Candy Idoko

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Candy Idoko
Country (sports)Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Born (1985-09-27) 27 September 1985 (age 37)
Kaduna, Nigeria
Height5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$16,414
Singles
Career record0–2 (Davis Cup)
Highest rankingNo. 928 (20 Aug 2007)
Doubles
Career record4–3 (Davis Cup)
Highest rankingNo. 724 (3 Nov 2008)
Medal record
All-Africa Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2011 Maputo Doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2011 Maputo Singles

Candy Idoko (born 27 September 1985) is a Nigerian former professional tennis player. [1]

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Born in Kaduna, Idoko played for the Nigeria Davis Cup team between 2007 and 2010, registering wins in four doubles rubbers. Early in his career he secured funding from a sponsor in the Netherlands which allowed him to tour internationally. [2] He won two ITF Futures titles in doubles while competing on the professional tour. In 2011 he won a doubles silver medal and singles bronze medal at the 2011 All-Africa Games in Maputo. [3]

Idoko's younger brother Emmanuel was also a tennis player. [4]

ITF Futures finals

Doubles: 4 (1–3)

Finals by surface
Hard (1–1)
Clay (0–2)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0Aug 2005Senegal F1, Dakar Hard Flag of Nigeria.svg Lawal Shehu Flag of Germany.svg Dennis Biggemann
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Amadeus Fulford-Jones		6–7(4), 7–6(6), 6–3
Loss1–1Jun 2006Tunisia F3, Djerba Clay Flag of Senegal.svg Daouda Ndiaye Flag of Morocco.svg Rabie Chaki
Flag of Morocco.svg Ali El Alaoui		2–6, 4–6
Loss1–2Nov 2007Rwanda F1, Kigali Clay Flag of Nigeria.svg Lawal Shehu Flag of the Netherlands.svg Matwé Middelkoop
Flag of Lithuania.svg Gvidas Sabeckis 		6–7(7), 4–6
Loss1–3Dec 2007Nigeria F4, Lagos Hard Flag of Nigeria.svg Lawal Shehu Flag of Nigeria.svg Abdul-Mumin Babalola
Flag of Nigeria.svg Jonathan Igbinovia 		3–6, 4–6

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References

  1. ↑ "Nigeria: Idoko Ready for Maputo Battle". Daily Trust. AllAfrica. 28 August 2011.
  2. ↑ Osha, Bamidele (26 May 2004). "Tennis super-kid on Dutch playing tour". Independent Nigeria.
  3. ↑ "I Am Still Relevant To Nigerian Tennis- Candy Idoko". NTL. 14 January 2015.
  4. ↑ "Nigeria shines in tennis tourney". Vanguard . 9 August 2010.
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