Toby Samuel
{{Short description|British tennis player (born 2002)}}
{{Infobox tennis biography
|name = Toby Samuel
|country_represented = {{flagu|Great Britain}}
|image = Samuel WMQ23 (53061881914).jpg
|caption = Samuel at the 2023 Wimbledon Championships
|fullname =
|country =
|residence =
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|2002|9|6|df=y}}
|birth_place = Winchester, Hampshire, United Kingdom
|height = {{convert|1.91|m|abbr=on}}
|turnedpro =
|plays = Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
|college = USC
|coach = Josh Goffi
|careerprizemoney = $71,839
|singlesrecord = 0–0
|singlestitles = 0
|highestsinglesranking = No. 414 (30 October 2023)
|currentsinglesranking = No. 475 (6 June 2024)
|AustralianOpenresult =
|FrenchOpenresult =
|Wimbledonresult = Q2 (2023)
|USOpenresult =
|doublesrecord = 1–1
|doublestitles = 0
|highestdoublesranking = No. 303 (25 September 2023)
|currentdoublesranking = No. 305 (30 October 2023)
|AustralianOpenDoublesresult =
|FrenchOpenDoublesresult =
|WimbledonDoublesresult = 2R (2023)
|WimbledonDoublesjuniorresult = SF (2019)
|USOpenDoublesresult =
|updated = 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.itftennis.com/en/players/toby-samuel/800416712/gbr/jt/S/overview/|title=Toby Samuel|website=itf tennis|accessdate=26 June 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://www.atptour.com/en/players/toby-samuel/s0tm/overview|accessdate=26 June 2023|website=atp|title=Toby Samuel}}
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.{{cite web|website=Bournemouth Echo|accessdate=14 June 2023|date=19 August 2016|title=Youth sport – tennis: Toby shines for Great Britain in European Summer Cup|first=Ned|last=Payne|url=https://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/sport/14694514}}
Career
=2019: Juniors=
Samuel reached the semifinals of the Boys' doubles at the 2019 Wimbledon Championships alongside compatriot Arthur Fery.{{cite web|url=https://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/sport/17802122.rising-star-toby-samuel-confident-can-compete-highest-level-wimbledon-debut/|title= Rising star Toby Samuel confident he can 'compete at the highest level' after Wimbledon debuts|website=Bournemouth Exho|date=29 July 2019|accessdate=14 June 2023}}
=2021-2024: College years=
In 2023 as a student at the University of South Carolina, [https://gamecocksonline.com/sports/mten/roster/player/toby-samuel/ USC Toby Samuel] , Samuel alongside partner Connor Thomson won the All American Doubles title and became the number one ranked doubles team in Collegiate tennis.{{cite web|url=https://www.wearecollegetennis.com/2023/04/11/division-i-mens-collegiate-tennis-rankings-sponsored-by-tennis-point/|website=wearecollegetennis.com|title= Division I Men’s Collegiate Tennis Rankings sponsored by Tennis-Point|date=April 11, 2023|accessdate=26 June 2023}} The pair received all-American honours for being seeded for the NCAA Championships.{{cite web|url=https://gamecocksonline.com/news/2023/05/24/samuel-thomson-fall-in-doubles-championships/|website=Gamecocksonline|date=May 24, 2023|accessdate=June 14, 2023|title=Samuel, Thomson Fall in Doubles Championships}}
=Senior career=
==2023==
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.{{cite web|url=https://www.lta.org.uk/about-us/in-your-area/tennis-scotland/news/gordon-reid-triumphs-at-roland-garros-scots-secure-double-at-surbiton-golds-at-virtus-global-games/|website=lta.org|accessdate=14 June 2023|title= Gordon Reid triumphs at Roland Garros, Scots secure double at Surbiton, Golds at Virtus Global Games|date=12 June 2023}}
Samuel and Thomson reached the semifinals of the 2023 Nottingham Open.{{cite web|url=https://www.abccolumbia.com/2023/06/21/two-gamecocks-earn-wimbledon-invites/|title= Two Gamecocks earn Wimbledon invites|date=June 21, 2023|first=Mike|last=Gillespie|accessdate=June 26, 2023|website=abccolumbia}} He and Thomson were subsequently awarded wildcards into the 2023 Wimbledon Championships.{{cite web|url=https://www.wearecollegetennis.com/2023/06/21/collegians-earn-lta-wild-cards-into-wimbledon/|title=Collegians Earn Wild Cards Into Wimbledon|date=21 June 2023|website=We are College Tennis|accessdate=June 26, 2023}} They won their opening match against Pedro Cachin and Yannick Hanfmann.{{cite web|website=BBC Sport|accessdate=17 July 2023|title= Wimbledon 2023: Connor Thomson and Toby Samuel secure 'unreal' Grand Slam debut win|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/66128990|date=6 July 2023}} 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.{{cite web|title= Santiago González / Edouard Roger-Vasselin - Toby Samuel / Connor Thomson|website=tntsports|accessdate=20 April 2025|url= https://www.tntsports.co.uk/tennis/wimbledon-men-s-doubles/2023/live-santiago-gonzalez-edouard-roger-vasselin-toby-samuel-connor-thomson_mtc1442862/live.shtml|date=10 July 2023}}
At the 2023 Calgary National Bank Challenger he secured his third win at this level over Ryan Seggerman.{{Cite web |title='Gazelle On The Court': Toby Samuel's Accelerated Path To ATP Challenger Tour {{!}} ATP Tour {{!}} Tennis |url=http://www.atptour.com/en/news/samuel-calgary-challenger-2023-feature |access-date=16 May 2024|website=ATP Tour |language=en}}
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
=Singles: 5 (4–1)=
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!Result !class="unsortable"|W–L !Date !Tournament !Tier !Surface !Opponent !class="unsortable"|Score |
| bgcolor=98FB98|Win
|1–0 |{{dts|Jul 2022}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|M25 Roehampton, United Kingdom |style="background:#cffcff;"|World Tennis Tour |Grass |{{flagicon|GBR}} Henry Patten |6–4, 6–7(8–10), 6–4 |
| bgcolor=98FB98|Win
|2–0 |{{dts|Nov 2022}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|M15 Fayetteville, United States |style="background:#cffcff;"|World Tennis Tour |Hard |{{flagicon|USA}} Learner Tien |6–3, 6–3 |
| bgcolor=98FB98|Win
|3–0 |{{dts|Nov 2022}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|M15 Winston-Salem, United States |style="background:#cffcff;"|World Tennis Tour |Hard |{{flagicon|USA}} Alex Michelsen |6–1, 7–5 |
| bgcolor=98FB98|Win
|4–0 |{{dts|Jul 2023}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|M25 Nottingham, United Kingdom |style="background:#cffcff;"|World Tennis Tour |Grass |{{flagicon|GBR}} Billy Harris |6–4, 6–4 |
| bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss
|4–1 |{{dts|Aug 2023}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|M25 Aldershot, United Kingdom |style="background:#cffcff;"|World Tennis Tour |Hard |{{flagicon|GBR}} Arthur Fery |4–6, 4–6 |
=Doubles: 2 (2–0)=
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!Finals by surface |
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!Result !class="unsortable"|W–L !Date !Tournament !Tier !Surface !Partner !Opponents !class="unsortable"|Score |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|1–0 |{{dts|Nov 2022}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|M15 Winston-Salem, United States |style="background:#cffcff;"|World Tennis Tour |Hard |{{flagicon|GBR}} Ben Jones |{{flagicon|FRA}} Robin Catry |6–3, 6–1 |
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|2–0 |2023 Challenger Banque Nationale de Drummondville – Doubles |style="background:moccasin;"|Drummondville, Canada |style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger |Hard (i) |{{flagicon|SWE}} André Göransson |{{flagicon|CAN}} Liam Draxl |6–7(2–7), 6–3, [10–8] |
References
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External links
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Category:British male tennis players
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Category:21st-century English sportsmen
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