Brandon Nakashima

In February 2020, Nakashima received a wildcard into the Delray Beach Open (his first ATP main draw event), where he reached the quarterfinals,[2] defeating Jiří Veselý and Cameron Norrie before falling to Yoshihito Nishioka.[3]

Later in the year at the US Open (his Grand Slam main draw debut as a wildcard), Nakashima defeated Paolo Lorenzi[4] before being beaten by 5th seed and eventual runner-up, Alexander Zverev.[5]

Nakashima at the 2021 Nottingham Open

Nakashima qualified into a Grand Slam main draw for the first time at Wimbledon.[6][7][8] He lost in the first round to compatriot and 31st seed, Taylor Fritz.[9]

Nakashima reached his first final in Los Cabos, where after beating J. J. Wolf, 4th seed Sam Querrey, 5th seed Jordan Thompson (after saving 3 match points),[10] and 2nd seed John Isner,[11] he lost to 1st seed Cameron Norrie in the final.[12] From this run, the 19-year-old Nakashima became the youngest American to reach an ATP final since a then 18-year-old Taylor Fritz got to the final of the Memphis Open in 2016.

A week later in Atlanta, Nakashima reached his second final in as many weeks but lost to 6th seed John Isner in the championship match.[13] As a result of this good run, Nakashima cracked the top 100 for the first time, coming in at world No. 89 on August 2, 2021, a day before his 20th birthday.[14]

As a qualifier at the 2021 European Open, he reached the quarterfinals where he lost to Diego Schwartzman.[15] As a result, he reached a new career-high ranking of No. 70 on October 25, 2021.

Nakashima qualified for the 2021 Next Generation ATP Finals as the fourth seed in recognition of his breakout success in the year among players aged 21 and under.[16] In his group, he notched wins against Juan Manuel Cerúndolo[17] and Holger Rune,[18] taking him to the semifinals, before he lost to eventual finalist Sebastian Korda in five sets.[19] He ended the year at a career-high of No. 62 and was nominated ATP Newcomer of the Year.[20]

At the 2022 French Open, Nakashima reached the third round of a Grand Slam for the first time, where he lost to 3rd seed Alexander Zverev.[21]

At the 2022 Wimbledon Championships, he reached the fourth round of a Major for the first time in his career defeating Daniel Elahi Galán.[22] He lost a tight five-set contest to eventual runner-up Nick Kyrgios.[23] He reached the top 50 on July 11, 2022 at world No. 49.

Seeded fifth at his home tournament, the 2022 San Diego Open, he reached his third ATP final after defeating Christopher O'Connell.[24] In the final, he defeated Marcos Giron to win his first career title.[25][26] He qualified for the 2022 Next Generation ATP Finals and won the title undefeated after beating Jack Draper in the semifinal[27] and Jiří Lehečka in the final.[28]

He exited the top 100 on 25 September 2023 despite a second round showing at the 2023 Citi Open[29] and a third round at the 2023 Winston-Salem Open. He received a wildcard for the Cincinnati Open.

At the 2023 Rolex Shanghai Masters he reached the third round defeating world No. 4 and third seed Holger Rune for his maiden top-10 and top-5 win.[30]

Current through the 2023 Rolex Shanghai Masters.

Nakashima's record against players who have been ranked in the top 10, with those who are active in boldface. Only ATP Tour main draw matches are considered:

Player	Record	Win %	Hard	Clay	Grass	Last Match
Number 1 ranked players
Carlos Alcaraz	0–1	0%	0–1	–	–	Lost (3–4(4–7), 1–4, 3–4(4–7)) at 2021 Next Generation ATP Finals
Daniil Medvedev	0–1	0%	0–1	–	–	Lost (4–6, 3–6) at 2023 Indian Wells
Andy Murray	0–1	0%	0–1	–	–	Lost (6–7(5–7), 4–6) at 2023 Washington DC
Number 2 ranked players
Casper Ruud	0–1	0%	–	0–1	–	Lost (3–6, 2–6) at 2022 Barcelona
Alexander Zverev	0–2	0%	0–1	0–1	–	Lost (6–7(2–7), 3–6, 6–7(5–7)) at 2022 French Open
Number 3 ranked players
Milos Raonic	1–0	100%	1–0	–	–	Won (5–7, 6–3, 7–6(7–4)) at 2021 Atlanta
Grigor Dimitrov	1–1	50%	1–0	0–1	–	Won (7–6(7–5), 7–5, 6–3) at 2022 US Open
Stan Wawrinka	0–2	0%	0–2	–	–	Lost (3–6, 7–6(7–5), 3–6) at 2023 Cincinnati
Number 4 ranked players
Holger Rune	2–0	100%	2–0	–	–	Won (6–0, 6–2) at 2023 Shanghai
Jannik Sinner	0–1	0%	0–1	–	–	Lost (6–3, 4–6, 1–6, 2–6) at 2022 US Open
Number 5 ranked players
Andrey Rublev	0–1	0%	0–1	–	–	Lost (2–6, 1–6) at 2021 San Diego
Taylor Fritz	0–2	0%	0–1	–	0–1	Lost (3–6, 4–6) at 2021 Indian Wells
Number 6 ranked players
Félix Auger-Aliassime	0–1	0%	0–1	–	–	Lost (3–6, 4–6) at 2022 Florence
Matteo Berrettini	0–1	0%	0–1	–	–	Lost (6–4, 2–6, 6–7(5–7), 3–6) at 2022 Australian Open
Number 7 ranked players
David Goffin	1–0	100%	1–0	–	–	Won (2–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–4) at 2022 Basel
Richard Gasquet	1–1	50%	1–1	–	–	Lost (6–2, 4–6, 4–6) at 2023 Winston-Salem
Number 8 ranked players
John Isner	3–1	75%	3–1	–	–	Won (7–6(9–7), 6–3) at 2023 Indian Wells
Diego Schwartzman	1–1	50%	0–1	1–0	–	Won (7–5, 6–3) at 2023 Lyon
Cameron Norrie	1–3	25%	1–2	–	0–1	Lost (4–6, 4–6) at 2022 Montreal
Number 9 ranked players
Fabio Fognini	2–0	100%	2–0	–	–	Won (7–6(9–7), 7–6(8–6)) at 2022 Sydney
Roberto Bautista Agut	0–1	0%	–	–	0–1	Lost (5–7, 6–7(2–7)) at 2023 Halle
Number 10 ranked players
Denis Shapovalov	1–1	50%	–	0–1	1–0	Lost (4–6, 5–7, 6–4, 6–3, 3–6) at 2023 French Open
Frances Tiafoe	0–4	0%	0–4	–	–	Lost (4–6, 2–6) at 2022 Atlanta
Total	14–27	34%	12–20 (38%)	1–4 (20%)	1–3 (25%)	* Statistics correct as of 6 October 2023.

• He has a 1–6 (14.3%) record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10.

#	Player	Rank	Event	Surface	Rd	Score	BNR
2023
1.	Holger Rune	5	Shanghai Masters, China	Hard	2R	6–0, 6–2	122