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Angella Okutoyi

Angella Okutoyi (born 29 January 2004) is a Kenyan professional tennis player.

Angella Okutoyi
Country (sports) Kenya
Born (2004-01-29) 29 January 2004 (age 20)
PlaysRight (two-handed backhand)
CollegeAuburn University
Prize money$15,848
Singles
Career record27–19 (58.7%)
Career titles2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 533 (29 January 2024)
Current rankingNo. 533 (5 February 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open Junior3R (2022)
French Open Junior2R (2022)
Wimbledon Junior1R (2022)
US Open Junior2R (2022)
Doubles
Career record20–10 (66.7%)
Career titles3 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 563 (5 February 2024)
Current rankingNo. 563 (5 February 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open Junior1R (2022)
Wimbledon JuniorW (2022)
US Open Junior2R (2022)
Team competitions
Fed Cup11–5
Last updated on: 5 February 2024.

She became the first Kenyan to win a Grand Slam title at the girls’ juniors Wimbledon event, partnering Rose Marie Nijkamp.[1] At the 2022 Australian Open, Okutoyi became the first representative of Kenya to win a girls’ junior singles Grand Slam match.[2]

On the ITF Circuit, she has won two singles and three doubles titles. Playing for Kenya Billie Jean King Cup team, Okutoyi has a win/loss record of 11–5.[3]

Personal life edit

Okutoyi and her sister were raised by their grandmother Mary as their mother died in childbirth.[4] Her sister Roselinda Asumwa is also a tennis player, playing ITF fixtures and local tournaments. Growing up, she was a constant fixture at Nairobi Club with her grandmother on the court side.

Junior career edit

Angella participated in the 2022 Australian Open bracket. She defeated Italian qualifier Federica Urgesi in three sets in the first round, and she continued her form against Australian qualifier Zara Larke in the second round, winning in three sets. She lost her third round match against Serbian player Lola Radivojević, 3–6, 2–6, but her performance made her the first Kenyan in the world to progress to a third round in a major.[5][6] At Wimbledon, Okutoyi won the girls' doubles title with Rose Marie Nijkamp.[4]

Junior Grand Slam tournament finals edit

Doubles: 1 (title) edit

Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 2022   Wimbledon Grass   Rose Marie Nijkamp   Kayla Cross
  Victoria Mboko 		3–6, 6–4, [11–9]

ITF Circuit finals edit

Singles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up) edit

Legend
$25,000 tournaments (1–0)
$15,000 tournaments (1–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–0)
Clay (1–1)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Nov 2022 ITF Nairobi,
Kenya 		15,000 Clay   Emily Seibold 3–6, 2–6
Win 1–1 Jul 2023 ITF Monastir,
Tunisia 		15,000 Hard   Isabella Harvison 6–2, 7–6(2)
Win 2–1 Dec 2023 ITF Nairobi,
Kenya 		25,000 Clay   Lena Papadakis 6–3, 1–6, 6–1

Doubles: 5 (3 titles, 2 runner-ups) edit

Legend
$25,000 tournaments (1–1)
$15,000 tournaments (2–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–1)
Clay (2–1)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Nov 2022 ITF Nairobi, Kenya 15,000 Clay   Smriti Bhasin   Sharmada Balu
  Sabastiani Leon 		6–3, 7–5
Win 2–0 Jul 2023 ITF Monastir, Tunisia 15,000 Hard   Beverley Nyangon   Samira di Stefano
  Gaia Parravicini 		6–4, 3–6, [10–2]
Loss 2–1 Oct 2023 ITF Jackson, United States 15,000 Hard   Adeline Flach   Hsu Chieh-yu
  Anita Sahdiieva 		5–7, 3–6
Loss 2–2 Dec 2023 ITF Nairobi, Kenya 25,000 Clay   Nagomi Higashitani   Fanny Östlund
  Valeriya Strakhova 		4–6, 6–7(5)
Win 3–2 Dec 2023 ITF Nairobi, Kenya 25,000 Clay   Sada Nahimana   Jessie Aney
  Lena Papadakis 		6–4, 3–6, [10–7]

ITF Junior finals edit

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Singles: 9 (6 titles, 3 runner-ups) edit

Outcome No. Date Location Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up 1. 3 February 2018 Nairobi, Kenya Clay   Metka Komac 1–6, 3–6
Winner 1. 30 June 2018 Kigali, Rwanda Clay   Smriti Bhasin 6–4, 6–3
Runner-up 2. 6 July 2019 Nairobi, Kenya Clay   Sarah Dev 4–6, 3–6
Winner 2. 13 July 2019 Nairobi, Kenya Clay   Aisha Niyonkuru 4–6, 6–3, 6–2
Winner 3. 16 November 2019 Nairobi, Kenya Clay   Aisha Niyonkuru 6–1, 6–4
Runner-up 3. 30 November 2019 Nairobi, Kenya Clay   Aisha Niyonkuru 3–6, 6–7
Winner 4. 22 January 2021 Nairobi, Kenya Clay   Celine Simunyu 6–3, 6–2
Winner 5. 29 January 2021 Nairobi, Kenya Clay   Luca Udvardy 6–1, 6–4
Winner 6. 26 November 2021 Sousse, Tunisia Hard   Aya El Aouni 6–3, 6–3

Doubles (11 titles, 5 runner-ups) edit

Outcome No. Date Location Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1. 25 November 2017 Nairobi, Kenya Clay   Mially Ranaivo   Célestine Avomo Ella
  Aisha Niyonkuru 		2–6, 4–6
Winner 1. 30 June 2018 Kigali, Rwanda Clay   Aisha Niyonkuru   Smriti Bhasin
  Bhakti Parwani 		6–4, 6–2
Winner 2. 26 January 2019 Nairobi, Kenya Clay   Aisha Niyonkuru   Anna Lorie Lemongo Toumbou
  Salma Loudili 		6–3, 6–2
Runner-up 2. 9 February 2019 Nairobi, Kenya Clay   Aisha Niyonkuru   Narindra Corrine Ranaivo
  Tsao Chia-yi 		6–4, 6–7, 6–10
Winner 3. 7 April 2019 Hammamet, Tunisia Clay   Aisha Niyonkuru   Sarah Lisa Aubertin
  Ferdaous Bahri 		7–6, 7–5
Winner 4. 6 July 2019 Nairobi, Kenya Clay   Aisha Niyonkuru   Sarah Dev
  Hoziane Kitambala 		7–6, 6–4
Winner 5. 13 July 2019 Nairobi, Kenya Clay   Aisha Niyonkuru   Sarah Dev
  Hoziane Kitambala 		6–1, 6–1
Winner 6. 16 November 2019 Nairobi, Kenya Clay   Aisha Niyonkuru   Alyssa Reguer
  Celine Simunyu 		6–1, 6–4
Winner 7. 23 November 2019 Nairobi, Kenya Clay   Aisha Niyonkuru   Mially Ranaivo
  Meshkatolzahra Safi 		6–4, 6–4
Winner 8. 30 November 2019 Nairobi, Kenya Clay   Aisha Niyonkuru   Maria Charl
  Nathalie Mokhtar 		6–2, 7–5
Runner-up 3. 22 January 2021 Nairobi, Kenya Clay   Meshkatolzahra Safi   Olga Mishenina
  Luca Victoria Vocke 		6–7, 6–4, 8–10
Winner 9. 22 January 2021 Nairobi, Kenya Clay   Meshkatolzahra Safi   Olga Mishenina
  Maria Ustic 		6–0, 6–3
Winner 10. 20 August 2021 Cairo, Egypt Clay   Jermine Sherif   Aya El Aouni
  Briana Szabó 		6–0, 2–6, 10–2
Winner 11. 27 August 2021 Cairo, Egypt Clay   Jermine Sherif   Violetta Borodina
  Daria Yesypchuk 		6–4, 4–6, 10–4
Runner-up 4. 3 September 2021 Cairo, Egypt Clay   Amelia Waligora   Carolina Kuhl
  Maria Sholokhova 		2–6, 4–6
Runner-up 5. 20 November 2021 Sousse, Tunisia Hard   Feryel Ben Hassen   Ekaterina Khayrutdinova
  Kira Pavlova 		3–6, 5–7

References edit

  1. ^ "Top seed Hovde takes Wimbledon junior title".
  2. ^ "JUNIOR STARS RETURN IRAN, KENYA AND NAMIBIA TO GRAND SLAM STAGE". www.itftennis.com.
  3. ^ "Angella Okutoyi Billie Jean King Cup Profil". www.billiejeankingcup.com.
  4. ^ a b "Okutoyi wins Kenya's first Grand Slam title". BBC Sport.
  5. ^ Onyango, Washington (16 April 2020). "Kenya's top seed Angela Okutoyi eyes slot at global stage". The Standard. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  6. ^ Livaudais, Stephanie (26 January 2022). "Actress Lupita Nyong'o salutes Kenyan history-maker Angella Okutoyi By Stephanie Livaudais". Tennis.com. Retrieved 29 January 2022.

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