Jonathan Igbinovia

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Jonathan Igbinovia
Country (sports)Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Born (1980-12-27) 27 December 1980 (age 41)
Lagos, Nigeria
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$22,970
Singles
Career record19–12 (Davis Cup)
Highest rankingNo. 461 (25 Apr 2005)
Doubles
Career record12–8 (Davis Cup)
Highest rankingNo. 506 (7 Feb 2005)
Medal record
All-Africa Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2003 Abuja Doubles

Jonathan Igbinovia (born 27 December 1980) is a Nigerian former professional tennis player.

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A native of Lagos, Igbinovia had a best singles world ranking of 461 and competed for the Nigeria Davis Cup team from 1998 to 2007, registering 31 overall wins. [1] [2] In 2003 he partnered with Sunday Maku to win a silver medal in doubles at the All-Africa Games in Abuja. He played collegiate tennis early in his career, for Georgia Perimeter College. [3]

Igbinovia is also a musician under the name JayAfrotone and says he has invented his own genre of music called "Afrotone", which he describes as a mix of mainstream music and African sounds. [4]

ITF Futures finals

Singles: 3 (1–2)

ResultW–L   Date   TournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–2Mar 2003Nigeria F2, Benin City Hard Flag of Benin.svg Arnaud Segodo2–6, 2–6
Loss0–2Oct 2004Nigeria F6B, Lagos Hard Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jasper Smit 5–7, 2–6
Win1–2Apr 2005Nigeria F2, Benin City Hard Flag of Russia.svg Vadim Davletshin 7–5, 6–4

Doubles: 9 (4–5)

ResultW–LDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Mar 2004Nigeria F2, Benin City Hard Flag of Nigeria.svg Sunday Maku Flag of France.svg Xavier Audouy
Flag of Benin.svg Arnaud Segodo		6–7(5), 4–6
Loss0–2Jun 2004Canada F4, Lachine Hard Flag of the United States.svg Nicholas Monroe Flag of the United States.svg Huntley Montgomery
Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Sachire 		0–6, 5–7
Loss0–3Aug 2004Nigeria F3A, Lagos Hard Flag of Ghana.svg Henry Adjei-Darko Flag of the Netherlands.svg Romano Frantzen
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Floris Kilian		3–6, 5–7
Win1–3Aug 2004Nigeria F3B, Lagos Hard Flag of Ghana.svg Henry Adjei-Darko Flag of the Netherlands.svg Romano Frantzen
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Floris Kilian		6–7(10), 6–2, 6–4
Loss1–4Oct 2004Nigeria F6A, Lagos Hard Flag of Ghana.svg Henry Adjei-Darko Flag of South Africa.svg Raven Klaasen
Flag of India.svg Sunil-Kumar Sipaeya 		4–6, 6–7(4)
Loss1–5Jan 2005USA F3, Key Biscayne Hard Flag of Ghana.svg Henry Adjei-Darko Flag of the United States.svg Nikita Kryvonos
Flag of the United States.svg Denis Zivkovic 		5–7, 5–7
Win2–5Feb 2006Nigeria F1, Benin City Hard Flag of Nigeria.svg Abdul-Mumin Babalola Flag of Portugal.svg Fred Gil
Flag of the United States.svg Nicholas Monroe 		6–3, 6–7(4), 6–3
Win3–5Mar 2006Nigeria F2, Benin City Hard Flag of Nigeria.svg Abdul-Mumin Babalola Flag of Togo.svg Komlavi Loglo
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Valentin Sanon 		6–1, 7–6(4)
Win4–5Dec 2007Nigeria F4, Lagos Hard Flag of Nigeria.svg Abdul-Mumin Babalola Flag of Nigeria.svg Candy Idoko
Flag of Nigeria.svg Lawal Shehu 		6–3, 6–4

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References

  1. ↑ Egbokhan, John (11 May 2006). "Nigeria: Igbinovia Drops On Tennis Ranking". Vanguard . AllAfrica.
  2. ↑ "Nigeria: Igbinovia Threatens to Quit". Daily Trust. AllAfrica. 9 April 2007.
  3. ↑ Mravic, Mark (10 December 2001). "Faces In The Crowd". Sports Illustrated .
  4. ↑ "From tennis to music, Igbinovia finds new calling". The Guardian (Nigeria) . 9 June 2021.
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