Angella Okutoyi

Angella Okutoyi
Country (sports) Kenya
ResidenceNairobi, Kenya
Born (2004-01-29) 29 January 2004 (age 21)
PlaysRight (two-handed backhand)
CollegeAuburn University
Prize money$22,385
Singles
Career record44–30
Career titles2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 491 (29 July 2024)
Current rankingNo. 640 (27 January 2025)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open Junior3R (2022)
French Open Junior2R (2022)
Wimbledon Junior1R (2022)
US Open Junior2R (2022)
Doubles
Career record42–16
Career titles6 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 394 (9 December 2024)
Current rankingNo. 529 (13 January 2025)
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
2023 Accra Singles
2023 Accra Doubles
Last updated on: 27 January 2025.

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. At the 2022 Australian Open, Okutoyi became the first representative of Kenya to win a girls’ junior singles Grand Slam match.

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. 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.

Personal life

Okutoyi and her sister were raised by their grandmother Mary as their mother died in childbirth. 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. At Wimbledon, Okutoyi won the girls' doubles title with Rose Marie Nijkamp.

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 4 (2 titles, 2 runner-ups)

Legend
W25/35 tournaments (1–1)
W15 tournaments (1–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–0)
Clay (1–2)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Nov 2022 ITF Nairobi, Kenya W15 Clay Emily Seibold 3–6, 2–6
Win 1–1 Jul 2023 ITF Monastir, Tunisia W15 Hard Isabella Harvison 6–2, 7–6(2)
Win 2–1 Dec 2023 ITF Nairobi, Kenya W25 Clay Lena Papadakis 6–3, 1–6, 6–1
Loss 2–2 Jan 2025 ITF Nairobi, Kenya W35 Clay Joanna Garland 1–6, 4–6

Doubles: 10 (6 titles, 4 runner-ups)

Legend
W25/35 tournaments (2–2)
W15 tournaments (4–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–3)
Clay (4–1)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Nov 2022 ITF Nairobi, Kenya W15 Clay Smriti Bhasin Sharmada Balu
Sabastiani Leon 		6–3, 7–5
Win 2–0 Jul 2023 ITF Monastir, Tunisia W15 Hard Beverley Nyangon Samira di Stefano
Gaia Parravicini 		6–4, 3–6, [10–2]
Loss 2–1 Oct 2023 ITF Jackson, United States W15 Hard Adeline Flach Hsu Chieh-yu
Anita Sahdiieva 		5–7, 3–6
Loss 2–2 Dec 2023 ITF Nairobi, Kenya W25 Clay Nagomi Higashitani Fanny Östlund
Valeriya Strakhova 		4–6, 6–7(5)
Win 3–2 Dec 2023 ITF Nairobi, Kenya W25 Clay Sada Nahimana Jessie Aney
Lena Papadakis 		6–4, 3–6, [10–7]
Win 4–2 May 2024 ITF Monastir, Tunisia W15 Hard Merna Refaat Liu Le Yi
Xu Jiayu 		6–2, 6–2
Win 5–2 Jul 2024 ITF Casablanca, Morocco W21 Clay Celine Simunyu Judith Hernandez Miranda
Claudia Sofia Martinez Solis 		6–1, 6–1
Loss 5–3 Oct 2024 ITF Hilton Head Island, United States W35 Hard Merna Refaat Fiona Crawley
Makenna Jones 		2–6, 7–6(5), [7-10]
Loss 5–4 Nov 2024 ITF Lincoln, United States W15 Hard (i) Merna Refaat Savannah Broadus
Carolyn Campana 		6–4, 3–6, [2–10]
Win 6–4 Jan 2025 ITF Nairobi, Kenya W35 Clay Sada Nahimana Demi Tran
Lian Tran 		6–3, 6–3

Junior Grand Slam tournament finals

Doubles: 1 (title)

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

ITF Junior finals

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

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 runner-ups)

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
Tsao Chia-yi 		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 Szabó 		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

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