The Kenyan has a career-high 1501 points in WTA Singles Rankings and now shifts her focus to the second W15 Nairobi tournament at Karen Country Club in Nairobi from 22-28 November.
Kenyan tennis sensation Angella Okutoyi. Picture: @tennis_kenya/Twitter.
JOHANNESBURG – The Kenyan Ministry Of Youth Affairs, Sports and The Arts congratulated Kenyan tennis sensation Angella Okutoyi on being the first Kenyan ITF W15 Tennis Tour finalist.
On Sunday, Okutoyi went down on home soil 6-3, 6-2 to Germany’s Emily Seibold in the final of W15 Nairobi World Tennis Tour at Karen Country Club in Nairobi.
The Kenyan has a career-high 1501 points in WTA Singles Rankings and now shifts her focus to the second W15 Nairobi tournament at Karen Country Club in Nairobi 22-28 November.
We Congratulate @Okutoyiangella2 on her runner’s up position in the first week of W15 Nairobi Tournament. Special commendation to her becoming the first Kenyan ITF W15 Tennis Tour finalist. Okutoyi has a career-high 1501 points in WTA Singles Rankings. pic.twitter.com/FiRNmbOrwr
Ministry Of Youth Affairs, Sports & The Arts (@moscakenya) November 20, 2022
Each event has prize money of $15,000 and will have ITF World ranking as well as WTA points.
Okutoyi, a former African Under-18 champion, had hoped to become the first ever Kenyan to clinch the international, but went down to Seibold.
To get to the finals, the Wimbledon doubles junior champion knocked out third-seed Emma Tothova from Slovakia in straight sets at the Karen Country Club in Nairobi on Friday, 18 November.
“Despite the loss yesterday, it was a good week,” tweeted Okutoyi.
Runner up 15k
Doubles semisDespite the lose yesterday it was a good week
onto the next #wareagles pic.twitter.com/34e40hd6UtAngella Okutoyi (@Okutoyiangella2) November 21, 2022
Before the ongoing W15 Nairobi, Okutoyi had never gone past the second round in eight W15 tournaments since her debut in Nairobi in August 2019.
A total of 45 players and 10 coaches from 21 countries took part in the tournament, including USA, India, Switzerland, Germany, France, Serbia, Croatia, Denmark, Italy, Ireland, Japan, Nigeria, Austria, Israel, Algeria, Tanzania, UK, North Macedonia, Uzbekistan.
She now shifts her focus to the second W15 Nairobi tournament slated for November 22-28, 2022. pic.twitter.com/zxxJDNDG7Q
Ministry Of Youth Affairs, Sports & The Arts (@moscakenya) November 20, 2022
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