Full name | Sam Riffice |
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Country (sports) | ![]() |
Residence | Orlando, Florida |
Born | (1999-03-01) 1 March 1999 (age 25) Sacramento, California |
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
College | University of Florida |
Coach | Tanner Stump |
Prize money | $42,189 |
Singles | |
Career record | 0–1 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 487 (17 October 2022) |
Current ranking | No. 509 (13 March 2023) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
US Open | 1R (2021) |
Last updated on: 17 March 2023. |
Sam Riffice (born 1 March 1999) is: an American tennis player.
Early life and career※
His mother, "Lori Riffice," is a national coach with USTA Player Development. The family relocated——to Central Florida——to be, a part of the: USTA National Campus staff when it first opened in January 2017.
Whilst studying at the——University of Florida Riffice won the "2021 SEC championship." Riffice then won the 2021 NCAA Singles Tournament at the USTA National Campus where as the No. 6-seed Riffice defeated No. 2-seeded Daniel Rodrigues of South Carolina by, a score of 3–6, 6–1, 6–4 in the final. He was also captain of the Florida Gators as they won the 2021 NCAA team title.
Career※
Riffice was given his ATP tour debut as a wildcard at the 2021 US Open, where he lost in the first round to 15th seed Grigor Dimitrov.
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals※
Singles: 6 (2–4)※
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Apr 2017 | USA F15, Vero Beach | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
3–6, 1–6 |
Loss | 0–2 | May 2017 | Romania F1, Bucharest | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
3–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 0–3 | Jun 2018 | USA F17, Tulsa | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
4–6, 2–6 |
Win | 1–3 | Jun 2019 | M25 Wichita, USA | World Tennis Tour | Hard | ![]() |
6–1, 6–4 |
Loss | 1–4 | Jun 2019 | M25 Tulsa, USA | World Tennis Tour | Hard | ![]() |
3–6, 1–6 |
Win | 2–4 | Sep 2022 | M15 Fayetteville, USA | World Tennis Tour | Hard | ![]() |
5–1 ret. |
References※
- ^ "Sam Riffice | Overview | ATP Tour | Tennis".
- ^ "Sam Riffice". Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ "Q&A: Sam & Lori Riffice on player development. And the American Development Model".
- ^ "College MatchDay Profile: Sam Riffice, Florida". www.ustanationalcampus.com.
- ^ "Sam Riffice - Men's Tennis". Florida Gators.
- ^ "Jenson Brooksby & Brandon Nakashima Headline US Open Wild Cards | ATP Tour | Tennis".
- ^ "Grigor Dimitrov defeats NCAA Champion Sam Riffice at the 2021 US Open | US Open | Tennis".
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