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American tennis player Emma Navarro is on a dream U.S. Open run, reaching her first-ever Grand Slam semifinal—joining fellow billionaire heiress Jessica Pegula to reach this round of the tournament.
Ben Navarro is married to Kelly; they have four children and live in Charleston, South Carolina. [6] Their daughter, Emma Navarro is a professional tennis player who currently plays on the WTA Tour. [10] In 2021, Ben Navarro contributed $500,000 to a political action committee (PAC) supporting Tim Scott. [16] In 2023, he contributed $5 million ...
Emma Navarro in action during her quarterfinal match at the U.S. Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on Sept. 3, 2024, in New York City. / Credit: Robert Prange/Getty Images
Emma Navarro’s dad Ben owns a few tennis tournaments. Ben is a big tennis fan, and even owns a few tennis tournaments including the Charleston Open and the Cincinnati Open, per USA Today .
Emma Navarro (born May 18, 2001) is an American professional tennis player. She has a career-high singles ranking of No. 8 by the WTA , achieved on September 9, 2024, and a best doubles ranking of world No. 93, achieved in August 2024. [ 2 ]
Ayers has coached Emma Navarro since she was 14 or 15 years old, beginning as an instructor at the LTP Tennis Academy in Charleston, South Carolina, owned by Navarro's father Ben. [7] He continued working with her while she was in college at the University of Virginia, where she won the NCAA championship in singles in 2021. [8] [9]
NEW YORK (AP) — Emma Navarro's 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 victory over defending champion Coco Gauff at the U.S. Open on Sunday earned her a trip to the quarterfinals for the second consecutive Grand Slam tournament. Before this year's appearance in New York, Navarro had never been past the first round at Flushing Meadows.
Worked out pretty well in Paris: Navarro made it all the way to the junior final, defeating Zheng Qinwen (this year's Australian Open runner-up) along the way before losing to Leylah Fernandez (the 2021 U.S. Open runner-up). Now Navarro is making her way through the brackets at major tournaments and playing on her sport's biggest stages.