American tennis player
Sam RifficeFull name | Sam Riffice |
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Country (sports) | United States |
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Residence | Orlando, Florida |
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Born | (1999-03-01) 1 March 1999 (age 25) Sacramento, California |
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Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
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Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
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College | University of Florida |
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Coach | Tanner Stump |
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Prize money | $42,189 |
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Career record | 0–1 |
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Career titles | 0 |
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Highest ranking | No. 487 (17 October 2022) |
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Current ranking | No. 509 (13 March 2023) |
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US Open | 1R (2021) |
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Last updated on: 17 March 2023. |
Sam Riffice (born 1 March 1999) is an American tennis player.[1][2]
Early life and career
His mother, Lori Riffice, is a national coach with USTA Player Development.[3] The family relocated to Central Florida to be a part of the USTA National Campus staff when it first opened in January 2017.[4]
Whilst studying at the University of Florida Riffice won the 2021 SEC championship. Riffice then won the 2021 NCAA Singles Tournament at the USTA National Campus where as the No. 6-seed Riffice defeated No. 2-seeded Daniel Rodrigues of South Carolina by a score of 3–6, 6–1, 6–4 in the final.[5] He was also captain of the Florida Gators as they won the 2021 NCAA team title.
Career
Riffice was given his ATP tour debut as a wildcard at the 2021 US Open,[6] where he lost in the first round to 15th seed Grigor Dimitrov.[7]
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
Singles: 6 (2–4)
Legend
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ATP Challenger (0–0)
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ITF Futures (2–4)
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Finals by surface
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Hard (2–2)
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Clay (0–2)
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Grass (0–0)
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Carpet (0–0)
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Result
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W–L
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Date
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Tournament
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Tier
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Surface
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Opponent
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Score
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Loss
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0–1
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Apr 2017
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USA F15, Vero Beach
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Futures
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Clay
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Calvin Hemery
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3–6, 1–6
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Loss
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0–2
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May 2017
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Romania F1, Bucharest
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Futures
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Clay
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Nicolae Frunză
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3–6, 3–6
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Loss
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0–3
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Jun 2018
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USA F17, Tulsa
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Futures
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Hard
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Marc-Andrea Hüsler
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4–6, 2–6
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Win
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1–3
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Jun 2019
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M25 Wichita, USA
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World Tennis Tour
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Hard
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Brandon Holt
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6–1, 6–4
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Loss
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1–4
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Jun 2019
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M25 Tulsa, USA
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World Tennis Tour
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Hard
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Maxime Cressy
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3–6, 1–6
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Win
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2–4
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Sep 2022
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M15 Fayetteville, USA
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World Tennis Tour
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Hard
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Blu Baker
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5–1 ret.
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References