Toby Samuel
British tennis player (born 2002)
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Toby Samuel (born 6 September 2002) is a British professional tennis player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of No. 243 achieved on 16 February 2026 and a doubles ranking of No. 242, reached on 20 May 2025.[2][3]
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United KingdomSamuel at the 2023 Wimbledon Championships | ||||||||||||
| Country (sports) | United Kingdom | |||||||||||
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| Born | 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 | US $138,356 | |||||||||||
| Singles | ||||||||||||
| Career record | 0–0 | |||||||||||
| Career titles | 0 | |||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 243 (16 February 2026) | |||||||||||
| Current ranking | No. 244 (2 March 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. 1,741 (2 March 2026) | |||||||||||
| Grand Slam doubles results | ||||||||||||
| Wimbledon | 2R (2023) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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| Last updated on: 13 March 2026. | ||||||||||||
Early life
From St Leonards, Dorset, Samuel attended Castle Court Prep School and Bournemouth Collegiate School.[4]
Junior career
Samuel reached the semifinals of the Boys' doubles at the 2019 Wimbledon Championships alongside compatriot Arthur Fery.[5]
College
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]
Professional career
2023: First pro matches
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]
2025-2026: Two Challenger titles, top 250
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, leading up to a run of 18 consecutive wins. As a result he reached a new career high singles ranking of No. 267 on 1 December 2025.[16][17]
ATP Challenger Tour finals
Singles: 4 (4 titles)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | Nov 2025 | Soma Bay Open, Egypt | Challenger | Hard | Jay Clarke |
4–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–0 |
| Win | 2–0 | Nov 2025 | Manama Challenger, Bahrain | Challenger | Hard |  Ilia Simakin |
6–0, 6–2 |
| Win | 3–0 | Mar 2026 | Crete Challenger, Greece | Challenger | Hard | Harry Wendelken |
6–3, 6–0 |
| Win | 4–0 | Mar 2026 | Crete Challenger II, Greece | Challenger | Hard |  Maxim Mrva |
6–2, 6–3 |
Doubles: 1 (title)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | Nov 2023 | Challenger de Drummondville, Canada | Challenger | Hard (i) |  André Göransson |
 Liam Draxl Giles Hussey |
6–7(2–7), 6–3, [10–8] |
ITF World Tennis Tour finals
Singles: 11 (8 titles, 3 runner-ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | Jul 2022 | M25 Roehampton, UK | WTT | Grass | Henry Patten |
6–4, 6–7(8–10), 6–4 |
| Win | 2–0 | Nov 2022 | M15 Fayetteville, US | WTT | Hard |  Learner Tien |
6–3, 6–3 |
| Win | 3–0 | Nov 2022 | M15 Winston-Salem, US | WTT | Hard | Alex Michelsen |
6–1, 7–5 |
| Win | 4–0 | Jul 2023 | M25 Nottingham, UK | WTT | Grass | Billy Harris |
6–4, 6–4 |
| Loss | 4–1 | Aug 2023 | M25 Aldershot, UK | WTT | Hard | Arthur Fery |
4–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 4–2 | Aug 2025 | M25 Aldershot, UK | WTT | Hard | Paul Jubb |
6–7(4–7), 5–7 |
| Win | 5–2 | Sep 2025 | M15 Hurghada, Egypt | WTT | Hard |  Peter Makk |
7–6(7–4), 6–1 |
| Win | 6–2 | Sep 2025 | M15 Hurghada, Egypt | WTT | Hard | Liam Broady |
6–1, 6–2 |
| Loss | 6–3 | Nov 2025 | M15 Marsa, Malta | WTT | Hard |  Arthur Nagel |
4–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 7–3 | Nov 2025 | M15 Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | WTT | Hard |  Michal Krajčí |
6–2, 6–4 |
| Win | 8–3 | Mar 2026 | M25 Vale Do Lobo, Portugal | WTT | Hard | Giles Hussey |
6–3, 6–4 |
Doubles: 1 (title)
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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, US | WTT | Hard | Ben Jones |
Robin Catry  Luca Staeheli |
6–3, 6–1 |
