Colombian tennis player
Nicolás Mejía Country (sports) Colombia Residence Miami , United StatesBorn (2000-02-11 ) 11 February 2000 (age 24) Bogotá , ColombiaHeight 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Turned pro 2019 Plays Right-handed (two-handed backhand) Coach Juan Felipe Mateus Prize money $206,894 Career record 3–10 (23.1% at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup ) Career titles 0 Highest ranking No. 228 (17 April 2023) Current ranking No. 291 (22 April 2024) French Open Q1 (2023 ) Career record 0–0 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup ) Career titles 0 Highest ranking No. 153 (7 November 2022) Current ranking No. 449 (22 April 2024) Last updated on: 22 April 2024.
Nicolás Mejía (Spanish pronunciation: [nikoˈlas meˈxi.a] ;[a] born 11 February 2000) is a Colombian tennis player.
Mejía has a career high ATP singles ranking of 228 achieved on 17 April 2023. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of 153 achieved on 7 November 2022.
Mejía represents Colombia at the Davis Cup , where he has a W/L record of 3–9.
He received wildcards for the qualifying competition at the 2024 Los Cabos Open and also for the 2024 Abierto Mexicano Telcel in Acapulco.
After coming through qualifying, Mejía won his first Challenger singles title in the 2024 San Luis Open Challenger in San Luis Potosí , Mexico, defeating fellow qualifier Matías Soto in the final. He became the first Colombian Challenger champion since Daniel Elahi Galán in 2022.[1] He rose 100 spots back to world No. 344 in the singles rankings on 1 April 2024.
Following a final showing at the 2024 Morelos Open also as a qualifier, defeating third seed Zachary Svajda , Dominik Palán, wildcard Vasek Pospisil [2] and sixth seed Maxime Cressy , he returned to the top 300 on 15 April 2024.
Performance timelines [ edit ]
Key
W
F
SF
QF
#R
RR
Q#
P#
DNQ
A
Z#
PO
G
S
B
NMS
NTI
P
NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.
Singles [ edit ]
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals [ edit ]
Singles: 9 (5–4) [ edit ]
Legend (Singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (1–3)
M25 ITF tournaments (1–0)
M15 ITF tournaments (2–1)
ITF Futures Tour (1–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–3)
Clay (3–1)
Grass (0–0)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Opponent
Score
Win
1–0
Nov 2018
Niceville , USA
Futures
Clay
Strong Kirchheimer
6–4, 6–4
Loss
1–1
Apr 2019
Bucaramanga , Colombia
M15
Clay
Mauricio Echazú
6–3, 3–6, 4–6
Win
2–1
Jul 2019
Cancún , Mexico
M15
Hard
Nicolas Moreno de Alboran
6–2, 7–5
Win
3–1
Jul 2019
Cancún , México
M15
Hard
Gage Brymer
6–1, 6–2
Loss
3–2
Apr 2021
Salinas , Ecuador
Challenger
Hard
Nicolás Jarry
6–7(7–9) , 1–6
Loss
3–3
Jun 2021
Orlando , USA
Challenger
Hard
Christopher Eubanks
6–2, 6–7(3–7) , 4–6
Win
4–3
Mar 2024
San Luis , Mexico
Challenger
Clay
Matías Soto
6–1, 5–7, 6–2
Loss
4–4
Apr 2024
Morelos , Mexico
Challenger
Hard
Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard
5–7, 5–7
Win
5–4
May 2024
Anapoima , Colombia
M25
Clay
Kiranpal Pannu
6-2, 6-2
Doubles: 16 (8–8) [ edit ]
Legend (doubles)
ATP Challenger Tour (2–2)
M25 ITF tournaments (3–0)
M15 ITF tournaments (3–4)
M10 ITF Futures Tour (0–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (4–2)
Clay (4–6)
Grass (0–0)
Result
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Loss
Mar 2016
Boca Raton , United States
Future
Clay
José Daniel Bendeck
Alejandro Gómez Roberto Quiroz
3–6, 6–7(2–7)
Loss
Jun 2016
Cartagena , Colombia
Future
Clay
José Daniel Bendeck
Facundo Mena Jorge Montero
4–6, 6–7(5–7)
Win
Feb 2019
Weston , United States
M15
Clay
Sebastian Korda
Harrison Adams Jordi Arconada
6–3, 4–6, [11–9]
Loss
Mar 2019
Antalya , Turkey
M15
Clay
Sebastian Korda
Alexandru Ghilea Alexandru Jecan
6–2, 6–2
Loss
Mar 2019
Antalya , Turkey
M15
Clay
Sebastian Korda
Arklon Huertas Conner Huertas
6–7(3–7) , 6–4, [10–6]
Win
Jun 2019
Cancún , Mexico
M15
Hard
Axel Geller
Jody Maginley Justin Roberts
6–7(5–7) , 6–1, [10–5]
Win
Jul 2019
Cancún , Mexico
M15
Hard
Jack Draper
Aron Pierce Noah Schachter
4–6, 7–6(7–2) , [10–5]
Win
Aug 2019
Portoviejo , Ecuador
M25
Clay
Jose Daniel Bendeck
Juan P. Ficovich Agustin Riquelme
6–7(4–7) , 6–3, [10–7]
Loss
Feb 2021
Antalya , Turkey
M15
Clay
Pedro Vives Marcos
Agustín Velotti Matias Zukas
6–2, 5–7, [5–10]
Loss
Feb 2021
Antalya , Turkey
M15
Clay
Pedro Vives Marcos
Pedro Cachín Genaro A. Olivieri
7–5, 1–6, [12–14]
Loss
Jan 2022
Forlì , Italy
Challenger
Hard (i)
Alexander Ritschard
Sadio Doumbia Fabien Reboul
2–6, 3–6
Loss
Apr 2022
Cuernavaca , Mexico
Challenger
Hard
Roberto Quiroz
JC Aragone Adrián Menéndez Maceiras
6–7(4–7) , 2-6
Win
May 2022
Coquimbo , Chile
Challenger
Clay
Guillermo Durán
Diego Hidalgo Cristian Rodríguez
6–4, 1–6, [10–7]
Win
Jul 2022
Bogotá , Colombia
Challenger
Clay
Andrés Urrea
Ignacio Monzón Gonzalo Villanueva
6–3, 6–4
Win
Mar 2024
Santo Domingo , Dominican Republic
M25
Hard
Andrés Urrea
Charles Broom David Stevenson
7–6(7–2) , 3–6, [10–7]
Win
Mar 2024
Santo Domingo , Dominican Republic
M25
Hard
Andrés Urrea
Trey Hilderbrand Pranav Kumar
6–7(5–7) , 6-4, [10–5]
Junior Grand Slam finals [ edit ]
Doubles: 0–1 [ edit ]
Record against top 10 players [ edit ]
Mejía 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 8 ranked players
Cameron Norrie
0–1
0%
–
0–1
–
Lost (4–6, 4–6) at 2023 Davis Cup
Total
0-1
0%
0–0 ( – )
0–1 (0%)
0–0 ( – )
* Statistics correct as of 4 February 2023[update] .
Wins over top 10 players [ edit ]
He has a 0–0 record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10.
Season
2024
Total
Wins
0
0
#
Player
Rank
Event
Surface
Rd
Score
NMR
2024
*As of 4 February 2023[update]
References [ edit ]
External links [ edit ]