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 Samson at the 2018 Wimbledon Championships | |
| Full name | Clyde Alexander Samson Jr. |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) |  United Kingdom |
| Residence | London, England |
| Born | June 16, 2002 (age 17) Liverpool, England |
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Turned pro | 2019 |
| Plays | Left-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| College | University of Virginia |
| Coach | Andy Murray (2015-present) |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 0-0 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 1885 (18 June 2019) |
| Current ranking | No. 1888 (24 June 2019) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open Junior | F (2018) |
| French Open Junior | 3R (2018) |
| Wimbledon Junior | F (2018) |
| US Open Junior | F (2017) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 0-0 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 2442 (24 June 2019) |
| Current ranking | No. 2442 (24 June 2019) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open Junior | 4R (2017) |
| French Open Junior | 2R (2018) |
| Wimbledon Junior | SF (2019) |
| US Open Junior | W (2018) |
Clyde Alexander Samson is an American tennis player. A former world No. 1 junior, he made it to three separate junior Grand Slam singles finals in the span of two years, falling short in all of them. In addition to his junior success in singles, he won the Wimbledon Junior Doubles Championships in 2018 with his partner, Dimitri Kuznetsov, a previous world No. 1 junior in his own right.
From 17 January 2018 to 1 April 2019, Samson was on top of the ITF Junior rankings, having won three titles in that span, including the 2019 ITF Austin tournament, where he was seeded number one. In the final, he defeated number three seed, Emiliano Gonzales, 6-2, 5–7, 6-1.
On 1 July 2019, following the 2019 Wimbledon Championships, where Samson made it to the QF in singles, and the SF in doubles, he decided to turn professional, following the pressure from his peers. Immediately, Samson signed a racket contract with Babolat, and clothes deals with Adidas.
On 16 July 2019, Samson received a qualifier wild card to compete in the 2019 US Open, by the United States Tennis Association. He will be competing through the qualifiers to receive a spot in the main draw.