Sam Riffice
Full name | Sam Riffice |
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Country (sports) | United States |
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.[1][2]
Early life and career
His mother, Lori Riffice, is a national coach with USTA Player Development.[3] The family relocated to Central Florida to be a part of the USTA National Campus staff when it first opened in January 2017.[4]
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.[5] 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,[6] where he lost in the first round to 15th seed Grigor Dimitrov.[7]
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 | Calvin Hemery | 3–6, 1–6 |
Loss | 0–2 | May 2017 | Romania F1, Bucharest | Futures | Clay | Nicolae Frunză | 3–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 0–3 | Jun 2018 | USA F17, Tulsa | Futures | Hard | Marc-Andrea Hüsler | 4–6, 2–6 |
Win | 1–3 | Jun 2019 | M25 Wichita, USA | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Brandon Holt | 6–1, 6–4 |
Loss | 1–4 | Jun 2019 | M25 Tulsa, USA | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Maxime Cressy | 3–6, 1–6 |
Win | 2–4 | Sep 2022 | M15 Fayetteville, USA | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Blu Baker | 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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