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. 159 achieved on 18 May 2026 and a doubles ranking of No. 242 achieved 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 | South Carolina[1] | |||||||||||
| Coach | Josh Goffi | |||||||||||
| Prize money | US $158,445 | |||||||||||
| Singles | ||||||||||||
| Career record | 0–0 | |||||||||||
| Career titles | 0 | |||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 159 (18 May 2026) | |||||||||||
| Current ranking | No. 159 (18 May 2026) | |||||||||||
| Grand Slam singles results | ||||||||||||
| French Open | 1R (2026) | |||||||||||
| Wimbledon | Q2 (2023) | |||||||||||
| Doubles | ||||||||||||
| Career record | 1–1 | |||||||||||
| Career titles | 0 | |||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 242 (20 May 2024) | |||||||||||
| Grand Slam doubles results | ||||||||||||
| Wimbledon | 2R (2023) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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| Last updated on: 18 May 2026. | ||||||||||||
Early life
From St Leonards, Dorset, Samuel attended Castle Court Prep School and Bournemouth Collegiate School.[4] His father played semi-professional rugby union, and his mother represented Great Britain in gymnastics with the pair later taking senior roles in the NHS. Samuel was Dorset county champion in breaststroke and a talented footballer, and was part of the football academy at AFC Bournemouth when he was 11 years-old, but later chose to focus solely on tennis, having first started playing at the age of four years-old at St Leonards & St Ives Tennis Club in Ringwood. He later played at West Hants Club, training regularly with Jack Pinnington Jones, who also attended Bournemouth Collegiate School.[5]
Junior career
Samuel reached the semifinals of the Boys' doubles at the 2019 Wimbledon Championships alongside compatriot Arthur Fery.[6] He peaked at No. 57 in the ITF junior rankings.[5]
College
In 2023, as a student at the University of South Carolina, where he studied sports management,[5][1] Samuel alongside partner Connor Thomson won the All American Doubles title and became the number one ranked doubles team in Collegiate tennis.[7] The pair received all-American honours for being seeded for the NCAA Championships.[8]
Professional career
2023-2024: 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.[9]
Samuel and Thomson reached the semifinals of the 2023 Nottingham Open.[10] He and Thomson were subsequently awarded wildcards into the 2023 Wimbledon Championships.[11] They won their opening match against Pedro Cachin and Yannick Hanfmann.[12] 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.[13] At the 2023 Calgary National Bank Challenger he secured his third win at that level with victory over Ryan Seggerman.[14]
In 2024, Samuel received six main-draw spots in Challenger events as part of the ATP Accelerator Programme but suffered an arm injury which limited his availability.[5][15]
2025: Maiden Challenger title, Top 300
In May, he recorded a win over Radu Albot on his way to the semifinals of the challenger event, the 2025 Moldova Open, and went on a run where he lost just five of 48 matches.[5] 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.[16]
In November, Samuel won his first ATP Challenger singles title at the Soma Bay Open, defeating Jay Clarke in the final.[17] 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.[18][19]
2026: Grand Slam singles debut, Challenger titles
Samuel went on another winning streak from February 2026, including one Futures and two Challenger titles back-to-back titles in Greece, and improved his ranking to a career high No. 171 in March 2026.[5][15][20]
At the 2026 French Open Samuel qualified for the main draw, making his Grand Slam debut, after defeating former top-10 player David Goffin[21] and Gonzalo Bueno.[22][23] In doing so, he became only the fourth British man in 50 years to come through qualifying for Roland Garros.[24] He was defeated in straight sets by the 8th seed Alex De Minaur in the opening round.[25]
Personal life
Born in Winchester, Samuel was later based in Bath, England.[15] A keen football fan, he is a supporter of Southampton.[5]
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 |  Péter 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 |
