Takanyi Garanganga

Takanyi Garanganga
Country (sports)	Zimbabwe
Residence	Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Born	6 September 1990 (age 30); Harare, Zimbabwe
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Turned pro	2009
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	$130,269
Singles
Career record	4–7
Career titles	0; 0 Challenger, 9 Futures
Highest ranking	No. 288 (22 September 2014)
Current ranking	No. 568 (11 January 2021)
Grand Slam Singles results
French Open Junior	2R (2008)
Wimbledon Junior	1R (2008)
US Open Junior	1R (2007, 2008)
Doubles
Career record	1–1
Career titles	0; 0 Challenger, 2 Futures
Highest ranking	No. 771 (7 February 2011)
Current ranking	No. 1,648 (11 January 2021)
Grand Slam Doubles results
French Open Junior	1R (2008)
Wimbledon Junior	1R (2008)
US Open Junior	2R (2008)
Team competitions
Davis Cup	21–21
Representing Zimbabwe
Men's Tennis
All-Africa Games
	Last updated on: 11 January 2021.

Last updated March 01, 2021

Takanyi Garanganga (born 6 September 1990) is a professional Zimbabwean tennis player. He was born in Mbare, Zimbabwe, a suburb of Harare, and began playing tennis at the age of 8.

He first found success at the age of 14 playing tennis, winning the African Junior Championship at the age of 14. This success sparked the interest of Zimbabwean coach Brian de Villiers, who brought Garanganga to the United States. After a career on the junior circuit and graduating from high school at Keystone National High School in 2008, Garanganga turned down offers to play collegiate tennis at the University of Georgia and the University of Illinois to focus on a professional career.^[1]

Garanganga has represented Zimbabwe at Davis Cup, where he has a win-loss record of 21–21.^[2]

Career

Takanyi Garanganga has primarily spent his time on the Futures circuit, while also playing challengers some ATP World Tour qualifying tournaments. He began playing on the tour in 2008, competing in tournaments in the United States and Africa. He has also represented Zimbabwe in Davis Cup action.

His most notable tournament success was winning the gold medal at the 2011 All-Africa Games in Maputo, Mozambique for Men's Singles.

Future and Challenger finals

Singles: 20 (9–11)

Legend (Singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (0–0)
ITF Futures Tour (9–11)

Titles by Surface
Hard (9–9)
Clay (0–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	Sep 2010	Uganda F1, Kampala	Futures	Clay	Gerald Melzer	4–6, 4–6
Loss	0–2	Jul 2011	United States F18, Rochester	Futures	Clay	Gabriel Moraru	4–6, 2–6
Win	1–2	Sep 2012	Turkey F35, Antalya	Futures	Hard	Nikolaus Moser	3–0 RET
Win	2–2	Sep 2012	Turkey F36, Antalya	Futures	Hard	Andrei Plotniy	3–6, 6–2, 6–2
Win	3–2	Dec 2012	Zimbabwe F1, Harare	Futures	Hard	Keith-Patrick Crowley	6–3, 7–6^(10–8)
Win	4–2	Jun 2013	Turkey F24, Istanbul	Futures	Hard	Nicolaas Scholtz	6–3, 7–5
Win	5–2	Sep 2013	Turkey F38, Antalya	Futures	Hard	Michal Konečný	6–4, 6–2
Loss	5–3	Dec 2014	Senegal F1, Dakar	Futures	Hard	Alexandre Folie	6–4, 5–7, 2–6
Win	6–3	Jan 2015	United States F4, Long Beach	Futures	Hard	Frederik Nielsen	6–7^(5–7), 6–3, 6–4
Loss	6–4	Dec 2015	Nigeria F4, Lagos	Futures	Hard	Antal van der Duim	3–6, 6–7^(0–7)
Loss	6–5	Oct 2016	United States F30, Fountain Valley	Futures	Hard	Sebastian Fanselow	1–6, 6–7^(9–11)
Win	7–5	Dec 2016	Turkey F50, Antalya	Futures	Hard	Gleb Sakharov	6–4, 6–4
Loss	7–6	Dec 2016	Turkey F51, Antalya	Futures	Hard	Gleb Sakharov	3–6, 6–7^(4–7)
Loss	7–7	Apr 2017	United States F12, Memphis	Futures	Hard	Jared Hiltzik	3–6, 3–6
Loss	7–8	Dec 2017	South Africa F2, Stellenbosch	Futures	Hard	Lény Mitjana	2–6, 4–6
Loss	7–9	Jun 2018	Zimbabwe F1, Harare	Futures	Hard	Benjamin Lock	6–7^(7–9), 2–6
Win	8–9	Jun 2018	Zimbabwe F3, Harare	Futures	Hard	Benjamin Lock	6–1, 6–4
Win	9–9	Jun 2019	M15 Zimbabwe, Harare	World Tennis Tour	Hard	Martin Beran	6–3, 6–4
Loss	9–10	Jun 2019	M15 Zimbabwe, Harare	World Tennis Tour	Hard	Benjamin Lock	4–6, 0–6
Loss	9–11	Nov 2019	M15 Mozambique, Maputo	World Tennis Tour	Hard	David Pérez Sanz	5–7, 3–6

Doubles 3 (2–1)

Legend (Doubles)
ATP Challenger Tour (0–0)
ITF Futures Tour (2–1)

Titles by Surface
Hard (2–0)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Sep 2010	Uganda F1, Kampala	Futures	Clay	Duncan Mugabe	James Feaver Ruan Roelofse	6–7^(8–10), 2–6
Win	1–1	Jan 2011	Guatemala F1, Guatemala City	Futures	Hard	Blake Strode	Boris Nicola Bakalov Adam El Mihdawy	7–5, 7–5
Win	2–1	Dec 2014	Senegal F1, Dakar	Futures	Hard	Keith-Patrick Crowley	Tom Jomby Mick Lescure	6–3, 6–3

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References

↑ Albert Marufu. "Zimbabwe: Garanganga Opens Up On Love Life, Future". AllAfrica.com/The Standard . Retrieved January 9, 2013.
↑ "Takanyi Garanganga". Davis Cup . Retrieved 21 August 2019.

External links

Takanyi Garanganga at the Association of Tennis Professionals
Takanyi Garanganga at the International Tennis Federation
Takanyi Garanganga at the Davis Cup

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[1] Albert Marufu. "Zimbabwe: Garanganga Opens Up On Love Life, Future". AllAfrica.com/The Standard . Retrieved January 9, 2013.

[2] "Takanyi Garanganga". Davis Cup . Retrieved 21 August 2019.

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