Nagal at the2022 French Open | |||||||||||||||
| Country (sports) | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residence | New Delhi, India | ||||||||||||||
| Born | (1997-08-16)16 August 1997 (age 28) | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Turned pro | 2015 | ||||||||||||||
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) | ||||||||||||||
| Coach | Sascha Nensel[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Prize money | US $ 1,572,633 | ||||||||||||||
| Singles | |||||||||||||||
| Career record | 17–38 | ||||||||||||||
| Career titles | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 68 (15 July 2024) | ||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | No. 290 (15 September 2025) | ||||||||||||||
| Grand Slam singles results | |||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | 2R (2024) | ||||||||||||||
| French Open | 1R (2024) | ||||||||||||||
| Wimbledon | 1R (2024) | ||||||||||||||
| US Open | 2R (2020) | ||||||||||||||
| Other tournaments | |||||||||||||||
| Olympic Games | 2R (2021) | ||||||||||||||
| Doubles | |||||||||||||||
| Career record | 0–4 | ||||||||||||||
| Career titles | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 416 (17 July 2023) | ||||||||||||||
| Grand Slam doubles results | |||||||||||||||
| Wimbledon | 1R (2024) | ||||||||||||||
| Team competitions | |||||||||||||||
| Davis Cup | 2–3 | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Last updated on: 16 June 2025. | |||||||||||||||
Sumit Nagal (born 16 August 1997) is an Indian professionaltennis player. He has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 68 achieved on 15 July 2024. Nagal is currently the No. 1ranked Indian player.[2] Since 2018, he has been a member of India's nationalDavis Cup squad.
He won the2015 Wimbledon boys' doubles title with VietnameseLý Hoàng Nam, becoming the sixth Indian player to win a juniorGrand Slam title.
Sumit Nagal was born on 16 August 1997 to school teacher Suresh Nagal and his wife Krishna Devi, a homemaker inJhajjar,Haryana.[3] Nagal started playing tennis at the age of eight at a local sports club.
When he was ten years old, he was selected to joinMahesh Bhupathi's training academy, as part of the first batch of Mahesh Bhupathi's Apollo Tyres Mission 2008 programme. As part of the programme, between 2008 and 2010, Nagal was based inBengaluru.Upon the programme closing down, Nagal moved toToronto for training with Coach Bobby Mahal until 2014.[4]
He played for Gujarat Panthers inTennis Premier League Season 5.[5]
Nagal won his 1st everITF Futures title by defeating Gustavo Vellbach 6–2, 6–0 at India F8 tournament. Nagal then won India F11 by defeating compatriot Ronit Singh Bisht6–3, 6–4. Nagal won the2015 Wimbledon boys' doubles title with his Vietnamese partnerLý Hoàng Nam, defeatingReilly Opelka andAkira Santillan in the final. He became the sixth Indian player to win a junior Grand Slam title.[6] Nagal won his 1st everITF futures doubles title withVijay Sundar Prashanth by defeating compatriotsAnirudh Chandrasekar and Vignesh Peranamallur 6–3, 7–5, he also won the singles in the same tournament by defeatingVishnu Vardhan 7–6(7-5), 7–6(7-4).
Nagal won Uzbekistan F1 withTi Chen by defeatingSanjar Fayziev andJurabek Karimov 5–5 ret. He won Poland F6 by defeatingDaniel Masur 6–4, 1–6, 6–3. Nagal made his Davis Cup debut for India in the 2016 World Group Playoff tie against Spain in New Delhi.[7] He then won Hungary F7 by defeatingPeter Nagy 7–6(7–3), 6–1.
Nagal ran into a controversy when he was dropped from Davis Cup team for serious disciplinary issues.[8]
Nagal lost the final of Romania F2 toGonçalo Oliveira 6–3, 3–6, 0–6. He then won Sri Lanka F1 by defeating Alexandr Zhurbin 6–3, 6-2 and Sri Lanka F3 by defeating Carlos Bolunda-Purkiss 6–1, 6–1. He continued his good form by winning Italy F23 againstAndrea Basso 6–4, 6–4. Nagal then defeated Colin Van Beem by 6–3, 6–0 in the final of India F7.
Nagal won gold medal atAsian Indoor and Martial Arts Games by defeating compatriot Vijay Natrajan 6–1,6-1 in the final. He didn't drop a single set in the whole championship.[9]
AtBengaluru Challenger Nagal stunned top seedBlaž Kavčič in the quarterfinals, then followed it by beating compatriotYuki Bhambri in the semifinal andJay Clarke in the Finals capturing his first challenger title.[10]
Nagal started the year at theMaharashtra Open where he qualified for the main draw after beating compatriotDivij Sharan andAdrián Menéndez Maceiras but in the 1st round(of main draw) he lost toIlya Ivashka 3–6, 3–6. He lost his Davis Cup tie match toZhang Ze 6–4, 6–1. Nagal made hisAsian Games debut in2018 edition, He competed in doubles event pairing withRamkumar Ramanathan, They reached the Quarter-finals before losing to eventual silver medallistsAlexander Bublik andDenis Yevseyev. Nagal failed to win a single match in the qualifying rounds of anyGrand Slam events, he missedUS Open due to an injury. He lost to compatriotRamkumar Ramanathan in the 1st round of2018 Shenzhen Longhua Open after qualifying from qualifying draw. He then lost toSaketh Myneni in the Quarter-finals of2018 Bengaluru Open 6–4, 6–4. Nagal failed to reach final of anyITF or Challenger tournament at the end if the year.
2019 proved to be breakthrough year for Nagal. At the2019 US Open, Nagal qualified to make his grand slam main draw debut. He facedRoger Federer in his opening round match.[11] He lost the match but managed to take first set against the multiple grand slam champion.[12]Later he reached his second career ATP challenger final at theBanja Luka Challenger. He lost the championship match to Dutch playerTallon Griekspoor.[13] The next tournament he reached the final again atBuenos Aires Challenger.[14] He won the title defeating local playerFacundo Bagnis. This was his second challenger title and his first on clay.[15]
At2020 US Open, Nagal won his opening round match againstBradley Klahn, thus becoming the first Indian sinceSomdev Devvarman at the2013 US Open to win a singles match in the main draw of a Grand Slam. In the second round he was defeated in straight sets by the second seed and eventual champion,Dominic Thiem.[16]
Nagal started the year at the2021 Australian Open where he received a wildcard entry into the main draw. He was defeated in straight sets toRičardas Berankis 6–2, 7–5, 6–3. Nagal then qualified for main draw ofBarcelona Open after beatingIllya Marchenko andThomas Fabbiano. But he was defeated in straight sets toPierre-Hugues Herbert in 1st round of main draw. He lost toNorbert Gombos in the qualifiers ofBMW Open. He was seeded no.8 at thePrague Open, he defeatedZdeněk Kolář andSergiy Stakhovsky but again lost toNorbert Gombos who was the top seed.
Nagal qualified for theTokyo Olympics in singles.[17]He reached the 2nd round after defeatingDenis Istomin.[18][19] He lost toDaniil Medvedev in the next round.[20] Nagal holds the distinction of being the first Indian in 25 years to reach the second round of an Olympics singles tennis event.[21] At2021 US Open, Nagal was out in the qualifying round. Nagal had an early end to 2021 season due to a hip injury for which he underwent a surgery in November.[22] But before he was injured he lastly played atSibiu Challenger where he made it to the semi-finals before losing to top seed and eventual championStefano Travaglia.
Nagal reached the only quarterfinal of his year in theMeerbusch. Outside of that, he only won 4 matches at Challenger level.
Nagal began the season atMaharastra Open entering the main draw as wildcard. He lost to sixth seedFilip Krajinović in three sets in first round. He next lost toShintaro Mochizuki in three sets in first qualifying round of theNonthaburi Challenger. He then lost toGauthier Onclin in three sets in first qualifying round of the2023 BW Open ending the first month of the year winless.
In February, Nagal reached his first challenger semifinal sinceSibiu 2021 inChennai after coming through qualifying, beatingCalum Puttergill andNam Ji-sung. In the main draw, he beat 4th seedRyan Peniston,lucky loserJason Jung, and unseededJay Clarke, before losing toNicolas Moreno de Alboran in the semifinals.
Nagal qualified for theGarden Open in Rome. Once he reached the main draw, he beat 4th seedFrancesco Maestrelli, wildcard Fausto Tabacco, alternateMax Houkes and 8th seedJoris De Loore to reach his first Challenger final in 4 years. There, he beatJesper de Jong in straight sets to win the title, becoming the first Indian player to win a Challenger title on European clay.[23] As a result, he reentered the top 260 on 8 May 2023.
In July, Nagal was seeded 7th in theTampere Challenger in Finland. There, he beatJiří Veselý,João Lucas Reis da Silva andAziz Dougaz to reach the semifinals, where he beatDaniel Rincón to reach the second Challenger final of his year. There, he beat 4th seedDalibor Svrčina to win his second Challenger title of the year, becoming the first Indian player to win two titles on European Clay in the same year. As a result, his ranking returned to the top 200 at 173 after the tournament.
His success continued on clay, after reaching yet another semifinal inTulln, defeatingAlbert Ramos-Viñolas for his first victory over a top 100 player on his way. In the semifinals, he defeatedFlavio Cobolli to reach the third final of his year. He lost toVít Kopřiva in straight sets.
As an alternate inHelsinki, Nagal reached another challenger quarterfinal, his first on hard courts of the year, after beatingDennis Novak andJakub Menšík. He advanced to the semifinals after second seedEmil Ruusuvuori retired midway through their match. In the semifinals, he defeatedlucky loserStefano Travaglia to reach his fourth Challenger final of the year. He lost in the final in three sets toCorentin Moutet. As a result, his ranking returned to the top 150 at No. 141 after the tournament.
Having been denied a wildcard to the2024 Australian Open by theAITA for not participating in the Davis Cup, he qualified making his second appearance in the main draw at this Major after three years of absence.[24] He upset 31st seedAlexander Bublik in straight sets,[25] and became the first Indian tennis player to defeat a seeded player in thesingles main draw of a Grand Slam sinceRamesh Krishnan who beat then World No. 1 and defending championMats Wilander at the1989 Australian Open.[26][27][28] Later, in the second round, he lost against wildcardShang Juncheng.[29]
On 12 February 2024, having been ranked 506th in the world roughly a year prior, Nagal made his top 100 debut becoming just the tenth Indian to reach the Top 100.[30] He reached the milestone by defeatingLuca Nardi in the final of the Challenger inChennai.[31][32]
He entered the main draw2024 BNP Paribas Open as a lucky loser on his Masters debut, replacingRafael Nadal,[33] making him the first Indian at a Masters 1000 event sincePrajnesh Gunneswaran in Miami in 2019.[34] He lost toMilos Raonic in straight sets.[35]
He qualified for his next Masters inMonte Carlo becoming the first Indian singles player in 42 years to make it to the main draw at this tournament.[36] He defeated ItalianMatteo Arnaldi in his opening match, becoming the first Indian male player to win a Masters 1000 match on clay. It was also his first Masters 1000 win.[37][38]
He reached his career-high singles ranking of world No. 71 on 17 June 2024,[39] having won the2024 Heilbronner Neckarcup[40][41] on June 10 and reached another Challenger final inPerugia the following week.[42]
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
Current through the2025 French Open.
| Tournament | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | SR | W–L | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Open | Q1 | A | Q1 | 1R | A | A | 2R | 1R | 0 / 3 | 1–3 | 25% |
| French Open | Q1 | A | Q1 | Q2 | A | A | 1R | Q2 | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Wimbledon | Q1 | A | NH | A | A | A | 1R | Q1 | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| US Open | A | 1R | 2R | Q1 | Q1 | Q1 | 1R | A | 0 / 3 | 1–3 | 25% |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 0 / 8 | 2–8 | 20% |
| National representation | |||||||||||
| Summer Olympics | NH | A | NH | 1R | NH | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |||
| ATP Tour Masters 1000 | |||||||||||
| Indian Wells Masters | A | A | NH | A | A | A | 1R | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Miami Open | A | A | NH | A | A | A | Q2 | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Monte-Carlo Masters | A | A | NH | Q1 | A | A | 2R | A | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% |
| Madrid Open | A | A | NH | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Italian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Canadian Open | A | A | NH | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
| Cincinnati Masters | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
| Shanghai Masters | A | A | NH | Q1 | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |||
| Paris Masters | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0 / 3 | 1–3 | 25% |
| Career statistics[43] | |||||||||||
| Tournaments | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 3 | Career total: 30 | ||
| Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 0 | ||
| Finals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 0 | ||
| Overall win–loss | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–5 | 3–7 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 5–16 | 0–3 | 15–38 | ||
| Win Percentage | 0% | 50% | 17% | 30% | 100% | 60% | 24% | 0% | 28.3% | ||
| Year-end ranking | 340 | 130 | 136 | 222 | 502 | 138 | 98 | $1,527,680 | |||
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Nov 2017 | Bangalore, India | Challenger | Hard | 6–3, 3–6, 6–2 | |
| Loss | 1–1 | Sep 2019 | Banja Luka, Bosnia & Herzegovina | Challenger | Clay | 2–6, 3–6 | |
| Win | 2–1 | Sep 2019 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Challenger | Clay | 6–4, 6–2 | |
| Win | 3–1 | Apr 2023 | Rome, Italy | Challenger | Clay | 6–3, 6–2 | |
| Win | 4–1 | Jul 2023 | Tampere, Finland | Challenger | Clay | 6–4, 7–5 | |
| Loss | 4–2 | Sep 2023 | Tulln an der Donau, Austria | Challenger | Clay | 2–6, 4–6 | |
| Loss | 4–3 | Nov 2023 | Helsinki, Finland | Challenger | Hard (i) | 3–6, 6–3, 2–6 | |
| Win | 5–3 | Feb 2024 | Chennai, India | Challenger | Hard | 6–1, 6–4 | |
| Win | 6–3 | Jun 2024 | Heilbronn, Germany | Challenger | Clay | 6–1, 6–7(5–7), 6–3 | |
| Loss | 6–4 | Jun 2024 | Perugia, Italy | Challenger | Clay | 1–6, 2–6 |
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Jun 2015 | India F8, Hyderabad | Futures | Clay | 6–2, 6–0 | |
| Win | 2–0 | Aug 2015 | India F11, Chennai | Futures | Hard | 6–3, 6–4 | |
| Win | 3–0 | Sep 2015 | India F15, Madurai | Futures | Hard | 7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–4) | |
| Win | 4–0 | Aug 2016 | Poland F6, Poznań | Futures | Clay | 6–4, 1–6, 6–3 | |
| Win | 5–0 | Oct 2016 | Hungary F7, Balatonboglar | Futures | Clay | 7–6(7–3), 6–1 | |
| Loss | 5–1 | May 2017 | Romania F2, Bacău | Futures | Clay | 6–3, 3–6, 0–6 | |
| Win | 6–1 | Jun 2017 | Sri Lanka F1, Colombo | Futures | Clay | 6–3, 6-2 | |
| Win | 7–1 | Jul 2017 | Sri Lanka F3, Colombo | Futures | Clay | 6–1, 6-1 | |
| Win | 8–1 | Jul 2017 | Italy F23, Pontedera | Futures | Clay | 6–4, 6-4 | |
| Win | 9–1 | Sep 2017 | India F7, Chennai | Futures | Clay | 6–3, 6-0 |
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Sep 2015 | India F15, Madurai | Futures | Hard | 6–3, 7–5 | ||
| Win | 2–0 | Apr 2016 | Uzbekistan F1, Karshi | Futures | Hard | 5–5 ret. |
| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 2015 | Wimbledon | Grass | 7–6(7–4), 6–4 |
In 2017, reports surfaced that Nagal had missed a practice session in July 2016 atChandigarh during the tie againstSouth Korea, citing elbow injury. He was dropped from the IndianDavis Cup squad led byAnand Amritraj which was scheduled to face New Zealand between 3 and 5 February 2017. A source close toAll India Tennis Association (AITA) told Sportskeeda, "It is a case of sheer indiscipline, on the part of the player. He missed several training sessions, brought his girlfriend to the camp without informing us. Several other discrepancies have also emerged, which led to the captain taking this call."[44][45][46] Nagal denied the allegations. Former India playerSomdev Devvarman supported him, stating "I want to be clear once again. You have not chosen Sumit Nagal for the upcoming tie, because Sumit Nagal is NOT available to play. How do I know this? Because I have spent 2 weeks with Sumit in December helping him with his training and his rehab for the current shoulder injury he is recovering from."[47]
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