Who are Emma Navarro's parents? All you need to know about the US Open quarterfinalist's billionaire father who owns the Cincinnati Open

World No.12 Emma Navarro has had a great outing at Flushing Meadows this year. She is set to face Spain's Paula Badosa in the quarterfinals after an upset win over fellow American Coco Gauff in three sets 6-4, 4-6, 6-3. Earlier this year, Navarro won her first-ever career title at the WTA Hobart International, defeating Elise Mertens, a former two-time champion.

Navarro is the only woman to date to have reached the US Open quarterfinals and won the NCAA Singles Championship. She played collegiate tennis for the University of Virginia.

Who are Emma Navarro's Parents?

Emma Navaro's family looks on at the 2024 French Open | Getty

Emma Navarro was born on May 18, 2001, in Charleston, South Carolina, to Benjamin W. Navarro and Kelly Navarro. Her father Benjamin is of Italian descent and a billionaire who owns the highly coveted tennis tournament, The Cincinnati Open. His wife, Kelly, maintains a relatively private relationship from the public eye. Kelly and Benjamin have two sons, Earl and Owen, and another daughter named Maggie, who also plays tennis at UVA.

Emma Navarro's parents have often been seen at her matches supporting their daughter. According to Emma, her father has helped her with her mindset.

"I gotta give a lot of credit to my dad. He's probably the strongest guy I know and has dropped a lot of knowledge and wisdom on my siblings and me over the years. He's taught me a bunch about the perspective I need to take."

Benjamin was born in Massachusetts to former American college football player and coach Frank Navarro, considered by many as one of the greatest college football coaches. He graduated from the University of Rhodes Island with a degree in finance. In 1998, he started the Sherman Financial Group, which by 2005 had become a major credit card issuer. Benjamin is also invested in the hospitality business through the Beemok Hospitality Collection, which owns the Charleston Palace hotel along with investments in various other restaurants and entertainment properties. As of 2024, the philanthropist and businessman is worth $1.5 billion, while his daughter has earned prize money of around $1,074,560.

The Navarro family's investment in sports

Emma Navarro is the first professional in her family, but her love for sports has been passed on through two generations. Her father Benjamin has invested in various tournaments like Charleston Tennis LLC as well as the Cincinnati Open. The Charleston Open WTA, which the Charleston Tennis LLC organizes, has become North America's most prominent women's event.

He has funded the renovation of the Credit One Stadium and also owns another tennis event, the Western and Southern Open, through his sports firm, Beemok Sports.