Abdul-Mumin Babalola

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Abdul-Mumin Babalola
Country (sports)Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Born (1984-12-15) December 15, 1984 (age 39)
Okene, Nigeria
PlaysLeft-handed
Prize money$18,764
Singles
Highest rankingNo. 722 (30 Jul 2007)
Doubles
Highest rankingNo. 550 (20 Nov 2006)
Medal record
Afro-Asian Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2003 Hyderabad Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2003 Hyderabad Doubles

Abdul-Mumin Babalola (born 15 December 1984) is a Nigerian professional tennis player. [1] [2] [3]

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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

Doubles: 9 (6–3)

Finals by surface
Clay (0–1)
Hard (6–2)
ResultW–LDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Aug 2005Nigeria F3, Lagos Hard Flag of Nigeria.svg Sunday Maku Flag of Ghana.svg Henry Adjei-Darko
Flag of Ghana.svg Gunther Darkey		6–3, 1–6, 4–6
Win1–1Aug 2005Nigeria F4, Lagos Hard Flag of Nigeria.svg Sunday Maku Flag of Ghana.svg Henry Adjei-Darko
Flag of Ghana.svg Gunther Darkey		6–4, 6–2
Win2–1Feb 2006Nigeria F1, Benin City Hard Flag of Nigeria.svg Jonathan Igbinovia Flag of Portugal.svg Fred Gil
Flag of the United States.svg Nicholas Monroe 		6–3, 6–7(4), 6–3
Win3–1Mar 2006Nigeria F2, Benin City Hard Flag of Nigeria.svg Jonathan Igbinovia Flag of Togo.svg Komlavi Loglo
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Valentin Sanon 		6–1, 7–6(4)
Win4–1Oct 2006Nigeria F6, Lagos Hard Flag of Togo.svg Komlavi Loglo Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Ivan Dodig
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Zlatan Kadrić		7–5, 7–5
Loss4–2Oct 2006Ghana F1, Accra Clay Flag of Togo.svg Komlavi Loglo Flag of Morocco.svg Reda El Amrani
Flag of Morocco.svg Anas Fattar 		6–4, 3–6, 4–6
Win5–2Dec 2007Nigeria F4, Lagos Hard Flag of Nigeria.svg Jonathan Igbinovia Flag of Nigeria.svg Candy Idoko
Flag of Nigeria.svg Lawal Shehu 		6–3, 6–4
Win6–2Mar 2008Nigeria F2, Benin City Hard Flag of Nigeria.svg Lawal Shehu Flag of Slovakia.svg Marek Semjan
Flag of Slovakia.svg Ján Stančík		6–3, 6–4
Loss6–3Oct 2011Nigeria F4, Lagos Hard Flag of Senegal.svg Daouda Ndiaye Flag of France.svg Paterne Mamata
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Vaja Uzakov 		5–7, 6–3, [6–10]

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References

  1. ↑ "Nigeria: Players Upbeat About Victory in Governor's Cup Tennis". Daily Trust. 20 October 2011.
  2. ↑ Busari, Niyi (15 May 2022). "Nigeria Tennis Players Need More Competitions For Rankings - Babalola". bsnsports.com.
  3. ↑ Bada, Ayo (2 October 2018). "Lagos Open: Babalola Promises To Bounce Back". Independent .
  4. ↑ "It's unfortunate I'm still No.1 tennis player - Babalola". Vanguard . 2 May 2013.
  5. ↑ "Abdul-Mumin Babalola - Tennis Explorer". www.tennisexplorer.com.
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