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Nicolás Mejía (Spanish pronunciation: [nikoˈlas meˈxi.a];[lower-alpha 1] born 11 February 2000) is a Colombian tennis player. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 228 achieved on 17 April 2023 and a doubles ranking of No. 153 achieved on 7 November 2022. He is currently the No. 2 Colombian tennis player.[1]
![]() Mejía at the 2023 French Open | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Residence | Miami, United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Bogotá, Colombia | 11 February 2000||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Turned pro | 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coach | Juan Felipe Mateus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Prize money | $225,339 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career record | 3–11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career titles | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 228 (17 April 2023) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current ranking | No. 235 (19 August 2024) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Grand Slam singles results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French Open | Q1 (2023) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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. 342 (12 August 2024) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Last updated on: 20 August 2024. |
Mejía represents Colombia at the Davis Cup, where he has a W/L record of 3–9.
Mejía 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.[2] 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[3] and sixth seed Maxime Cressy, he returned to the top 300 on 15 April 2024.
Ranked No. 235, Mejía entered the main draw of the 2024 Winston-Salem Open as a lucky loser.
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
Tournament | 2023 | SR | W–L | Win % | |
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Grand Slam tournaments | |||||
Australian Open | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
French Open | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
Wimbledon | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
US Open | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
Career statistics | |||||
Tournaments | Career total: 1 | ||||
Overall win-loss | 0–0 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Nov 2018 | Niceville, USA F30 | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
6–4, 6–4 |
Loss | 1–1 | Apr 2019 | Bucaramanga, Colombia | M15 | Clay | ![]() |
6–3, 3–6, 4–6 |
Win | 2–1 | Jul 2019 | Cancún, Mexico | M15 | Hard | ![]() |
6–2, 7–5 |
Win | 3–1 | Jul 2019 | Cancún, México | M15 | Hard | ![]() |
6–1, 6–2 |
Loss | 3–2 | Apr 2021 | Salinas, Ecuador | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
6–7(7–9), 1–6 |
Loss | 3–3 | Jun 2021 | Orlando, USA | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
6–2, 6–7(3–7), 4–6 |
Win | 4–3 | Mar 2024 | San Luis, Mexico | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
6–1, 5–7, 6–2 |
Loss | 4–4 | Apr 2024 | Morelos, Mexico | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
5–7, 5–7 |
Win | 5–4 | May 2024 | Anapoima, Colombia | M25 | Clay | ![]() |
6-2, 6-2 |
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Result | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | Mar 2016 | Boca Raton, United States | Future | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–7(2–7) |
Loss | Jun 2016 | Cartagena, Colombia | Future | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–7(5–7) |
Win | Feb 2019 | Weston, United States | M15 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 4–6, [11–9] |
Loss | Mar 2019 | Antalya, Turkey | M15 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–2 |
Loss | Mar 2019 | Antalya, Turkey | M15 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–7(3–7), 6–4, [10–6] |
Win | Jun 2019 | Cancún, Mexico | M15 | Hard | ![]() |
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6–7(5–7), 6–1, [10–5] |
Win | Jul 2019 | Cancún, Mexico | M15 | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 7–6(7–2), [10–5] |
Win | Aug 2019 | Portoviejo, Ecuador | M25 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–7(4–7), 6–3, [10–7] |
Loss | Feb 2021 | Antalya, Turkey | M15 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–2, 5–7, [5–10] |
Loss | Feb 2021 | Antalya, Turkey | M15 | Clay | ![]() |
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7–5, 1–6, [12–14] |
Loss | Jan 2022 | Forlì, Italy | Challenger | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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2–6, 3–6 |
Loss | Apr 2022 | Cuernavaca, Mexico | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
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6–7(4–7), 2-6 |
Win | May 2022 | Coquimbo, Chile | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 1–6, [10–7] |
Win | Jul 2022 | Bogotá, Colombia | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–4 |
Win | Mar 2024 | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | M25 | Hard | ![]() |
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7–6(7–2), 3–6, [10–7] |
Win | Mar 2024 | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | M25 | Hard | ![]() |
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6–7(5–7), 6-4, [10–5] |
Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Runner-up | 2018 | Wimbledon | Grass | ![]() |
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6–7(5–7), 4–6 |
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 |
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Number 8 ranked players | ||||||
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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]. |
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