Angella Okutoyi
Country (sports) | File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya | |||||||||||||||||
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Residence | Nairobi, Kenya | |||||||||||||||||
Born | 29 January 2004 | |||||||||||||||||
Plays | Right (two-handed backhand) | |||||||||||||||||
College | Auburn University | |||||||||||||||||
Prize money | $20,908 | |||||||||||||||||
Singles | ||||||||||||||||||
Career record | 40–28 | |||||||||||||||||
Career titles | 2 ITF | |||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 491 (29 July 2024) | |||||||||||||||||
Current ranking | No. 515 (4 November 2024) | |||||||||||||||||
Grand Slam singles results | ||||||||||||||||||
Australian Open Junior | 3R (2022) | |||||||||||||||||
French Open Junior | 2R (2022) | |||||||||||||||||
Wimbledon Junior | 1R (2022) | |||||||||||||||||
US Open Junior | 2R (2022) | |||||||||||||||||
Doubles | ||||||||||||||||||
Career record | 37–14 | |||||||||||||||||
Career titles | 5 ITF | |||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 414 (4 November 2024) | |||||||||||||||||
Current ranking | No. 414 (4 November 2024) | |||||||||||||||||
Grand Slam doubles results | ||||||||||||||||||
Australian Open Junior | 1R (2022) | |||||||||||||||||
Wimbledon Junior | W (2022) | |||||||||||||||||
US Open Junior | 2R (2022) | |||||||||||||||||
Team competitions | ||||||||||||||||||
Fed Cup | 16–8 | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Last updated on: 4 November 2024. |
Angella Okutoyi (born 29 January 2004) is a Kenyan professional tennis player. 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] In the 2023 African Games, she claimed the gold medal after defeating Lamis Alhussein Abdel Aziz in the final. Earlier in the semis, she upset the top seed world No.70, Mayar Sherif. She then partnered with Cynthia Cheruto Wanjala to win silver in the doubles final after losing to Sandra Samir and Merna Refaat.[3] Okutoyi became only the second Kenyan player to win gold at the African games after Jane Davies-Doxzon achieved the feat in 1978. On the ITF Circuit, she has won two singles and five doubles titles. Playing for Kenya Billie Jean King Cup team, Okutoyi has a win/loss record of 16–8.[4]
Personal life
Okutoyi and her sister were raised by their grandmother Mary as their mother died in childbirth.[5] Her sister Roselinda Asumwa is also a tennis player, playing ITF futures and local tournaments.
Junior career
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.[6][7] At Wimbledon, Okutoyi won the girls' doubles title with Rose Marie Nijkamp.[5]
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Nov 2022 | ITF Nairobi, Kenya | W15 | Clay | Germany Emily Seibold | 3–6, 2–6 |
Win | 1–1 | Jul 2023 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | W15 | Hard | United States Isabella Harvison | 6–2, 7–6(2) |
Win | 2–1 | Dec 2023 | ITF Nairobi, Kenya | W25 | Clay | Germany Lena Papadakis | 6–3, 1–6, 6–1 |
Doubles: 9 (5 titles, 4 runner-ups)
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Junior Grand Slam tournament finals
Doubles: 1 (title)
Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 2022 | United Kingdom Wimbledon | Grass | Netherlands Rose Marie Nijkamp | Canada Kayla Cross Canada Victoria Mboko |
3–6, 6–4, [11-9] |
ITF Junior finals
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Singles: 9 (6 titles, 3 runner-ups)
Outcome | No. | Date | Location | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Runner-up | 1. | 3 February 2018 | Nairobi, Kenya | Clay | Slovenia Metka Komac | 1–6, 3–6 |
Winner | 1. | 30 June 2018 | Kigali, Rwanda | Clay | India Smriti Bhasin | 6–4, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 2. | 6 July 2019 | Nairobi, Kenya | Clay | India Sarah Dev | 4–6, 3–6 |
Winner | 2. | 13 July 2019 | Nairobi, Kenya | Clay | Burundi Aisha Niyonkuru | 4–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
Winner | 3. | 16 November 2019 | Nairobi, Kenya | Clay | Burundi Aisha Niyonkuru | 6–1, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 3. | 30 November 2019 | Nairobi, Kenya | Clay | Burundi Aisha Niyonkuru | 3–6, 6–7 |
Winner | 4. | 22 January 2021 | Nairobi, Kenya | Clay | Republic of Ireland Celine Simunyu | 6–3, 6–2 |
Winner | 5. | 29 January 2021 | Nairobi, Kenya | Clay | Hungary Luca Udvardy | 6–1, 6–4 |
Winner | 6. | 26 November 2021 | Sousse, Tunisia | Hard | Morocco Aya El Aouni | 6–3, 6–3 |
Doubles (11 titles, 5 runner-ups)
Outcome | No. | Date | Location | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Runner-up | 1. | 25 November 2017 | Nairobi, Kenya | Clay | Madagascar Mially Ranaivo | Gabon Célestine Avomo Ella Burundi Aisha Niyonkuru |
2–6, 4–6 |
Winner | 1. | 30 June 2018 | Kigali, Rwanda | Clay | Burundi Aisha Niyonkuru | India Smriti Bhasin India Bhakti Parwani |
6–4, 6–2 |
Winner | 2. | 26 January 2019 | Nairobi, Kenya | Clay | Burundi Aisha Niyonkuru | Cameroon Anna Lorie Lemongo Toumbou Morocco Salma Loudili |
6–3, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 2. | 9 February 2019 | Nairobi, Kenya | Clay | Burundi Aisha Niyonkuru | Madagascar Narindra Corrine Ranaivo Chinese Taipei Tsao Chia-yi |
6–4, 6–7, 6–10 |
Winner | 3. | 7 April 2019 | Hammamet, Tunisia | Clay | Burundi Aisha Niyonkuru | Tunisia Sarah Lisa Aubertin Tunisia Ferdaous Bahri |
7–6, 7–5 |
Winner | 4. | 6 July 2019 | Nairobi, Kenya | Clay | Burundi Aisha Niyonkuru | India Sarah Dev Burundi Hoziane Kitambala |
7–6, 6–4 |
Winner | 5. | 13 July 2019 | Nairobi, Kenya | Clay | Burundi Aisha Niyonkuru | India Sarah Dev Burundi Hoziane Kitambala |
6–1, 6–1 |
Winner | 6. | 16 November 2019 | Nairobi, Kenya | Clay | Burundi Aisha Niyonkuru | France Alyssa Reguer Republic of Ireland Celine Simunyu |
6–1, 6–4 |
Winner | 7. | 23 November 2019 | Nairobi, Kenya | Clay | Burundi Aisha Niyonkuru | Madagascar Mially Ranaivo Iran Meshkatolzahra Safi |
6–4, 6–4 |
Winner | 8. | 30 November 2019 | Nairobi, Kenya | Clay | Burundi Aisha Niyonkuru | Egypt Maria Charl Egypt Nathalie Mokhtar |
6–2, 7–5 |
Runner-up | 3. | 22 January 2021 | Nairobi, Kenya | Clay | Iran Meshkatolzahra Safi | Russia Olga Mishenina Germany Luca Victoria Vocke |
6–7, 6–4, 8–10 |
Winner | 9. | 22 January 2021 | Nairobi, Kenya | Clay | Iran Meshkatolzahra Safi | Russia Olga Mishenina United Kingdom Maria Ustic |
6–0, 6–3 |
Winner | 10. | 20 August 2021 | Cairo, Egypt | Clay | Egypt Jermine Sherif | Morocco Aya El Aouni Romania Briana Szabó |
6–0, 2–6, 10–2 |
Winner | 11. | 27 August 2021 | Cairo, Egypt | Clay | Egypt Jermine Sherif | Russia Violetta Borodina Ukraine Daria Yesypchuk |
6–4, 4–6, 10–4 |
Runner-up | 4. | 3 September 2021 | Cairo, Egypt | Clay | Belgium Amelia Waligora | Germany Carolina Kuhl Russia Maria Sholokhova |
2–6, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 5. | 20 November 2021 | Sousse, Tunisia | Hard | Tunisia Feryel Ben Hassen | Russia Ekaterina Khayrutdinova Russia Kira Pavlova |
3–6, 5–7 |
References
- ↑ "Top seed Hovde takes Wimbledon junior title".
- ↑ "JUNIOR STARS RETURN IRAN, KENYA AND NAMIBIA TO GRAND SLAM STAGE". www.itftennis.com.
- ↑ "Okutoyi wins african games title". www.wtatennis.com.
- ↑ "Angella Okutoyi Billie Jean King Cup Profil". www.billiejeankingcup.com.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Okutoyi wins Kenya's first Grand Slam title". BBC Sport.
- ↑ Onyango, Washington (16 April 2020). "Kenya's top seed Angela Okutoyi eyes slot at global stage". The Standard. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
- ↑ Livaudais, Stephanie (26 January 2022). "Actress Lupita Nyong'o salutes Kenyan history-maker Angella Okutoyi By Stephanie Livaudais". Tennis.com. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
External links
- Angella Okutoyi at the Women's Tennis Association
- Angella Okutoyi at the International Tennis Federation
- {{Billie Jean King Cup player}} template missing ID and not present in Wikidata.
- Angella Okutoyi at the Auburn University athletics site