American tennis player Emma Navarro, sitting on a £3 billion inheritance, faces Petra Kvitova on the No.1 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 is the favourite to progress past 35-year-old veteran Kvitova – a two-time Wimbledon champion – who is making her final appearance in SW19 as a wildcard.
Here’s everything to know about Navarro ahead of her first-round match at this year’s Championships against Czech star Kvitova on Tuesday, July 1.
Who is Emma Navarro?
Emma Navarro is an American tennis player born in New York City who resides inCharleston, 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.
Why is Emma Navarro so rich?
It’s because of her family. She is the daughter of extremely rich investment tycoon Ben Navarro.
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.
