Samir Banerjee (born October 2, 2003) is an American tennis player.

Samir Banerjee
Country (sports) United States
Born (2003-10-02) October 2, 2003 (age 21)
United States
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)[1]
CollegeStanford University
Prize money$30,839
Singles
Career record0–0
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 881 (27 November 2023)
Current rankingNo. 881 (27 November 2023)
Grand Slam singles results
US OpenQ1 (2021)
French Open Junior1R (2021)
Wimbledon JuniorW (2021)
US Open JuniorQF (2021)
Doubles
Career record0–0
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 1417 (27 November 2023)
Current rankingNo. 1417 (27 November 2023)
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open JuniorQF (2021)
Wimbledon JuniorSF (2021)
US Open Junior2R (2021)
Last updated on: 27 November 2023.

Banerjee has a career high ITF junior combined ranking of No. 2 achieved on 12 July 2021.[2]

He won the 2021 Junior Wimbledon title[3] and was seeded No. 2 at the 2021 US Open Juniors where he reached the quarterfinals.[4]

Personal life

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Banerjee reportedly started playing tennis at the age of 6.

Banarjee attended Ridge High School and reached the NJSIAA singles semifinals in his freshman season.[5]

Banerjee was admitted at Stanford University starting 2022.[6][7]

ATP Challenger and ITF World Tennis Tour finals

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Singles: 1 (0–1)

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Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (0–0)
ITF World Tennis Tour (0–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Nov 2023 M15 East Lansing, USA World Tennis Tour Hard   Ozan Baris 2–6, 1–6

Doubles: 1 (0–1)

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Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (0–0)
ITF World Tennis Tour (0–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Sep 2023 M15 Monastir, Tunisia World Tennis Tour Hard   Chirag Duhan   Niklas Schell
  Oscar Weightman
3–6, 2–6

Junior Grand Slam finals

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Singles: 1 (1 title)

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Result Year Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win 2021 Wimbledon Grass   Victor Lilov 7–5, 6–3

References

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  1. ^ "Samir Banerjee ATP overview". atptour.com. Retrieved July 24, 2021.
  2. ^ "Overview. Samir Banerjee". itftennis.com. Retrieved April 27, 2023.
  3. ^ "Indian-American Samir Banerjee wins Wimbledon junior boys title". www.connectedtoindia.com. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
  4. ^ Rothenberg, Ben (July 12, 2021). "Winning Junior Wimbledon is 'Crazy', but It's Still 'Just the Juniors'". The New York Times.
  5. ^ Sullivan, Bill. "Samir Banerjee, rising senior at Ridge High School, wins Wimbledon boys singles title". NJ.com. Advance Local Media. Retrieved October 3, 2022.
  6. ^ "With college on mind, desi boy Samir Banerjee enters junior Wimbledon final". July 11, 2021.
  7. ^ "Samir Banerjee - Men's Tennis".
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