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Residence | Nairobi, Kenya | |||||||||||||||||
Born | 29 January 2004 | |||||||||||||||||
Plays | Right (two-handed backhand) | |||||||||||||||||
College | Auburn University | |||||||||||||||||
Prize money | $18,709 | |||||||||||||||||
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Career record | 37–24 (60.7%) | |||||||||||||||||
Career titles | 2 ITF | |||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 495 (1 July 2024) | |||||||||||||||||
Current ranking | No. 495 (1 July 2024) | |||||||||||||||||
Grand Slam singles results | ||||||||||||||||||
Australian Open Junior | 3R (2022) | |||||||||||||||||
French Open Junior | 2R (2022) | |||||||||||||||||
Wimbledon Junior | 1R (2022) | |||||||||||||||||
US Open Junior | 2R (2022) | |||||||||||||||||
Doubles | ||||||||||||||||||
Career record | 29–12 (70.7%) | |||||||||||||||||
Career titles | 4 ITF | |||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 500 (1 July 2024) | |||||||||||||||||
Current ranking | No. 500 (1 July 2024) | |||||||||||||||||
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Australian Open Junior | 1R (2022) | |||||||||||||||||
Wimbledon Junior | W (2022) | |||||||||||||||||
US Open Junior | 2R (2022) | |||||||||||||||||
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Fed Cup | 16–8 | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Last updated on: 3 July 2024. |
Angella Okutoyi (born 29 January 2004) is a Kenyan professional tennis player.
She became the first Kenyan to win a Grand Slam title at the girls’ juniors Wimbledon event, partnering Rose Marie Nijkamp. [1] At the 2022 Australian Open, Okutoyi became the first representative of Kenya to win a girls’ junior singles Grand Slam match. [2]
In the 2023 African Games, she claimed the gold medal after defeating Lamis Alhussein Abdel Aziz in the final. Earlier in the semis, she upset the top seed world No.70, Mayar Sherif. She then partnered with Cynthia Cheruto Wanjala to win silver in the doubles final after losing to Sandra Samir and Merna Refaat. [3] Okutoyi became only the second Kenyan player to win gold at the African games after Jane Davies-Doxzon achieved the feat in 1978.
On the ITF Circuit, she has won two singles and four doubles titles. Playing for Kenya Billie Jean King Cup team, Okutoyi has a win/loss record of 16–8. [4]
Okutoyi and her sister were raised by their grandmother Mary as their mother died in childbirth. [5] Her sister Roselinda Asumwa is also a tennis player, playing ITF futures and local tournaments.
Angella participated in the 2022 Australian Open bracket. She defeated Italian qualifier Federica Urgesi in three sets in the first round, and she continued her form against Australian qualifier Zara Larke in the second round, winning in three sets. She lost her third round match against Serbian player Lola Radivojević, 3–6, 2–6, but her performance made her the first Kenyan in the world to progress to a third round in a major. [6] [7] At Wimbledon, Okutoyi won the girls' doubles title with Rose Marie Nijkamp. [5]
Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 2022 | ![]() | Grass | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 3–6, 6–4, [11–9] |
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Nov 2022 | ITF Nairobi, Kenya | 15,000 | Clay | ![]() | 3–6, 2–6 |
Win | 1–1 | Jul 2023 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | 15,000 | Hard | ![]() | 6–2, 7–6(2) |
Win | 2–1 | Dec 2023 | ITF Nairobi, Kenya | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() | 6–3, 1–6, 6–1 |
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Nov 2022 | ITF Nairobi, Kenya | 15,000 | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 7–5 |
Win | 2–0 | Jul 2023 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | 15,000 | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 3–6, [10–2] |
Loss | 2–1 | Oct 2023 | ITF Jackson, United States | 15,000 | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 5–7, 3–6 |
Loss | 2–2 | Dec 2023 | ITF Nairobi, Kenya | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–6, 6–7(5) |
Win | 3–2 | Dec 2023 | ITF Nairobi, Kenya | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 3–6, [10–7] |
Win | 4–2 | May 2024 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | 15,000 | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–2, 6–2 |
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Outcome | No. | Date | Location | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Runner-up | 1. | 3 February 2018 | Nairobi, Kenya | Clay | ![]() | 1–6, 3–6 |
Winner | 1. | 30 June 2018 | Kigali, Rwanda | Clay | ![]() | 6–4, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 2. | 6 July 2019 | Nairobi, Kenya | Clay | ![]() | 4–6, 3–6 |
Winner | 2. | 13 July 2019 | Nairobi, Kenya | Clay | ![]() | 4–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
Winner | 3. | 16 November 2019 | Nairobi, Kenya | Clay | ![]() | 6–1, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 3. | 30 November 2019 | Nairobi, Kenya | Clay | ![]() | 3–6, 6–7 |
Winner | 4. | 22 January 2021 | Nairobi, Kenya | Clay | ![]() | 6–3, 6–2 |
Winner | 5. | 29 January 2021 | Nairobi, Kenya | Clay | ![]() | 6–1, 6–4 |
Winner | 6. | 26 November 2021 | Sousse, Tunisia | Hard | ![]() | 6–3, 6–3 |
Outcome | No. | Date | Location | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Runner-up | 1. | 25 November 2017 | Nairobi, Kenya | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 2–6, 4–6 |
Winner | 1. | 30 June 2018 | Kigali, Rwanda | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 6–2 |
Winner | 2. | 26 January 2019 | Nairobi, Kenya | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 2. | 9 February 2019 | Nairobi, Kenya | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 6–7, 6–10 |
Winner | 3. | 7 April 2019 | Hammamet, Tunisia | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–6, 7–5 |
Winner | 4. | 6 July 2019 | Nairobi, Kenya | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–6, 6–4 |
Winner | 5. | 13 July 2019 | Nairobi, Kenya | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–1, 6–1 |
Winner | 6. | 16 November 2019 | Nairobi, Kenya | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–1, 6–4 |
Winner | 7. | 23 November 2019 | Nairobi, Kenya | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 6–4 |
Winner | 8. | 30 November 2019 | Nairobi, Kenya | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–2, 7–5 |
Runner-up | 3. | 22 January 2021 | Nairobi, Kenya | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–7, 6–4, 8–10 |
Winner | 9. | 22 January 2021 | Nairobi, Kenya | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–0, 6–3 |
Winner | 10. | 20 August 2021 | Cairo, Egypt | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–0, 2–6, 10–2 |
Winner | 11. | 27 August 2021 | Cairo, Egypt | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 4–6, 10–4 |
Runner-up | 4. | 3 September 2021 | Cairo, Egypt | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 2–6, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 5. | 20 November 2021 | Sousse, Tunisia | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 3–6, 5–7 |
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