Bryce Nakashima (born February 20, 2004) is an American tennis player. He has been
ranked
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as high as world No. 1200 in singles by the
ATP
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, which he achieved on March 20, 2023. On May 6, 2024, he reached a career-high doubles ranking of No. 632.
Personal life
Nakashima's brother,
Brandon
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*Brandon (given name), a male given name
*Brandon (surname), a surname with several different origins
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Australia
*Brandon, a farm and 19th century homestead in Seaham, New South Wales
* Brandon, ...
, is also a professional tennis player.
College career
As a freshman in 2024, Nakashima went 5–0 in singles at
Ohio State
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.
Professional career
Nakashima won his first ITF doubles title in May 2022, winning the M15
Cancun title with
Juan Sebastián Gómez
Juan Sebastián Gómez Iregui (born 5 March 1992) is a Colombian professional tennis player. He competes mainly on the ATP Challenger Tour
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.
In July 2024, Nakashima made his ATP Tour debut, partnering his brother
Brandon Nakashima
Brandon Nakashima (born August 3, 2001) is an American professional tennis player. He has been ranked as high as world No. 43 in singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), which he achieved on 17 October 2022. On the same day, he ...
in the
Atlanta Open. In the first round, the pair lost to
Wimbledon finalists
Jordan Thompson and
Max Purcell
Max Purcell (born 3 April 1998) is an Australian professional tennis player.
He won his first Grand Slam title at the 2022 Wimbledon Championships in doubles alongside Matthew Ebden. The pair also finished runners-up at the 2022 Australian Ope ...
6–4, 2–6,
–11
Career finals
Doubles: 8 (4–4)
References
External links
{{DEFAULTSORT:Nakashima, Bryce
2004 births
Living people
American male tennis players
American sportspeople of Vietnamese descent
Sportspeople of Vietnamese descent
Japanese-American tennis players
Ohio State Buckeyes men's tennis players