Sam Riffice

Sam Riffice (born 1 March 1999) is an American tennis player.[1][2]

Sam Riffice
Full nameSam Riffice
Country (sports) United States
ResidenceOrlando, Florida
Born (1999-03-01) 1 March 1999
Sacramento, California
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
PlaysRight-handed, two handed backhand
CollegeUniversity of Florida
CoachTanner Stump
Prize money$42,189
Singles
Career record0–1
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 496 (1 July 2019)
Current rankingNo. 539 (23 August 2021)
Grand Slam singles results
US Open1R (2021)
Last updated on: 26 August 2021.

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: 5 (1–4)
Legend
ATP Challenger (0–0)
ITF Futures (1–4)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–2)
Clay (0–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
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

References
  1. "Sam Riffice | Overview | ATP Tour | Tennis".
  2. "Sam Riffice". Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  3. "Q&A: Sam & Lori Riffice on player development and the American Development Model".
  4. "College MatchDay Profile: Sam Riffice, Florida". www.ustanationalcampus.com.
  5. "Sam Riffice - Men's Tennis". Florida Gators.
  6. "Jenson Brooksby & Brandon Nakashima Headline US Open Wild Cards | ATP Tour | Tennis".
  7. "Grigor Dimitrov defeats NCAA Champion Sam Riffice at the 2021 US Open | US Open | Tennis".


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