Samir Banerjee

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Samir Banerjee
Country (sports)Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Born (2003-10-02) October 2, 2003 (age 20)
United States
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand) [1]
College Stanford University
Prize money$30,839
Singles
Career record0–0
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 881 (27 November 2023)
Current rankingNo. 881 (27 November 2023)
Grand Slam singles results
US Open Q1 (2021)
French Open  Junior1R (2021)
Wimbledon  JuniorW (2021)
US Open  JuniorQF (2021)
Doubles
Career record0–0
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 1417 (27 November 2023)
Current rankingNo. 1417 (27 November 2023)
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open  JuniorQF (2021)
Wimbledon  JuniorSF (2021)
US Open  Junior2R (2021)
Last updated on: 27 November 2023.

Samir Banerjee (born October 2, 2003) is an American tennis player.

Contents

Banerjee has a career high ITF junior combined ranking of No. 2 achieved on 12 July 2021. [2]

He won the 2021 Junior Wimbledon title [3] and was seeded No. 2 at the 2021 US Open Juniors where he reached the quarterfinals. [4]

Personal life

Banerjee reportedly started playing tennis at the age of 6.

Banarjee attended Ridge High School and reached the NJSIAA singles semifinals in his freshman season. [5]

Banerjee was admitted at Stanford University starting 2022. [6] [7]

ATP Challenger and ITF World Tennis Tour finals

Singles: 1 (0–1)

Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (0–0)
ITF World Tennis Tour (0–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Nov 2023M15 East Lansing, USAWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of the United States.svg Ozan Baris 2–6, 1–6

Doubles: 1 (0–1)

Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (0–0)
ITF World Tennis Tour (0–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentScore
Loss0–1Sep 2023M15 Monastir, TunisiaWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of India.svg Chirag Duhan Flag of Germany.svg Niklas Schell
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Oscar Weightman
3–6, 2–6


Junior Grand Slam finals

Singles: 1 (1 title)

ResultYearTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Winner 2021 Wimbledon Grass Flag of the United States.svg Victor Lilov 7–5, 6–3

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