Angella Okutoyi is set to take part in two international tennis tournaments with a prize money of $30,000 (approximately Ksh3,600,000) to be held from Monday, November 14, in Nairobi.
According to a notice by Tennis Kenya on Wednesday, October 12, the women’s tour world event will be staged at the Karen Country Club.
This will be the first time that Okutoyi features in a tennis tournament in Kenya since January.
The prize money for each of the events is Ksh 1.8 million. The first tournament will start on October 14 and end on October 20th while the second one will be held between October 21 and 27th.
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The 18-year-old has participated in a number of high-profile tournaments in different corners of the world including the US Open, Australian Open, French Open and the Wimbledon Open.
She had good runs at the above tournaments, winning her maiden Grand Slams title at the England-based Wimbledon Open in July.
Okutoyi won the historic title alongside Rose Nijkamp who hails from the Netherlands after overpowering Canadian players in the final.
The good performances that she registered this year enabled her to land lucrative deals including an education scholarship from Auburn University, an institution located in Alabama, United States.
Prior to the education scholarship, the Karen Country Club had granted Okutoyi and her twin sibling Roselida Asumwa a 3-year membership deal.
Okutoyi will start taking part in international senior tournaments from next year since she will be turning 19 years old on January 29.
We might see her playing top tennis players such as Japanese international Naomi Osaka, Ons Jabeur from Tunisia and American star Coco Gauff.
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