Angella Okutoyi

Angella Okutoyi
Country (sports)	Kenya
Born	29 January 2004
Plays	Right (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	$8,124
Singles
Career record	17–14 (54.8%)
Career titles	1 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 928 (14 August 2023)
Current ranking	No. 937 (16 October 2023)
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	12–7 (63.2%)
Career titles	2 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 1039 (16 October 2023)
Current ranking	No. 1008 (7 August 2023)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open Junior	1R (2022)
Wimbledon Junior	W (2022)
US Open Junior	2R (2022)
Team competitions
Fed Cup	11–5
	Last updated on: 16 October 2023.

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]

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

Personal life

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 sensation currently playing ITF fixtures and local tournaments. Growing up, she was a constant fixture at Nairobi Club with her grandmother on the court side.

ITF finals

Singles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)

Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$80,000 tournaments
$60,000 tournaments
$40,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$15,000 tournaments (1–1)

Finals by surface
Hard (1–0)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)

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^(7–2)

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

Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$80,000 tournaments
$60,000 tournaments
$40,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$15,000 tournaments (2–1)

Finals by surface
Hard (1–1)
Clay (1–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)

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

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.[5][6] At Wimbledon, Okutoyi won the girls' doubles title with Rose Marie Nijkamp.[4]

Junior Grand Slam titles

Doubles: 1 (title)

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

ITF Junior finals

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

Category G1
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Category G4
Category G5

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 runners-up)

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 Chia Yi Tsao	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 Szabo	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

"Top seed Hovde takes Wimbledon junior title".
"JUNIOR STARS RETURN IRAN, KENYA AND NAMIBIA TO GRAND SLAM STAGE". www.itftennis.com.
"Angella Okutoyi Billie Jean King Cup Profil". www.billiejeankingcup.com.
"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

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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] "Angella Okutoyi Billie Jean King Cup Profil". www.billiejeankingcup.com.

[bbcafrica1-4] "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.