Toby Samuel

Toby Samuel
Samuel at the 2023 Wimbledon Championships
Country (sports) United Kingdom
Born (2002-09-06) 6 September 2002
Winchester, Hampshire, United Kingdom
Height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CollegeUSC[1]
CoachJosh Goffi
Prize moneyUS $148,279
Singles
Career record0–0
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 171 (16 March 2026)
Current rankingNo. 171 (16 March 2026)
Grand Slam singles results
WimbledonQ2 (2023)
Doubles
Career record1–1
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 242 (20 May 2024)
Current rankingNo. 1,750 (16 March 2026)
Grand Slam doubles results
Wimbledon2R (2023)
Medal record
Representing  Great Britain
World University Games
2025 Rhine-Ruhr Singles
Last updated on: 16 March 2026.

Toby Samuel (born 6 September 2002) is a British professional tennis player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of No. 171 achieved on 16 March 2026 and a doubles ranking of No. 242 reached on 20 May 2025.[2][3]

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 200

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)

Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (4–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (4–0)
Clay (–)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
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)

Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (1–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
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)

Legend
ITF WTT (8–3)
Finals by surface
Hard (6–3)
Clay (–)
Grass (2–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
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)

Legend
ITF WTT (1–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Nov 2022 M15 Winston-Salem, US WTT Hard Ben Jones Robin Catry
Luca Staeheli 		6–3, 6–1

References

  1. ^ a b USC Toby Samuel
  2. ^ "Toby Samuel". itf tennis. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  3. ^ "Toby Samuel". atp. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  4. ^ Payne, Ned (19 August 2016). "Youth sport – tennis: Toby shines for Great Britain in European Summer Cup". Bournemouth Echo. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
  5. ^ "Rising star Toby Samuel confident he can 'compete at the highest level' after Wimbledon debuts". Bournemouth Exho. 29 July 2019. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
  6. ^ "Division I Men's Collegiate Tennis Rankings sponsored by Tennis-Point". wearecollegetennis.com. April 11, 2023. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  7. ^ "Samuel, Thomson Fall in Doubles Championships". Gamecocksonline. May 24, 2023. Retrieved June 14, 2023.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ Gillespie, Mike (June 21, 2023). "Two Gamecocks earn Wimbledon invites". abccolumbia. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
  10. ^ "Collegians Earn Wild Cards Into Wimbledon". We are College Tennis. 21 June 2023. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
  11. ^ "Wimbledon 2023: Connor Thomson and Toby Samuel secure 'unreal' Grand Slam debut win". BBC Sport. 6 July 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  12. ^ "Santiago González / Edouard Roger-Vasselin - Toby Samuel / Connor Thomson". tntsports. 10 July 2023. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
  13. ^ "'Gazelle On The Court': Toby Samuel's Accelerated Path To ATP Challenger Tour | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
  14. ^ "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.
  15. ^ "Toby Samuel wins first ATP Challenger title in Soma Bay as Brits take home eight trophies". Lawn Tennis Association. Retrieved 24 November 2025.
  16. ^ "Two ATP Challenger Tour titles in as many weeks lifts Team Bath Tennis ace Toby Samuel to new career-high world ranking". 30 November 2025.
  17. ^ "Samuel pips Simakin for singles title". Gulf Daily News. 1 December 2025. Retrieved 1 December 2025.
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