Abdul-Mumin Babalola (born 15 December 1984) is a Nigerian professional tennis player.[1][2][3]
| Country (sports) |  Nigeria | |||||||||||
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| Born | 15 December 1984 Okene, Nigeria | |||||||||||
| 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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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 edit
Doubles: 9 (6–3) edit
| Finals by surface |
|---|
| Clay (0–1) |
| Hard (6–2) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Aug 2005 | Nigeria F3, Lagos | Hard | Sunday Maku
|
 Henry Adjei-Darko Gunther Darkey
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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
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5–7, 6–3, [6–10] |
References edit
- ^ "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.