Toby Samuel

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Toby Samuel
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Samuel at the 2023 Wimbledon Championships
Country (sports)Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain
Born (2002-09-06) 6 September 2002 (age 21)
Winchester, Hampshire, United Kingdom
Height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
College University of South Carolina
CoachJosh Goffi
Prize money$71,839
Singles
Career record0–0
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 414 (30 October 2023)
Current rankingNo. 475 (6 June 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Wimbledon Q2 (2023)
Doubles
Career record1–1
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 303 (25 September 2023)
Current rankingNo. 305 (30 October 2023)
Grand Slam doubles results
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]

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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] A student at the 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] The pair received all-American honours for being seeded for the NCAA Championships. [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] They then reached the semifinals of the 2023 Nottingham Open. [8] He and Thomson were subsequently awarded wildcards into the 2023 Wimbledon Championships. [9] They won their opening match against 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

Singles: 5 (4–1)

Legend
ATP Challenger (0–0)
ITF Futures (4–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–1)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (2–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0Jul 2022M25 Roehampton, United KingdomWorld Tennis TourGrass Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Henry Patten 6–4, 6–7(8–10), 6–4
Win2–0Nov 2022M15 Fayetteville, United StatesWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of the United States.svg Learner Tien 6–3, 6–3
Win3–0Nov 2022M15 Winston-Salem, United StatesWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of the United States.svg Alex Michelsen 6–1, 7–5
Win4–0Jul 2023M25 Nottingham, United KingdomWorld Tennis TourGrass Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Billy Harris 6–4, 6–4
Loss4–1Aug 2023M25 Aldershot, United KingdomWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Arthur Fery 4–6, 4–6

Doubles: 2 (2–0)

Legend
ATP Challenger (1–0)
ITF Futures (1–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–0)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0Nov 2022M15 Winston-Salem, United StatesWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ben Jones Flag of France.svg Robin Catry
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Luca Staeheli		6–3, 6–1
Win2–0 Nov 2023 Drummondville, CanadaChallengerHard (i) Flag of Sweden.svg André Göransson Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Liam Draxl
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Giles Hussey 		6–7(2–7), 6–3, [10–8]

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  2. ↑ "Toby Samuel". atp. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  3. ↑ Payne, Ned (19 August 2016). "Youth sport – tennis: Toby shines for Great Britain in European Summer Cup". Bournemouth Echo. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
  4. ↑ "Division I Men's Collegiate Tennis Rankings sponsored by Tennis-Point". wearecollegetennis.com. April 11, 2023. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  5. ↑ "Samuel, Thomson Fall in Doubles Championships". Gamecocksonline. May 24, 2023. Retrieved June 14, 2023.
  6. ↑ "Rising star Toby Samuel confident he can 'compete at the highest level' after Wimbledon debuts". Bournemouth Exho. 29 July 2019. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
  7. ↑ "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.
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  9. ↑ "Collegians Earn Wild Cards Into Wimbledon". We are College Tennis. 21 June 2023. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
  10. ↑ "Wimbledon 2023: Connor Thomson and Toby Samuel secure 'unreal' Grand Slam debut win". BBC Sport. 6 July 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  11. ↑ "'Gazelle On The Court': Toby Samuel's Accelerated Path To ATP Challenger Tour | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour. Retrieved 2024-05-16.
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