| Country (sports) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Born | 15 January 1985 Kaduna, Nigeria | ||||||||
| Plays | Right-handed | ||||||||
| Prize money | $13,369 | ||||||||
| Singles | |||||||||
| Career record | 3–3 (Davis Cup) | ||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 1074 (5 Mar 2007) | ||||||||
| Doubles | |||||||||
| Career record | 15–11 (Davis Cup) | ||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 666 (10 Mar 2008) | ||||||||
Medal record
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Lawal Shehu (born 15 January 1985) is a Nigerian former professional tennis player. [1] [2]
A native of Kaduna, Shehu competed for the Nigeria Davis Cup team from 2005 to 2016, primarily used as a specialist doubles player. [3] He won two ITF Futures titles in doubles. In 2011 he was a doubles silver medalist at the All-Africa Games in Maputo, partnering Candy Idoko. He was based in France during his career. [4]
| Finals by surface |
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| Hard (2–1) |
| Clay (0–1) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Aug 2005 | Senegal F1, Dakar | Hard | | | 6–7(4), 7–6(6), 6–3 |
| Loss | 1–1 | Nov 2007 | Rwanda F1, Kigali | Clay | | | 6–7(7), 4–6 |
| Loss | 1–2 | Dec 2007 | Nigeria F4, Lagos | Hard | | | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 2–2 | Mar 2008 | Nigeria F2, Benin City | Hard | | | 6–3, 6–4 |