Country (sports) | Kenya |
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Born | 29 January 2004 |
Plays | Right (two-handed backhand) |
College | Auburn University |
Prize money | $15,848 |
Singles | |
Career record | 27–19 (58.7%) |
Career titles | 2 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 522 (20 May 2024) |
Current ranking | No. 522 (20 May 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 | 20–10 (66.7%) |
Career titles | 4 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 563 (5 February 2024) |
Current ranking | No. 563 (5 February 2024) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open Junior | 1R (2022) |
Wimbledon Junior | W (2022) |
US Open Junior | 2R (2022) |
Team competitions | |
Fed Cup | 11–5 |
Last updated on: 25 May 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]
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 11–5. [3]
Okutoyi and her sister were raised by their grandmother Mary as their mother died in childbirth. [4] Her sister Roselinda Asumwa is also a tennis player, playing ITF fixtures and local tournaments. Growing up, she was a constant fixture at Nairobi Club with her grandmother on the court side.
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. [5] [6] At Wimbledon, Okutoyi won the girls' doubles title with Rose Marie Nijkamp. [4]
Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 2022 | Wimbledon | Grass | Rose Marie Nijkamp | Kayla Cross Victoria Mboko | 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 | Emily Seibold | 3–6, 2–6 |
Win | 1–1 | Jul 2023 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | 15,000 | Hard | Isabella Harvison | 6–2, 7–6(2) |
Win | 2–1 | Dec 2023 | ITF Nairobi, Kenya | 25,000 | Clay | Lena Papadakis | 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 | Smriti Bhasin | Sharmada Balu Sabastiani Leon | 6–3, 7–5 |
Win | 2–0 | Jul 2023 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | 15,000 | Hard | Beverley Nyangon | Samira di Stefano Gaia Parravicini | 6–4, 3–6, [10–2] |
Loss | 2–1 | Oct 2023 | ITF Jackson, United States | 15,000 | Hard | Adeline Flach | Hsu Chieh-yu Anita Sahdiieva | 5–7, 3–6 |
Loss | 2–2 | Dec 2023 | ITF Nairobi, Kenya | 25,000 | Clay | Nagomi Higashitani | Fanny Östlund Valeriya Strakhova | 4–6, 6–7(5) |
Win | 3–2 | Dec 2023 | ITF Nairobi, Kenya | 25,000 | Clay | Sada Nahimana | Jessie Aney Lena Papadakis | 6–4, 3–6, [10–7] |
Win | 4–2 | May 2024 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | 15,000 | Hard | Merna Refaat | Liu Le Yi Xu Jiayu | 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 | Metka Komac | 1–6, 3–6 |
Winner | 1. | 30 June 2018 | Kigali, Rwanda | Clay | Smriti Bhasin | 6–4, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 2. | 6 July 2019 | Nairobi, Kenya | Clay | Sarah Dev | 4–6, 3–6 |
Winner | 2. | 13 July 2019 | Nairobi, Kenya | Clay | Aisha Niyonkuru | 4–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
Winner | 3. | 16 November 2019 | Nairobi, Kenya | Clay | Aisha Niyonkuru | 6–1, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 3. | 30 November 2019 | Nairobi, Kenya | Clay | Aisha Niyonkuru | 3–6, 6–7 |
Winner | 4. | 22 January 2021 | Nairobi, Kenya | Clay | Celine Simunyu | 6–3, 6–2 |
Winner | 5. | 29 January 2021 | Nairobi, Kenya | Clay | Luca Udvardy | 6–1, 6–4 |
Winner | 6. | 26 November 2021 | Sousse, Tunisia | Hard | Aya El Aouni | 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 | Mially Ranaivo | Célestine Avomo Ella Aisha Niyonkuru | 2–6, 4–6 |
Winner | 1. | 30 June 2018 | Kigali, Rwanda | Clay | Aisha Niyonkuru | Smriti Bhasin Bhakti Parwani | 6–4, 6–2 |
Winner | 2. | 26 January 2019 | Nairobi, Kenya | Clay | Aisha Niyonkuru | Anna Lorie Lemongo Toumbou Salma Loudili | 6–3, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 2. | 9 February 2019 | Nairobi, Kenya | Clay | Aisha Niyonkuru | Narindra Corrine Ranaivo Tsao Chia-yi | 6–4, 6–7, 6–10 |
Winner | 3. | 7 April 2019 | Hammamet, Tunisia | Clay | Aisha Niyonkuru | Sarah Lisa Aubertin Ferdaous Bahri | 7–6, 7–5 |
Winner | 4. | 6 July 2019 | Nairobi, Kenya | Clay | Aisha Niyonkuru | Sarah Dev Hoziane Kitambala | 7–6, 6–4 |
Winner | 5. | 13 July 2019 | Nairobi, Kenya | Clay | Aisha Niyonkuru | Sarah Dev Hoziane Kitambala | 6–1, 6–1 |
Winner | 6. | 16 November 2019 | Nairobi, Kenya | Clay | Aisha Niyonkuru | Alyssa Reguer Celine Simunyu | 6–1, 6–4 |
Winner | 7. | 23 November 2019 | Nairobi, Kenya | Clay | Aisha Niyonkuru | Mially Ranaivo Meshkatolzahra Safi | 6–4, 6–4 |
Winner | 8. | 30 November 2019 | Nairobi, Kenya | Clay | Aisha Niyonkuru | Maria Charl Nathalie Mokhtar | 6–2, 7–5 |
Runner-up | 3. | 22 January 2021 | Nairobi, Kenya | Clay | Meshkatolzahra Safi | Olga Mishenina Luca Victoria Vocke | 6–7, 6–4, 8–10 |
Winner | 9. | 22 January 2021 | Nairobi, Kenya | Clay | Meshkatolzahra Safi | Olga Mishenina Maria Ustic | 6–0, 6–3 |
Winner | 10. | 20 August 2021 | Cairo, Egypt | Clay | Jermine Sherif | Aya El Aouni Briana Szabó | 6–0, 2–6, 10–2 |
Winner | 11. | 27 August 2021 | Cairo, Egypt | Clay | Jermine Sherif | Violetta Borodina Daria Yesypchuk | 6–4, 4–6, 10–4 |
Runner-up | 4. | 3 September 2021 | Cairo, Egypt | Clay | Amelia Waligora | Carolina Kuhl Maria Sholokhova | 2–6, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 5. | 20 November 2021 | Sousse, Tunisia | Hard | Feryel Ben Hassen | Ekaterina Khayrutdinova Kira Pavlova | 3–6, 5–7 |
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