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Angella Okutoyi

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

Angella Okutoyi
Country (sports) Kenya
ResidenceNairobi, Kenya
Born (2004-01-29) 29 January 2004 (age 20)
PlaysRight (two-handed backhand)
CollegeAuburn University
Prize money$20,908
Singles
Career record40–28
Career titles2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 491 (29 July 2024)
Current rankingNo. 515 (4 November 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open Junior3R (2022)
French Open Junior2R (2022)
Wimbledon Junior1R (2022)
US Open Junior2R (2022)
Doubles
Career record37–14
Career titles5 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 414 (4 November 2024)
Current rankingNo. 414 (4 November 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open Junior1R (2022)
Wimbledon JuniorW (2022)
US Open Junior2R (2022)
Team competitions
Fed Cup16–8
Medal record
Representing  Kenya
Women's Tennis
African Games
Gold medal – first place 2023 Accra Singles
Silver medal – second place 2023 Accra Doubles
Last updated on: 4 November 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]

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

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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

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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

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

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Legend
W25 tournaments (1–0)
W15 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 W15 Clay   Emily Seibold 3–6, 2–6
Win 1–1 Jul 2023 ITF Monastir, Tunisia W15 Hard   Isabella Harvison 6–2, 7–6(2)
Win 2–1 Dec 2023 ITF Nairobi, Kenya W25 Clay   Lena Papadakis 6–3, 1–6, 6–1

Doubles: 9 (5 titles, 4 runner-ups)

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Legend
W25 tournaments (1–2)
W15 tournaments (4–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–3)
Clay (3–1)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Nov 2022 ITF Nairobi, Kenya W15 Clay   Smriti Bhasin   Sharmada Balu
  Sabastiani Leon 		6–3, 7–5
Win 2–0 Jul 2023 ITF Monastir, Tunisia W15 Hard   Beverley Nyangon   Samira di Stefano
  Gaia Parravicini 		6–4, 3–6, [10–2]
Loss 2–1 Oct 2023 ITF Jackson, United States W15 Hard   Adeline Flach   Hsu Chieh-yu
  Anita Sahdiieva 		5–7, 3–6
Loss 2–2 Dec 2023 ITF Nairobi, Kenya W25 Clay   Nagomi Higashitani   Fanny Östlund
  Valeriya Strakhova 		4–6, 6–7(5)
Win 3–2 Dec 2023 ITF Nairobi, Kenya W25 Clay   Sada Nahimana   Jessie Aney
  Lena Papadakis 		6–4, 3–6, [10–7]
Win 4–2 May 2024 ITF Monastir, Tunisia W15 Hard   Merna Refaat   Liu Le Yi
  Xu Jiayu 		6–2, 6–2
Win 5–2 Jul 2024 ITF Casablanca, Morocco W21 Clay   Celine Simunyu   Judith Hernandez Miranda
  Claudia Sofia Martinez Solis 		6–1, 6–1
Loss 5–3 Oct 2024 ITF Hilton Head Island, United States W25 Hard   Merna Refaat   Fiona Crawley
  Makenna Jones 		2–6, 7–6(5), [7-10]
Loss 5–4 Nov 2024 ITF Lincoln, United States W15 Hard (i)   Merna Refaat   Savannah Broadus
  Carolyn Campana 		6–4, 3–6, [2–10]

Junior Grand Slam tournament finals

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Doubles: 1 (title)

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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 Junior finals

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Category G1
Category G2
Category G3
Category G4
Category G5

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

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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)

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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

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  1. ^ "Top seed Hovde takes Wimbledon junior title".
  2. ^ "JUNIOR STARS RETURN IRAN, KENYA AND NAMIBIA TO GRAND SLAM STAGE". www.itftennis.com.
  3. ^ "Okutoyi wins african games title". www.wtatennis.com.
  4. ^ "Angella Okutoyi Billie Jean King Cup Profil". www.billiejeankingcup.com.
  5. ^ a b "Okutoyi wins Kenya's first Grand Slam title". BBC Sport.
  6. ^ Onyango, Washington (16 April 2020). "Kenya's top seed Angela Okutoyi eyes slot at global stage". The Standard. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  7. ^ 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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