Colombian tennis player
Nicolás Mejía (Spanish pronunciation: [nikoˈlas meˈxi.a] ;[ a] born 11 February 2000) is a Colombian tennis player.
He has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 190 achieved on 17 March 2025 and a doubles ranking of No. 153 achieved on 7 November 2022. He is currently the No. 2 Colombian tennis player.[ 1]
Mejía represents Colombia at the Davis Cup , where he has a W/L record of 3–9.
Career
2024-2025: Maiden Challenger title, top 200 debut
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 but lost to Corentin Moutet .[ 4]
Key
W
F
SF
QF
#R
RR
Q#
DNQ
A
NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (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
ATP Challenger Tour finals
Singles: 4 (1 title, 3 runner-ups)
Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (1–3)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–3)
Clay (1–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Opponent
Score
Loss
0–1
Apr 2021
Salinas , Ecuador
Challenger
Hard
Nicolás Jarry
6–7(7–9) , 1–6
Loss
0–2
Jun 2021
Orlando , USA
Challenger
Hard
Christopher Eubanks
6–2, 6–7(3–7) , 4–6
Win
1–2
Mar 2024
San Luis , Mexico
Challenger
Clay
Matías Soto
6–1, 5–7, 6–2
Loss
1–3
Apr 2024
Morelos , Mexico
Challenger
Hard
Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard
5–7, 5–7
Doubles: 4 (2 titles, 2 runner-ups)
Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (2–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–2)
Clay (2–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ITF World Tennis Tour finals
Singles: 5 (4 title, 1 runner-ups))
Legend (Singles)
M25 ITF tournaments (1–0)
M15 ITF tournaments (2–1)
ITF Futures Tour (1–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–0)
Clay (2–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Opponent
Score
Win
1–0
Nov 2018
Niceville , USA F30
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
Win
5–4
May 2024
Anapoima , Colombia
M25
Clay
Kiranpal Pannu
6–2, 6–2
Doubles: 12 (6 title, 6 runner-ups))
Legend (doubles)
M25 ITF tournaments (3–0)
M15 ITF tournaments (3–4)
M10 ITF Futures Tour (0–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (4–0)
Clay (2–6)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (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]
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
Doubles: 0–1
Record against top 10 players
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:
Notes
References
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