GB RANKING5
WORLD RANKING142
CAREER HIGH
22/06/2026 142
ITF TITLES14
Last updated: 25/06/2026
CAREER HIGH
20/05/2024 242
ITF TITLES14
Last updated: 25/06/2026
FAVOURITE
SURFACE: Hard
COACH
Ian MacDonald/Tiarnan Brady
AGE23
HEIGHT191 cm
PLAYSRight-handed
BACKHANDTwo-handed
LTA SUPPORT Pro Transition Programme
TURNED PRO2025
FAVOURITE
SURFACE:Hard
COACH
Ian MacDonald/Tiarnan Brady
Get to know Toby Samuel
About
Quick-fire facts
- Place of birth: Winchester
- Trains: University of Bath/National Tennis Center
Tennis beginnings
Samuel started playing tennis at the age of three at St Leonards and St Ives Tennis Club in Ringwood, Bournemouth before moving over to West Hants Club.
Prior to his professional tennis career, Samuel was a talented football player and was part of the football academy at AFC Bournemouth when he was 11-years-old, but later decided to pursue tennis.
As a junior, Samuel reached the boys' doubles semi-final at Wimbledon, alongside Arthur Fery in 2019 and reached an junior career-high ranking of world No.56.
Like many players, Samuel decided to go down the American college route and attended the University of South Caroline where she studied sports management. During his time there, he won the all-American doubles title, alongside fellow Brit Connor Thomson, and became the number one ranked doubles team in Collegiate tennis.
Tennis career
Highlights
- Came through qualifying to reach the main draw at a Grand Slam for the first time at Roland Garros, where he bowed out in the opening round to eighth seed Alex de Minaur 6-4, 6-4, 6-2
- Won back-to-back ATP Challenger titles in Hersonissos - seeing him embark on a 15-match winning streak
| Tournament | Round |
| June | |
| HSBC Championships | First round |
| Lexus Ilkley Open | Quarter-final |
| May | |
| Roland Garros | First round |
| Francavilla Challenger | First round |
| Ostrava Challenger | First round |
| April | |
| Madrid Challenger | Semi-final |
| Barletta Challenger | Second round |
| March | |
| Hersonissos Challenger | Champion |
| Hersonissos Challenger | Champion |
| M25 Vale do Lobo | Champion |
| February | |
| Tenerife Challenger | Second round |
| Tenerife Challenger | First round |
| January | |
| San Diego Challenger | Second round |
| Nottingham Challenger | Semi-final |
- Between the week beginning 11 August to the end of 2025, Samuel won 36 of 39 matches, including his Challenger title in Soma Bay and second title the week after in Manama
- Won back-to-back Challenger titles in Hersonissos in March 2026, part of a 15-match winning streak begun by winning an M25 title in Portugal
- Had the biggest ranking rise of any male player in 2025, rising from 1867 to 436
- Lifted his first ATP Challenger singles title at Soma Bay in Egypt in November 2025
- Won his first pro title at ITF M25 Nottingham in July 2022
- Played NCAA Tennis for the University of South Carolina, being named ITA Singles All-American in his final year
