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Metro
6 days ago
- Business
- Metro
Wimbledon star worth £3 billion plays on Centre Court today - but who is she?
American tennis player Emma Navarro, sitting on a £3 billion inheritance, faces Mirra Andreeva on Centre Court at Wimbledon 2025 today. The 24-year-old is set to become richer than Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic combined due to the wealth of her father Ben Navarro. Navarro is seeded 10th in the women's singles and takes on Russian seventh-seed Andreeva with a spot in the quarter-finals on the line. Here's everything to know about Navarro ahead of her fourth-round match at this year's Championships against Andreeva on Monday, July 7… Emma Navarro is an American tennis player born in New York City who resides in Charleston, South Carolina and is coached by Peter Ayers. Her prize money on the WTA Tour to date is $4,637,393 (£3,376,381) and she has clinched two titles so far, which came at the 2024 Hobart International in Australia and 2025 Merida Open in Mexico. Navarro conjured up her best performance at a major tournament last year with a run to the US Open semi-finals. She is playing in the Wimbledon main draw for just the third time having made her debut in 2023 when she crashed out in the first round to Magdalena Frech. At last year's Championships – on her second main draw appearance – Navarro reached the quarter-finals as the 19th seed after a series of impressive wins, eliminating Coco Gauff in the fourth round, before she was eventually beaten by runner-up Jasmine Paolini. Navarro is right-handed with a two-handed backhand and she has won 225 singles matches on the WTA Tour, while she has lost 129. It's because of her family. She is the daughter of extremely rich investment tycoon Ben Navarro. More Trending He is the founder and owner of Sherman Financial Group, which has assets such as Credit One Bank. The Wimbledon star is also the granddaughter of the late ex-Ivy League American footballer turned coach Frank Navarro. He served as a head coach for Williams College, Columbia University, Wabash College and Princeton University. MORE: I've camped in the Wimbledon queue 7 times – I'll never buy tickets MORE: Laura Robson names the one Wimbledon rule that should never change MORE: Andrew Castle snaps back at John McEnroe over controversial Wimbledon decision
Hindustan Times
03-07-2025
- Business
- Hindustan Times
Emma Navarro net worth: Wimbledon star is richer than Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic
At 24, she is not just among the top seeds at Wimbledon 2025 tournament, but sits on a £3 billion (roughly $4.09 billion) inheritance, making her worth more than Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic combined. File photo of Emma Navarro(REUTERS) Emma Navarro, currently seeded 10th in the women's singles rankings, advanced to the third round after securing a dominating 6-1, 6-2 victory over Veronika Kudermetova on No. 3 Court, The New York Times reported. The New York native defeated two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova 6-3, 6-1 on Tuesday. Kvitova, 35, made her final appearance in SW19 as a wildcard. What is Emma Navarro's net worth? Born on May 18, 2001 in New York City, the American tennis player currently resides in Charleston, South Carolina. The right-handed player has won 225 singles matches on the WTA Tour and faced defeat in 129 games. Coached by Peter Ayers, Emma is the daughter of investment tycoon Ben Navarro, who founded Sherman Financial Group in 1998 and built the company into a major credit card and debt collection empire. One of the group's key assets includes Credit One, which has doled out over 18 million credit cards. According to Forbes, Ben Navarro has a net worth of $4.8 billion, as on July 3, 2025. Emma is the granddaughter of late ex-Ivy League American footballer Frank Navarro, who was the head coach for Columbia University, Wabash College and Princeton University. To date, her prize money on the WTA Tour stands at $4,637,393. She has bagged two titles, including the 2025 Merida Open in Mexico and the2024 Hobart International. Last year, she reached the semi-finals of the US Open. As of now, she is playing in the Wimbledon main draw for the third time, since debuting in 2023. In her first Wimbledon journey, she was defeated by Magdalena French in the first round itself. During last year's Championships, Navarro managed to reach the quarter-finals after a win against Coco Gauff in the fourth round. Eventually, she was sent out of the tournament by runner-up Jasmine Paolini. Navarro is right-handed with a two-handed backhand and she has won 225 singles matches on the WTA Tour, while she has lost 129. FAQs: 1. Why is Emma Navarro so rich? She is the daughter of billionaire Ben Navarro and sits on more than $4 billion inheritance. 2. Who will Emma Navarro face in the third round? She will be up against the winner of the match between Barbora Krejcikova and Caroline Dolehide. 3. Is Emma Navarro the richest tennis player? According to the Mirror, she is only behind Jessica Pegula in terms of the wealthiest active tennis players. Pegula's father, Terry, has a net worth of £5.5 billion ($7.51 billion).
Yahoo
26-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Ninth seed Navarro suffers 6-0 6-1 first-round upset
French Open 2025 Dates: 25 May-8 June Venue: Roland Garros Coverage: Live radio commentaries across 5 Live Sport and BBC Sounds, plus live text commentaries on the BBC Sport website and app Ninth seed Emma Navarro exited the French Open in just 57 minutes as she suffered a 6-0 6-1 first-round thrashing by Spain's Jessica Bouzas Maneiro. Navarro, a semi-finalist at last year's US Open, did not hold serve all match in a wayward performance on the second day in Paris. Up 6-0 5-0, Bouzas Maneiro was attempting to become the first woman to beat a top-10 player 6-0 6-0 at a Grand Slam since the 1989 US Open, when Martina Navratilova crushed world number seven Manuela Maleeva. But Navarro got on the board and avoided a 'double bagel' scoreline with help from a double fault by the 68th-ranked Bouzas Maneiro. Raducanu, Alcaraz & Swiatek in action on day two - follow live 'Big Four' reunite at Nadal's French Open farewell Sabalenka loses only one game in Paris opener Earlier this year, Navarro became only the fifth player this century to win a WTA final 6-0 6-0 with victory over Emiliana Arango at the Merida Open in Mexico. But the American was broken seven times, claimed just 30 of the 86 total points and won only 44% of her first-serve points. Navarro was also hindered by 23 unforced errors compared to just four winners. She rose up the rankings last year thanks to deep runs at majors, reaching the fourth round at Roland Garros before making the quarter-finals of Wimbledon and the last four at Flushing Meadows.
Gulf Today
04-03-2025
- Sport
- Gulf Today
Navarro beats Arango to win Merida Open, Pegula triumphs
Top seed Emma Navarro made light work of Colombian qualifier Emiliana Arango with a crushing 6-0 6-0 victory in the final of the Merida Open on Sunday as the American claimed her second career title. World number 10 Navarro, who won the WTA 250 Hobart International last year, needed just 55 minutes to lift her first WTA 500 trophy, wrapping up a dominant run in the tournament in which she didn't a set. With a strong serve and powerful groundstrokes, Navarro never allowed Arango to reach a break point, while the U.S. Open semi-finalist won 71 percent of points on return. The 23-year-old became only the fifth player this century to win a WTA final with a 6-0 6-0 scoreline, and the first since Iga Swiatek's victory over Karolina Pliskova in the 2021 Italian Open. Arango, who will reach a career-high singles world ranking of 80 on Monday, could not find her stride following a nearly three-hour semi-final battle against fellow qualifier Daria Saville late on Saturday. The Colombian world number 133 reached Sunday's final on the back of an 11-match winning streak, including last week's winning run at the WTA 125 Cancun Open, but had to play three sets in each of her last three matches. Meanwhile, World number four Jessica Pegula powered to her first WTA title of 2025 on Sunday, beating McCartney Kessler 7-5, 6-2 in an all-American final in Austin, Texas. Pegula, the top seed, claimed a seventh WTA title and her first since she won the 1000 event in Toronto last year. That was one of Pegula's two titles in a 2024 campaign in which she also reached the US Open final. In Kessler she stopped a fast-rising talent, whose first two WTA finals had yielded a pair of titles -- in Cleveland last August and at Hobart in January. The 25-year-old arrived in Austin riding high after claiming her first career top-10 player with an upset of Coco Gauff in the second round at Dubai. But she couldn' find a way past Pegula, who snapped a three-match losing streak in finals for a confidence-building crown heading into the prestigious hard court tournaments at Indian Wells and Miami. Pegula, the only top-10 player in the draw, dropped just one set all week. Kessler looked set to change that when she rallied from 0-2 down to take a 4-2 lead in the first set. But too many unforced errors from Kessler allowed Pegula to get back in front and after Kessler missed a chance to break in the 11th game she was broken in the next as Pegula pocketed the first set. Kessler broke Pegula to open the second, but Pegula won the next four games to seize control. Pegula did not have a great tournament at Dubai Open. Czech Republic's Linda Noskova stunned Pegula in straight sets 6-3, 7-6(8). Pegula staged a brief comeback and went ahead 4-2. Stepping up the game, Noskova forced a dramatic tiebreak. When two set points hung in the balance, she stood resolute, saving them both before sealing the set and the match. Agencies
Observer
03-03-2025
- Sport
- Observer
Navarro defeats Arango for Merida Open Title
MERIDA: Top seed Emma Navarro made light work of Colombian qualifier Emiliana Arango with a crushing 6-0 6-0 victory in the final of the Merida Open on Sunday as the American claimed her second career title. World number 10 Navarro, who won the WTA 250 Hobart International last year, needed just 55 minutes to lift her first WTA 500 trophy, wrapping up a dominant run in the tournament in which she didn't a set. With a strong serve and powerful groundstrokes, Navarro never allowed Arango to reach a break point, while the US Open semifinalist won 71 per cent of points on return. The 23-year-old became only the fifth player this century to win a WTA final with a 6-0 6-0 scoreline, and the first since Iga Swiatek's victory over Karolina Pliskova in the 2021 Italian Open. Arango, who will reach a career-high singles world ranking of 80 on Monday, could not find her stride following a nearly three-hour semifinal battle against fellow qualifier Daria Saville late on Saturday. The Colombian world number 133 reached Sunday's final on the back of an 11-match winning streak, including last week's winning run at the WTA 125 Cancun Open, but had to play three sets in each of her last three matches. — Reuters
