Abdul-Mumin Babalola
Nigerian tennis player
Country (sports) | Nigeria | |||||||
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Born |
(
1984-12-15
)
15 December 1984
(age
38)
Okene , Nigeria |
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Plays | Left-handed | |||||||
Prize money | $18,764 | |||||||
Singles | ||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 722 (30 Jul 2007) | |||||||
Doubles | ||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 550 (20 Nov 2006) | |||||||
Medal record
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Abdul-Mumin Babalola (born 15 December 1984) is a Nigerian professional tennis player. [1] [2] [3]
Born in Okene , Babalola is a left-hander who plays a serve and volley game. He has competed for the Nigeria Davis Cup team since 2002 and as of 2021 has featured in a record 49 ties. In 2002 he attained Nigeria's number one ranking for the first time and reached his best singles world ranking of 722 in 2007. [4] He has won six ITF Futures doubles titles. [5]
ITF Futures finals
Doubles: 9 (6–3)
Finals by surface |
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Clay (0–1) |
Hard (6–2) |
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Aug 2005 | Nigeria F3, Lagos | Hard | Sunday Maku |
Henry Adjei-Darko
Gunther Darkey |
6–3, 1–6, 4–6 |
Win | 1–1 | Aug 2005 | Nigeria F4, Lagos | Hard | Sunday Maku |
Henry Adjei-Darko
Gunther Darkey |
6–4, 6–2 |
Win | 2–1 | Feb 2006 | Nigeria F1, Benin City | Hard | Jonathan Igbinovia |
Fred Gil
Nicholas Monroe |
6–3, 6–7 (4) , 6–3 |
Win | 3–1 | Mar 2006 | Nigeria F2, Benin City | Hard | Jonathan Igbinovia |
Komlavi Loglo
Valentin Sanon |
6–1, 7–6 (4) |
Win | 4–1 | Oct 2006 | Nigeria F6, Lagos | Hard | Komlavi Loglo |
Ivan Dodig
Zlatan Kadrić |
7–5, 7–5 |
Loss | 4–2 | Oct 2006 | Ghana F1, Accra | Clay | Komlavi Loglo |
Reda El Amrani
Anas Fattar |
6–4, 3–6, 4–6 |
Win | 5–2 | Dec 2007 | Nigeria F4, Lagos | Hard | Jonathan Igbinovia |
Candy Idoko
Lawal Shehu |
6–3, 6–4 |
Win | 6–2 | Mar 2008 | Nigeria F2, Benin City | Hard | Lawal Shehu |
Marek Semjan
Ján Stančík |
6–3, 6–4 |
Loss | 6–3 | Oct 2011 | Nigeria F4, Lagos | Hard | Daouda Ndiaye |
Paterne Mamata
Vaja Uzakov |
5–7, 6–3, [6–10] |
References
- ↑ "Nigeria: Players Upbeat About Victory in Governor's Cup Tennis" . Daily Trust . 20 October 2011.
- ↑ Busari, Niyi (15 May 2022). "Nigeria Tennis Players Need More Competitions For Rankings - Babalola" . bsnsports.com .
- ↑ Bada, Ayo (2 October 2018). "Lagos Open: Babalola Promises To Bounce Back" . Independent .
- ↑ "It's unfortunate I'm still No.1 tennis player - Babalola" . Vanguard . 2 May 2013.
- ↑ "Abdul-Mumin Babalola - Tennis Explorer" . www.tennisexplorer.com .
External links
- Abdul-Mumin Babalola at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Abdul-Mumin Babalola at the Davis Cup
- Abdul-Mumin Babalola at the International Tennis Federation