Sam Riffice

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|country = {{USA}}

|birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1999|03|01}}

|birth_place = Sacramento, California

|residence = Orlando, Florida

|height = {{convert|1.88|m|abbr=on}}

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|plays = Right-handed (two-handed backhand)

|college = University of Florida

|coach = Tanner Stump

|careerprizemoney = $42,189

|singlesrecord = 0–1

|singlestitles = 0

|highestsinglesranking = No. 487 (17 October 2022)

|currentsinglesranking = No. 509 (13 March 2023)

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|USOpenresult = 1R (2021)

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Sam Riffice (born 1 March 1999) is an American tennis player.{{Cite web|url=https://www.atptour.com/en/players/sam-riffice/r0a5/overview|title = Sam Riffice | Overview | ATP Tour | Tennis}}{{cite web|url= https://www.eurosport.com/tennis/sam-riffice_prs524386/person.shtml |title=Sam Riffice |access-date=28 August 2021}}

Early life and career

His mother, Lori Riffice, is a national coach with USTA Player Development.{{Cite web|url=https://www.usta.com/en/home/stay-current/national/q-a--sam---lori-riffice-on-the-american-development-model.html|title = Q&A: Sam & Lori Riffice on player development and the American Development Model}} The family relocated to Central Florida to be a part of the USTA National Campus staff when it first opened in January 2017.{{Cite web |url= https://www.ustanationalcampus.com/en/home/news/college-matchday-profile--sam-riffice--florida.html |title=College MatchDay Profile: Sam Riffice, Florida|website=www.ustanationalcampus.com}}

Whilst studying at the University of Florida Riffice won the 2021 SEC championship. Riffice then won the 2021 NCAA Singles Tournament at the USTA National Campus where as the No. 6-seed Riffice defeated No. 2-seeded Daniel Rodrigues of South Carolina by a score of 3–6, 6–1, 6–4 in the final.{{Cite web|url=https://floridagators.com/sports/mens-tennis/roster/sam-riffice/14597|title=Sam Riffice - Men's Tennis|website=Florida Gators}} He was also captain of the Florida Gators as they won the 2021 NCAA team title.

Career

Riffice was given his ATP tour debut as a wildcard at the 2021 US Open,{{Cite web|url=https://www.atptour.com/en/news/us-open-2021-wild-card-announcement|title = Jenson Brooksby & Brandon Nakashima Headline US Open Wild Cards | ATP Tour | Tennis}} where he lost in the first round to 15th seed Grigor Dimitrov.{{Cite web|url=https://www.usopen.org/amp/en_US/news/articles/2021-08-30/grigor_dimitrov_defeats_ncaa_champion_sam_riffice_at_the_2021_us_open.html|title = Grigor Dimitrov defeats NCAA Champion Sam Riffice at the 2021 US Open | US Open | Tennis}}

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

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|0–1

|{{dts|Apr 2017}}

|style="background:#cffcff;"|USA F15, Vero Beach

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|Clay

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Calvin Hemery

|3–6, 1–6

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|0–2

|{{dts|May 2017}}

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Romania F1, Bucharest

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures

|Clay

|{{flagicon|ROM}} Nicolae Frunză

|3–6, 3–6

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|0–3

|{{dts|Jun 2018}}

|style="background:#cffcff;"|USA F17, Tulsa

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|Hard

|{{flagicon|SUI}} Marc-Andrea Hüsler

|4–6, 2–6

bgcolor=98FB98|Win

|1–3

|{{dts|Jun 2019}}

|style="background:#cffcff;"|M25 Wichita, USA

|style="background:#cffcff;"|World Tennis Tour

|Hard

|{{flagicon|USA}} Brandon Holt

|6–1, 6–4

bgcolor=FFAO7A|Loss

|1–4

|{{dts|Jun 2019}}

|style="background:#cffcff;"|M25 Tulsa, USA

|style="background:#cffcff;"|World Tennis Tour

|Hard

|{{flagicon|USA}} Maxime Cressy

|3–6, 1–6

bgcolor=98FB98|Win

|2–4

|{{dts|Sep 2022}}

|style="background:#cffcff;"|M15 Fayetteville, USA

|style="background:#cffcff;"|World Tennis Tour

|Hard

|{{flagicon|GBR}} Blu Baker

|5–1 ret.

References

Category:1999 births

Category:Living people

Category:American male tennis players

Category:Tennis players from California

Category:Florida Gators men's tennis players

Category:21st-century American sportsmen