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.

Early 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 Bournemouth Collegiate School is a coeducational private day and boarding school based on two sites in Poole and Bournemouth, Dorset on the southern coast of England. The prep school (ages 2–11) is located in Poole and the senior school (ages ...

Career

2019: Juniors

Samuel reached the semifinals of the Boys' doubles at the

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alongside compatriot

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2021-2024: College years

In 2023 as a student at the

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Samuel alongside partner Connor Thomson won the All American Doubles title and became the number one ranked doubles team in Collegiate tennis. The pair received all-American honours for being seeded for the NCAA Championships.

Senior career

2023

In June 2023, Samuel received a wildcard with his partner Connor Thomson for the Men's doubles at the

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and the pair beat the second seeds Andre Goransson and

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in straight sets before losing to eventual finalists

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and

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in the quarterfinals. Samuel and Thomson reached the semifinals of the

2023 Nottingham Open The 2023 Nottingham Open (also known as the Rothesay Open Nottingham for sponsorship purposes) was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts. It was the 15th edition of the event for women and the 27th edition for men. It was ...

. He and Thomson were subsequently awarded wildcards into the

2023 Wimbledon Championships The 2023 Wimbledon Championships was a Grand Slam (tennis), major tennis tournament that took place at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. Tournament The tournament was played on grass courts, wi ...

. They won their opening match against

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and

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. In the second round their run ended with a 6-3, 7-6 defeat to experienced pair of Santiago González of Mexico and Edouard Roger-Vasselin of France. At the 2023 Calgary National Bank Challenger he secured his third win at this level over

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ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 5 (4–1)

Doubles: 2 (2–0)

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Samuel, Toby 2002 births Living people British male tennis players Sportspeople from Winchester Sportspeople from Bournemouth 21st-century English sportsmen South Carolina Gamecocks men's tennis players British expatriate tennis players in the United States English male tennis players English expatriate sportspeople in the United States