the youngest American to reach a tour-level semifinal on hardcourts since an 18-year-old Reilly Opelka in 2016 in Atlanta.

Nishesh Basavareddy made his Grand Slam debut at the 2025 Australian Open, where he received a wild card for the main draw. In the match he won first set against Novak Djokovis before losing in fourth sets.

In February2025, at the 2025 Acapulco Open, he made his Masters 100 debut at the Indian Wells.

In June 2025, Nishesh Basavareddy reached the top 100 in the ATP singles for the first time, reaching a career-high ranking of World No. 99.

In August 2025, He also made his debut at the 2025 US Open after receiving a wildcard for the main draw.

In May 2026, Basavareddy received a main draw wildcard for the 2026 French Open.

On 24 May 2026, in the first round of the French Open, he defeated World No. 7 Taylor Fritz.

He won the match in four sets and recorded his first career victory over a Top 10 player at Roland Garros.

After the match, in an interview, Nishesh called the fourth set as the best set, he had ever played in his career.