Angella Okutoyi

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Angella Okutoyi
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Country (sports)Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
Born (2004-01-29) 29 January 2004 (age 20)
PlaysRight (two-handed backhand)
College Auburn University
Prize money$15,848
Singles
Career record27–19 (58.7%)
Career titles2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 522 (20 May 2024)
Current rankingNo. 522 (20 May 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open  Junior3R (2022)
French Open  Junior2R (2022)
Wimbledon  Junior1R (2022)
US Open  Junior2R (2022)
Doubles
Career record20–10 (66.7%)
Career titles4 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 563 (5 February 2024)
Current rankingNo. 563 (5 February 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open  Junior1R (2022)
Wimbledon  JuniorW (2022)
US Open  Junior2R (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.

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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]

Personal life

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.

Junior career

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]

Junior Grand Slam tournament finals

Doubles: 1 (title)

ResultYearTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win 2022 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Wimbledon Grass Flag of the Netherlands.svg Rose Marie Nijkamp Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kayla Cross
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Victoria Mboko
3–6, 6–4, [11–9]

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up)

Legend
$25,000 tournaments (1–0)
$15,000 tournaments (1–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–0)
Clay (1–1)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1 Nov 2022 ITF Nairobi,
Kenya
15,000Clay Flag of Germany.svg Emily Seibold 3–6, 2–6
Win1–1 Jul 2023 ITF Monastir,
Tunisia
15,000Hard Flag of the United States.svg Isabella Harvison 6–2, 7–6(2)
Win2–1 Dec 2023 ITF Nairobi,
Kenya
25,000Clay Flag of Germany.svg Lena Papadakis 6–3, 1–6, 6–1

Doubles: 6 (4 titles, 2 runner-ups)

Legend
$25,000 tournaments (1–1)
$15,000 tournaments (3–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–1)
Clay (2–1)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0 Nov 2022 ITF Nairobi, Kenya15,000Clay Flag of India.svg Smriti Bhasin Flag of India.svg Sharmada Balu
Flag of the United States.svg Sabastiani Leon
6–3, 7–5
Win2–0 Jul 2023 ITF Monastir, Tunisia15,000Hard Flag of France.svg Beverley Nyangon Flag of Italy.svg Samira di Stefano
Flag of Italy.svg Gaia Parravicini
6–4, 3–6, [10–2]
Loss2–1 Oct 2023 ITF Jackson, United States15,000Hard Flag of the United States.svg Adeline Flach Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Hsu Chieh-yu
Flag of Ukraine.svg Anita Sahdiieva
5–7, 3–6
Loss2–2 Dec 2023 ITF Nairobi, Kenya25,000Clay Flag of Japan.svg Nagomi Higashitani Flag of Sweden.svg Fanny Östlund
Flag of Ukraine.svg Valeriya Strakhova
4–6, 6–7(5)
Win3–2 Dec 2023 ITF Nairobi, Kenya25,000Clay Flag of Burundi.svg Sada Nahimana Flag of the United States.svg Jessie Aney
Flag of Germany.svg Lena Papadakis
6–4, 3–6, [10–7]
Win4–2 May 2024 ITF Monastir, Tunisia15,000Hard Flag of Egypt.svg Merna Refaat Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Liu Le Yi
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Xu Jiayu
6–2, 6–2

ITF Junior finals

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Category G5

Singles: 9 (6 titles, 3 runner-ups)

OutcomeNo.DateLocationSurfaceOpponentScore
Runner-up1.3 February 2018 Nairobi, KenyaClay Flag of Slovenia.svg Metka Komac1–6, 3–6
Winner1.30 June 2018 Kigali, RwandaClay Flag of India.svg Smriti Bhasin6–4, 6–3
Runner-up2.6 July 2019Nairobi, KenyaClay Flag of India.svg Sarah Dev4–6, 3–6
Winner2.13 July 2019Nairobi, KenyaClay Flag of Burundi.svg Aisha Niyonkuru4–6, 6–3, 6–2
Winner3.16 November 2019Nairobi, KenyaClay Flag of Burundi.svg Aisha Niyonkuru6–1, 6–4
Runner-up3.30 November 2019Nairobi, KenyaClay Flag of Burundi.svg Aisha Niyonkuru3–6, 6–7
Winner4.22 January 2021Nairobi, KenyaClay Flag of Ireland.svg Celine Simunyu6–3, 6–2
Winner5.29 January 2021Nairobi, KenyaClay Flag of Hungary.svg Luca Udvardy 6–1, 6–4
Winner6.26 November 2021 Sousse, TunisiaHard Flag of Morocco.svg Aya El Aouni6–3, 6–3

Doubles (11 titles, 5 runner-ups)

OutcomeNo.DateLocationSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Runner-up1.25 November 2017 Nairobi, KenyaClay Flag of Madagascar.svg Mially Ranaivo Flag of Gabon.svg Célestine Avomo Ella
Flag of Burundi.svg Aisha Niyonkuru
2–6, 4–6
Winner1.30 June 2018 Kigali, RwandaClay Flag of Burundi.svg Aisha Niyonkuru Flag of India.svg Smriti Bhasin
Flag of India.svg Bhakti Parwani
6–4, 6–2
Winner2.26 January 2019Nairobi, KenyaClay Flag of Burundi.svg Aisha Niyonkuru Flag of Cameroon.svg Anna Lorie Lemongo Toumbou
Flag of Morocco.svg Salma Loudili
6–3, 6–2
Runner-up2.9 February 2019Nairobi, KenyaClay Flag of Burundi.svg Aisha Niyonkuru Flag of Madagascar.svg Narindra Corrine Ranaivo
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Tsao Chia-yi
6–4, 6–7, 6–10
Winner3.7 April 2019 Hammamet, TunisiaClay Flag of Burundi.svg Aisha Niyonkuru Flag of Tunisia.svg Sarah Lisa Aubertin
Flag of Tunisia.svg Ferdaous Bahri
7–6, 7–5
Winner4.6 July 2019Nairobi, KenyaClay Flag of Burundi.svg Aisha Niyonkuru Flag of India.svg Sarah Dev
Flag of Burundi.svg Hoziane Kitambala
7–6, 6–4
Winner5.13 July 2019Nairobi, KenyaClay Flag of Burundi.svg Aisha Niyonkuru Flag of India.svg Sarah Dev
Flag of Burundi.svg Hoziane Kitambala
6–1, 6–1
Winner6.16 November 2019Nairobi, KenyaClay Flag of Burundi.svg Aisha Niyonkuru Flag of France.svg Alyssa Reguer
Flag of Ireland.svg Celine Simunyu
6–1, 6–4
Winner7.23 November 2019Nairobi, KenyaClay Flag of Burundi.svg Aisha Niyonkuru Flag of Madagascar.svg Mially Ranaivo
Flag of Iran.svg Meshkatolzahra Safi
6–4, 6–4
Winner8.30 November 2019Nairobi, KenyaClay Flag of Burundi.svg Aisha Niyonkuru Flag of Egypt.svg Maria Charl
Flag of Egypt.svg Nathalie Mokhtar
6–2, 7–5
Runner-up3.22 January 2021Nairobi, KenyaClay Flag of Iran.svg Meshkatolzahra Safi Flag of Russia.svg Olga Mishenina
Flag of Germany.svg Luca Victoria Vocke
6–7, 6–4, 8–10
Winner9.22 January 2021Nairobi, KenyaClay Flag of Iran.svg Meshkatolzahra Safi Flag of Russia.svg Olga Mishenina
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Maria Ustic
6–0, 6–3
Winner10.20 August 2021 Cairo, EgyptClay Flag of Egypt.svg Jermine Sherif Flag of Morocco.svg Aya El Aouni
Flag of Romania.svg Briana Szabó
6–0, 2–6, 10–2
Winner11.27 August 2021Cairo, EgyptClay Flag of Egypt.svg Jermine Sherif Flag of Russia.svg Violetta Borodina
Flag of Ukraine.svg Daria Yesypchuk
6–4, 4–6, 10–4
Runner-up4.3 September 2021Cairo, EgyptClay Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Amelia Waligora Flag of Germany.svg Carolina Kuhl
Flag of Russia.svg Maria Sholokhova
2–6, 4–6
Runner-up5.20 November 2021 Sousse, TunisiaHard Flag of Tunisia.svg Feryel Ben Hassen Flag of Russia.svg Ekaterina Khayrutdinova
Flag of Russia.svg Kira Pavlova
3–6, 5–7

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