| Sam Riffice | |
| Fullname: | Sam Riffice |
| Birth Date: | 1999 3, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Sacramento, California |
| Residence: | Orlando, Florida |
| Height: | 1.88m (06.17feet) |
| Plays: | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| College: | University of Florida |
| Coach: | Tanner Stump |
| Careerprizemoney: | $42,189 |
| Singlesrecord: | 0–1 |
| Singlestitles: | 0 |
| Highestsinglesranking: | No. 487 (17 October 2022) |
| Currentsinglesranking: | No. 509 (13 March 2023) |
| Usopenresult: | 1R (2021) |
| Updated: | 17 March 2023 |
Sam Riffice (born 1 March 1999) is an American tennis player.[1] [2]
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.
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]
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| bgcolor=FFAO7A | Loss | 0–1 | USA F15, Vero Beach | Futures | Clay |  Calvin Hemery | 3–6, 1–6 | |
| bgcolor=FFAO7A | Loss | 0–2 | Romania F1, Bucharest | Futures | Clay | Nicolae Frunză | 3–6, 3–6 | |
| bgcolor=FFAO7A | Loss | 0–3 | USA F17, Tulsa | Futures | Hard | Marc-Andrea Hüsler | 4–6, 2–6 | |
| Win | 1–3 | M25 Wichita, USA | World Tennis Tour | Hard |  Brandon Holt | 6–1, 6–4 | ||
| bgcolor=FFAO7A | Loss | 1–4 | M25 Tulsa, USA | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Maxime Cressy | 3–6, 1–6 | |
| Win | 2–4 | M15 Fayetteville, USA | World Tennis Tour | Hard |  Blu Baker | 5–1 ret. |