.jpg/1280px-Samuel_WMQ23_(53061881914).jpg) Samuel at the 2023 Wimbledon Championships | ||||||||||||
| Country (sports) |  Great Britain | |||||||||||
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| Born | (2002-09-06) 6 September 2002 Winchester, Hampshire, United Kingdom | |||||||||||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) | |||||||||||
| College | USC[1] | |||||||||||
| Coach | Josh Goffi | |||||||||||
| Prize money | $114,259 | |||||||||||
| Singles | ||||||||||||
| Career record | 0–0 | |||||||||||
| Career titles | 0 | |||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 248 (12 January 2026) | |||||||||||
| Current ranking | No. 248 (12 January 2026) | |||||||||||
| Grand Slam singles results | ||||||||||||
| Wimbledon | Q2 (2023) | |||||||||||
| Doubles | ||||||||||||
| Career record | 1–1 | |||||||||||
| Career titles | 0 | |||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 242 (20 May 2024) | |||||||||||
| Current ranking | No. 1,731 (12 January 2026) | |||||||||||
| Grand Slam doubles results | ||||||||||||
| Wimbledon | 2R (2023) | |||||||||||
| Wimbledon Junior | SF (2019) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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| Last updated on: 12 January 2026. | ||||||||||||
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Toby Samuel (born 6 September 2002) is a British tennis player. He has a career high singles ranking of No. 248 achieved on 12 January 2026 and a career high doubles ranking of No. 242 achieved on 20 May 2025.[2][3]
Early life
From St Leonards, Dorset, he attended Castle Court Prep School and Bournemouth Collegiate School.[4]
Career
2019: Juniors
Samuel reached the semifinals of the Boys' doubles at the 2019 Wimbledon Championships alongside compatriot Arthur Fery.[5]
2021-2024: College years
In 2023 as a student at the University of South Carolina,[1] Samuel alongside partner Connor Thomson won the All American Doubles title and became the number one ranked doubles team in Collegiate tennis.[6] The pair received all-American honours for being seeded for the NCAA Championships.[7]
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.[8]
Samuel and Thomson reached the semifinals of the 2023 Nottingham Open.[9] He and Thomson were subsequently awarded wildcards into the 2023 Wimbledon Championships.[10] They won their opening match against Pedro Cachin and Yannick Hanfmann.[11] 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.[12]
At the 2023 Calgary National Bank Challenger he secured his third win at this level over Ryan Seggerman.[13]
2025
He won the silver medal in the men's singles at the 2025 Summer World University Games in Germany, and also won a silver medal in the team competition at the Games.[14]
In November, Samuel won his first ATP Challenger singles title at the Soma Bay Open, defeating Jay Clarke in the final.[15] The following week he made it back-to-back titles, overcoming Ilia Simakin in the final to claim the trophy at the Manama Challenger in Bahrain .[16]
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
Singles: 12 (9–3)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | Jul 2022 | M25 Roehampton, United Kingdom | World Tennis Tour | Grass | Henry Patten
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6–4, 6–7(8–10), 6–4 |
| Win | 2–0 | Nov 2022 | M15 Fayetteville, United States | World Tennis Tour | Hard |  Learner Tien
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6–3, 6–3 |
| Win | 3–0 | Nov 2022 | M15 Winston-Salem, United States | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Alex Michelsen
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6–1, 7–5 |
| Win | 4–0 | Jul 2023 | M25 Nottingham, United Kingdom | World Tennis Tour | Grass | Billy Harris
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6–4, 6–4 |
| Loss | 4–1 | Aug 2023 | M25 Aldershot, United Kingdom | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Arthur Fery
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4–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 4–2 | Aug 2025 | M25 Aldershot, United Kingdom | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Paul Jubb
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6–7(4–7), 5–7 |
| Win | 5–2 | Sep 2025 | M15 Hurghada, Egypt | WTT | Hard |  Peter Makk
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7–6(7–4), 6–1 |
| Win | 6–2 | Sep 2025 | M15 Hurghada, Egypt | WTT | Hard | Liam Broady
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6–1, 6–2 |
| Loss | 6–3 | Nov 2025 | M15 Marsa, Malta | WTT | Hard |  Arthur Nagel
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4–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 7–3 | Nov 2025 | M15 Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | WTT | Hard |  Michal Krajčí
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6–2, 6–4 |
| Win | 8–3 | Nov 2025 | Soma Bay, Egypt | Challenger | Hard | Jay Clarke
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4–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–0 |
| Win | 9–3 | Nov 2025 | Manama Challenger, Bahrain | Challenger | Hard |  Ilia Simakin
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6–0, 6–2 |
Doubles: 2 (2–0)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | Nov 2022 | M15 Winston-Salem, United States | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Ben Jones
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Robin Catry .svg/1280px-Flag_of_Switzerland_(Pantone).svg.png) Luca Staeheli
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6–3, 6–1 |
| Win | 2–0 | Nov 2023 | Drummondville, Canada | Challenger | Hard (i) |  André Göransson
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.svg/1280px-Flag_of_Canada_(Pantone).svg.png) Liam Draxl Giles Hussey
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6–7(2–7), 6–3, [10–8] |
References
- ^ a b USC Toby Samuel
- ^ "Toby Samuel". itf tennis. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
- ^ "Toby Samuel". atp. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
- ^ Payne, Ned (19 August 2016). "Youth sport – tennis: Toby shines for Great Britain in European Summer Cup". Bournemouth Echo. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
- ^ "Rising star Toby Samuel confident he can 'compete at the highest level' after Wimbledon debuts". Bournemouth Exho. 29 July 2019. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
- ^ "Division I Men's Collegiate Tennis Rankings sponsored by Tennis-Point". wearecollegetennis.com. April 11, 2023. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
- ^ "Samuel, Thomson Fall in Doubles Championships". Gamecocksonline. May 24, 2023. Retrieved June 14, 2023.
- ^ "Gordon Reid triumphs at Roland Garros, Scots secure double at Surbiton, Golds at Virtus Global Games". lta.org. 12 June 2023. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
- ^ Gillespie, Mike (June 21, 2023). "Two Gamecocks earn Wimbledon invites". abccolumbia. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
- ^ "Collegians Earn Wild Cards Into Wimbledon". We are College Tennis. 21 June 2023. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
- ^ "Wimbledon 2023: Connor Thomson and Toby Samuel secure 'unreal' Grand Slam debut win". BBC Sport. 6 July 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
- ^ "Santiago González / Edouard Roger-Vasselin - Toby Samuel / Connor Thomson". tntsports. 10 July 2023. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
- ^ "'Gazelle On The Court': Toby Samuel's Accelerated Path To ATP Challenger Tour | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
- ^ "Superb silvers for tennis ace Toby Samuel and rower Josh Knight as Bath-based student-athletes excel at 2025 World University Games". Team Bath. 28 July 2025. Retrieved 28 Sep 2025.
- ^ "Toby Samuel wins first ATP Challenger title in Soma Bay as Brits take home eight trophies". Lawn Tennis Association. Retrieved 24 November 2025.
- ^ "Samuel pips Simakin for singles title". Gulf Daily News. Retrieved 1 December 2025.
External links
- Toby Samuel at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Toby Samuel at the International Tennis Federation
