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.
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
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]
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.
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
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]