Play to Clinch — Sam Taggart

🇦🇺 Sam Taggart AUS

Class of 2026 · Born Shepparton, AUS · Aug 26 · ★★★3-Star

STR

43.6

current (projection)

StrikePrediction · favourite to commit: Holy Cross 25% 4 offers

Rankings

Recruiting board (consensus)	#124
International	#31
Ranking points (1205 pts · 28 events)	#195
STR	43.6
Junior STR (singles)	44.1
Doubles STR (results-based)	44.1

Junior Badges titles & ranking milestones

GLOBALTop 50 GLOBALTop 100 GLOBALTop 250 NATIONTop 5 NATIONTop 10

Junior Results tournament history

DATETOURNAMENT LEVELRESULT

Wk 2 Cancún Classic National Champion

Wk 3 Novi Sad Masters Cup Masters R16

Wk 4 Vitoria Open Major R32

Wk 6 Wagga Wagga Open Major R32

Wk 7 Guangzhou International Major R32

Wk 8 Kyoto International Major R16

Wk 9 Hangzhou Open Major R16

Wk 11 Bergamo Championships Major R16

Wk 12 Croydon Open Major R16

Wk 13 Los Angeles Open Major Quarterfinalist

Wk 15 Haarlem Open Major R32

Wk 16 A Coruña Championships Major R16

Wk 17 Cannes Championships Major R32

Wk 18 Xi'an International Major R32

Wk 20 Sendai Open Major R32

Wk 21 Nagoya Championships Major R32

Wk 22 St. John's Championships Major R32

Wk 24 Novi Sad International Premier R32

Wk 25 Wimbledon International Premier R32

Wk 26 Nagoya International Major R16

Wk 27 Kawaguchi Open Premier Finalist

Wk 29 Ostrava International Major R16

Wk 30 Hermosillo Championships Major Quarterfinalist

Wk 31 Saitama International Major Finalist

Wk 33 Oakville International Major R16

Wk 34 Seattle International Major R32

Wk 35 Karlovy Vary International Major R32

Wk 36 Canberra Championships Major R32

Junior Doubles ¼ weight into the combined ranking

DATETOURNAMENT LEVELPARTNERRESULT

Wk 4 Vitoria Open Major Josefina Capdevila R16

Wk 6 Wagga Wagga Open Major Santiago Santana R16

Wk 7 Guangzhou International Major Alondra Jimenez Semifinalist

Wk 8 Kyoto International Major Malathi Murugesu Semifinalist

Wk 12 Croydon Open Major Liv Vandecasteele Quarterfinalist

Wk 13 Los Angeles Open Major Lorena Costa Quarterfinalist

Wk 16 A Coruña Championships Major Tracie Parker Semifinalist

Wk 17 Cannes Championships Major Ema Foote Finalist

Wk 20 Sendai Open Major Maud Eisenberg Finalist

Wk 22 St. John's Championships Major Corinna Lombardi Quarterfinalist

Wk 29 Ostrava International Major Alicia Moore Finalist

Wk 34 Seattle International Major Donna Tang Semifinalist

Wk 36 Canberra Championships Major Ginevra Longo Quarterfinalist

Junior Match Record every opponent was a fellow recruit

DATETOURNAMENT W/LOPPONENTSCORE

Wk 2 Cancún Classic Round of 32 W Kassidy Edge 6-7 7-6 11-9

Wk 2 Cancún Classic Round of 16 W Sabina Pipitone 6-1 6-4

Wk 2 Cancún Classic Quarterfinals W Seraphina Rojas 7-6 4-6 10-3

Wk 2 Cancún Classic Semifinals W Maud Eisenberg 7-5 7-5

Wk 2 Cancún Classic Final W Isabelle Samba 3-6 6-4 10-5

Wk 3 Novi Sad Masters Cup Round of 32 W Emma Justiniano 6-2 6-0

Wk 3 Novi Sad Masters Cup Round of 16 L Ariana Azpilicueta 6-7 2-6

Wk 4 Vitoria Open Round of 32 L May Blank 5-7 2-6

Wk 6 Wagga Wagga Open Round of 32 L Maribella Zhu 3-6 5-7

Wk 7 Guangzhou International Round of 32 L Tyler Watanuki 0-6 2-6

Wk 8 Kyoto International Round of 32 W Brienne Scheinman 7-6 6-1

Wk 8 Kyoto International Round of 16 L Jayda Doepking 1-6 2-6

Wk 9 Hangzhou Open Round of 32 W Klepp Kritza 6-1 6-2

Wk 9 Hangzhou Open Round of 16 L Leyla Pino 3-6 1-6

Wk 11 Bergamo Championships Round of 32 W Gloria Di Natale 6-4 6-2

Wk 11 Bergamo Championships Round of 16 L Samantha Taniguchi 3-6 6-3 7-10

Wk 12 Croydon Open Round of 32 W Bertha Dowlen 6-3 6-0

Wk 12 Croydon Open Round of 16 L Amina Riggs 6-2 6-7 8-10

Wk 13 Los Angeles Open Round of 32 W Anouschka Lange 6-0 6-1

Wk 13 Los Angeles Open Round of 16 W Toshiko Gonda 6-4 6-3

Wk 13 Los Angeles Open Quarterfinals L Parker Arkansas 3-6 6-7

Wk 15 Haarlem Open Round of 32 L Sha McFadden 6-3 4-6 10-12

Wk 16 A Coruña Championships Round of 32 W Eleni Clement 6-0 6-3

Wk 16 A Coruña Championships Round of 16 L Trish Akers 3-6 7-5 8-10

Wk 17 Cannes Championships Round of 32 L Anna-Maria Regazzoni 4-6 3-6

Wk 18 Xi'an International Round of 32 L Alicia Moore 4-6 5-7

Wk 20 Sendai Open Round of 32 L Tracie Parker 1-6 6-3 3-10

Wk 21 Nagoya Championships Round of 32 L Mariana Fontes 6-2 4-6 11-13

Wk 22 St. John's Championships Round of 32 L Corinna Lombardi 2-6 5-7

Wk 24 Novi Sad International Round of 32 L Janae Charles 3-6 4-6

Wk 25 Wimbledon International Round of 32 L Jan Tilden 4-6 4-6

Wk 26 Nagoya International Round of 32 W Santiago Santana 6-4 6-4

Wk 26 Nagoya International Round of 16 L Fernanda Zamora 6-4 6-7 8-10

Wk 27 Kawaguchi Open Round of 32 W Bianca Costa 7-6 7-5

Wk 27 Kawaguchi Open Round of 16 W Kiara Pareja 6-1 3-6 10-7

Wk 27 Kawaguchi Open Quarterfinals W Alegria Cubas 6-4 7-6

Wk 27 Kawaguchi Open Semifinals W Trayanna Craven 6-4 3-6 10-5

Wk 27 Kawaguchi Open Final L Yazmeen Flores 5-7 7-6 6-10

Wk 29 Ostrava International Round of 32 W Seraphina Rojas 6-2 6-4

Wk 29 Ostrava International Round of 16 L Monica Rubio 4-6 5-7

Wk 30 Hermosillo Championships Round of 32 W Maud Eisenberg 7-6 6-4

Wk 30 Hermosillo Championships Round of 16 W London Sodupe 7-5 5-7 10-3

Wk 30 Hermosillo Championships Quarterfinals L Georgia Pajola 0-6 6-7

Wk 31 Saitama International Round of 32 W Shannon Payton 7-6 5-7 10-8

Wk 31 Saitama International Round of 16 W Toshiko Gonda 6-3 6-4

Wk 31 Saitama International Quarterfinals W Abigail Bahr 3-6 6-3 10-6

Wk 31 Saitama International Semifinals W Deanna Henricksson 2-6 6-4 16-14

Wk 31 Saitama International Final L Corinna Lombardi 7-6 6-7 5-10

Wk 33 Oakville International Round of 32 W Isabelle Samba 6-2 6-7 10-8

Wk 33 Oakville International Round of 16 L Maria Ramljak 6-7 7-6 8-10

Wk 34 Seattle International Round of 32 L Mieken Schlotterbeck 6-7 1-6

Wk 35 Karlovy Vary International Round of 32 L Rhea Randall 5-7 6-4 7-10

Wk 36 Canberra Championships Round of 32 L Malathi Murugesu 7-5 6-7 9-11

College List 4 offers

SCHOOLOFFERINTEREST SCHOL.STRIKEPRED.STATUS

Holy Cross ✓ Hot ¼ 25% Finalist

Princeton ✓ Hot ¼ 24% Finalist

Columbia ✓ Hot ¼ 25% Finalist

Brown ✓ Hot ¼ 25% Top School

Dreamsheet schools this recruit dreams of

Stanford Virginia North Carolina

Scouting two independent ceiling reads (±fog)

Shared service (consensus)	54.0
Your department	42.3
4-year projection	44.0

Ranking History junior progression

DATE	GLOBAL	NATION	STR
Early 2026	#46	#2	44.3
Mid 2026	#50	#2	44.4
Late 2026	#55	#2	43.9
Final 2026	#53	#2	44.0

Attributes visible current grades (20–80)

Serve Power	46
Serve Accuracy	50
Return	49
Forehand	42
Backhand	55
Consistency	47
Net Play	44
Speed	41
Stamina	45
Composure	42
Clutch	49

Recruiting

Intended major	Biochemistry
Junior tier	National Elite
Origin	International
Commitment	Uncommitted

Recruiting Timeline

Received interest from Holy Cross	early_contact Wk 1
Received interest from Columbia	early_contact Wk 1
Received interest from Princeton	early_contact Wk 3
Offered by Columbia	offers Wk 8
Offered by Holy Cross	offers Wk 9
Offered by Princeton	offers Wk 15
Offered by Brown	offers Wk 15
Official visit to Princeton	visits Wk 17
Official visit to Holy Cross	visits Wk 18