British tennis player (born 2002)
Toby Samuel Country (sports) Born (2002-09-06 ) 6 September 2002 (age 22) Winchester , Hampshire, United KingdomHeight 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Plays Right-handed (two-handed backhand) College University of South Carolina Coach Josh Goffi Prize money $71,839 Career record 0–0 Career titles 0 Highest ranking No. 414 (30 October 2023) Current ranking No. 475 (6 June 2024) Wimbledon Q2 (2023 ) Career record 1–1 Career titles 0 Highest ranking No. 303 (25 September 2023) Current ranking No. 305 (30 October 2023) Wimbledon 2R (2023 ) Wimbledon JuniorSF (2019 ) Last updated on: 30 October 2023.
Toby Samuel (born 6 September 2002) is a British tennis player. He has a career high singles ranking of 414 achieved on 30 October 2023. He has a career high doubles ranking of 303 achieved on 25 September 2023.[ 1] [ 2]
Early and personal life
From St. Leonards , parents Richard and Sarah (who represented Great Britain at gymnastics) he has an older brother called Ben and a younger brother called Rafe and all three are keen sportsmen. He attended Castle Court Prep School and Bournemouth Collegiate School .[ 3] University of South Carolina , in 2023 Samuel alongside partner Connor Thomson won the All American Doubles title and became the number one ranked doubles team in Collegiate tennis.[ 4] [ 5]
Career
Junior career
Samuel reached the semifinals of the Boys' doubles at the 2019 Wimbledon Championships alongside Arthur Fery .[ 6]
Senior career
In June 2023, Samuel received a wildcard with his partner Connor Thomson for the Men's doubles at the 2023 Surbiton Trophy and the pair beat the second seeds Andre Goransson and Ben McLachlan in straight sets before losing to eventual finalists Alexei Popyrin and Aleksandar Vukic in the quarterfinals.[ 7] 2023 Nottingham Open .[ 8] 2023 Wimbledon Championships .[ 9] Pedro Cachin and Yannick Hanfmann .[ 10]
At the 2023 Calgary National Bank Challenger he secured his third win at this level over Ryan Seggerman .[ 11]
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
Legend
ATP Challenger (0–0)
ITF Futures (4–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–1)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (2–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Opponent
Score
Win
1–0
Jul 2022
M25 Roehampton , United Kingdom
World Tennis Tour
Grass
Henry Patten
6–4, 6–7(8–10) , 6–4
Win
2–0
Nov 2022
M15 Fayetteville , United States
World Tennis Tour
Hard
Learner Tien
6–3, 6–3
Win
3–0
Nov 2022
M15 Winston-Salem , United States
World Tennis Tour
Hard
Alex Michelsen
6–1, 7–5
Win
4–0
Jul 2023
M25 Nottingham , United Kingdom
World Tennis Tour
Grass
Billy Harris
6–4, 6–4
Loss
4–1
Aug 2023
M25 Aldershot , United Kingdom
World Tennis Tour
Hard
Arthur Fery
4–6, 4–6
Legend
ATP Challenger (1–0)
ITF Futures (1–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–0)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
References
^ "Toby Samuel" . itf tennis . Retrieved 26 June 2023 .^ "Toby Samuel" . atp . Retrieved 26 June 2023 .^ Payne, Ned (19 August 2016). "Youth sport – tennis: Toby shines for Great Britain in European Summer Cup" . Bournemouth Echo . Retrieved 14 June 2023 . ^ "Division I Men's Collegiate Tennis Rankings sponsored by Tennis-Point" . wearecollegetennis.com . April 11, 2023. Retrieved 26 June 2023 .^ "Samuel, Thomson Fall in Doubles Championships" . Gamecocksonline . May 24, 2023. Retrieved June 14, 2023 .^ "Rising star Toby Samuel confident he can 'compete at the highest level' after Wimbledon debuts" . Bournemouth Exho . 29 July 2019. Retrieved 14 June 2023 .^ "Gordon Reid triumphs at Roland Garros, Scots secure double at Surbiton, Golds at Virtus Global Games" . lta.org . 12 June 2023. Retrieved 14 June 2023 .^ Gillespie, Mike (June 21, 2023). "Two Gamecocks earn Wimbledon invites" . abccolumbia . Retrieved June 26, 2023 . ^ "Collegians Earn Wild Cards Into Wimbledon" . We are College Tennis . 21 June 2023. Retrieved June 26, 2023 .^ "Wimbledon 2023: Connor Thomson and Toby Samuel secure 'unreal' Grand Slam debut win" . BBC Sport . 6 July 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2023 .^ " . ATP Tour . Retrieved 2024-05-16 .
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