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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.

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

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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 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: 8 (5 titles, 3 runner-ups)

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

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 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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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 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)

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Outcome No. Date Location Surface Partner Opponents Score
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

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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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