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
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
College	South Carolina1
Coach	Josh Goffi
Prize money	US $259,417
Singles
Career record	0–1
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 150 (8 June 2026)
Current ranking	No. 150 (8 June 2026)
Grand Slam singles results
French Open	1R (2026)
Wimbledon	Q2 (2023)
Doubles
Career record	1–1
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 242 (20 May 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
Wimbledon	2R (2023)
Medal record Representing  Great Britain World University Games 2025 Rhine-Ruhr Singles
Last updated on: 8 June 2026.

Toby Samuel (born 6 September 2002) is a British professional tennis player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of No. 150 achieved on 8 June 2026 and a doubles ranking of No. 242 achieved on 20 May 2025.²³

From St Leonards, Dorset, Samuel attended Castle Court Prep School and Bournemouth Collegiate School.⁴ His father played semi-professional rugby union, and his mother represented Great Britain in gymnastics with the pair later taking senior roles in the NHS. Samuel was Dorset county champion in breaststroke and a talented footballer, and was part of the football academy at AFC Bournemouth when he was 11 years-old, but later chose to focus solely on tennis, having first started playing at the age of four years-old at St Leonards & St Ives Tennis Club in Ringwood. He later played at West Hants Club, training regularly with Jack Pinnington Jones, who also attended Bournemouth Collegiate School.⁵

Samuel reached the semifinals of the Boys' doubles at the 2019 Wimbledon Championships alongside compatriot Arthur Fery.⁶ He peaked at No. 57 in the ITF junior rankings.⁵

In 2023, as a student at the University of South Carolina, where he studied sports management,⁵¹ Samuel alongside partner Connor Thomson won the All American Doubles title and became the number one ranked doubles team in Collegiate tennis.⁷ The pair received all-American honours for being seeded for the NCAA Championships.⁸

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.⁹

Samuel and Thomson reached the semifinals of the 2023 Nottingham Open.¹⁰ He and Thomson were subsequently awarded wildcards into the 2023 Wimbledon Championships.¹¹ They won their opening match against Pedro Cachin and Yannick Hanfmann.¹² 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.¹³ At the 2023 Calgary National Bank Challenger he secured his third win at that level with victory over Ryan Seggerman.¹⁴

In 2024, Samuel received six main-draw spots in Challenger events as part of the ATP Accelerator Programme but suffered an arm injury which limited his availability.⁵¹⁵

In May, he recorded a win over Radu Albot on his way to the semifinals of the challenger event, the 2025 Moldova Open, and went on a run where he lost just five of 48 matches.⁵ 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.¹⁶

In November, Samuel won his first ATP Challenger singles title at the Soma Bay Open, defeating Jay Clarke in the final.¹⁷ 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 2025.¹⁸¹⁹

Samuel went on another winning streak from February 2026, including one Futures and two Challenger titles back-to-back titles in Greece, and improved his ranking to a career high No. 171 in March 2026.⁵¹⁵²⁰

At the 2026 French Open Samuel qualified for the main draw, making his Grand Slam debut, after defeating former top-10 player David Goffin²¹ and Gonzalo Bueno.²²²³ In doing so, he became only the fourth British man in 50 years to come through qualifying for Roland Garros.²⁴ He was defeated in straight sets by the 8th seed Alex De Minaur in the opening round.²⁵

Born in Winchester, Samuel was later based in Bath, England.¹⁵ A keen football fan, he is a supporter of Southampton.⁵

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

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]

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

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