Henry Adjei-Darko

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Henry Adjei-Darko
Country (sports)Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
Residence Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Born (1983-02-28) 28 February 1983 (age 41)
Accra, Ghana
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$40,307
Singles
Career record2–3
Career titles0
0 Challenger, 7 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 275 (30 January 2006)
Grand Slam singles results
Wimbledon Q1 (2006)
Doubles
Career record1–2
Career titles0
1 Challenger, 5 Futures, 2 Satellites
Highest rankingNo. 358 (6 March 2006)
Team competitions
Davis Cup 23–16

Henry Adjei-Darko (born 28 February 1983), also known as Henry Darko is a Ghanaian former professional tennis player.

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Biography

Adjei-Darko, who grew up in Accra, was a right-handed serve and volley player. As a junior he competed in grand slam events, including the 2001 US Open, where he made the quarter-finals of the doubles. He turned professional aged 20 and was based in Atlanta during his career. [1]

Between 2001 and 2012, Adjei-Darko featured in a total of 25 Davis Cup ties for Ghana. Overall he won 23 matches, 17 of which came in singles.

Adjei-Darko played mostly in ITF Futures tournaments and reached a career high singles ranking of 275 in the world. [2] At ITF level he won seven singles and five doubles titles.

While on the tour he also featured in the occasional Challenger event and was a semi-finalist at Orlando in 2005. His only Challenger title came in doubles, at Joplin in 2006. [3]

Adjei-Darko took part in the qualifying draw for the 2006 Wimbledon Championships. [4]

Future and Challenger finals

Singles: 9 (7–2)

Legend (singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (0–0)
ITF Futures Tour (6–2)
Titles by surface
Hard (6–2)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0Aug 2004Nigeria F3A, Lagos FuturesHard Flag of South Africa.svg Roger Anderson3–6, 6–2, 6–3
Win2–0Aug 2004Nigeria F3B, Lagos FuturesHard Flag of Togo.svg Komlavi Loglo 6–1, 6–1
Loss2–1Jan 2005United States F3, Key Biscayne FuturesHard Flag of Romania.svg Horia Tecău 3–6, 7–6(15–13), 3–6
Win3–1Apr 2005Nigeria F1, Benin City FuturesHard Flag of Slovenia.svg Luka Gregorc 7–6(7–3), 6–3
Win4–1Aug 2005Senegal F1, Dakar FuturesHard Flag of Qatar.svg Johar Mubarak Saeed6–2, 6–1
Win5–1Aug 2005Nigeria F3, Lagos FuturesHard Flag of Israel.svg Victor Kolik6–3, 6–0
Loss5–2Aug 2005Nigeria F4, Lagos FuturesHard Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Valentin Sanon 6–7(2–7), 3–6
Win6–2Oct 2005Nigeria F5, Lagos FuturesHard Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Valentin Sanon 5–7, 6–4, 7–6(7–1)
Win7–2Mar 2007Nigeria F2, Benin City FuturesHard Flag of Togo.svg Komlavi Loglo 6–2, 3–6, 7–6(7–4)

Doubles 16 (8–8)

Legend (doubles)
ATP Challenger Tour (1–0)
ITF Futures Tour (5–7)
ITF Satellites (2–1)
Titles by surface
Hard (6–7)
Clay (1–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (1–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Nov 2000South Africa, Pretoria SatellitesHard Flag of South Africa.svg Clinton Jacobs Flag of Togo.svg Komlavi Loglo
Flag of Benin.svg Arnaud Segodo 		1–6, 3–6
Win1–1Nov 2000South Africa, Pretoria SatellitesHard Flag of South Africa.svg Clinton Jacobs Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Charles Irie
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Felix N'guetia		6–3, 3–6, 6–3
Loss1–2Jul 2004Togo F1, Lomé FuturesHard Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Nouhoun Sangare Flag of Togo.svg Kwami Gakpo
Flag of Togo.svg Komlavi Loglo 		6–4, 6–7(5–7), 4–6
Loss1–3Jul 2004Nigeria F3A, Lagos FuturesHard Flag of Nigeria.svg Jonathan Igbinovia Flag of the Netherlands.svg Romano Frantzen
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Floris Kilian		3–6, 5–7
Win2–3Aug 2004Nigeria F3B, Lagos FuturesHard Flag of Nigeria.svg Jonathan Igbinovia Flag of the Netherlands.svg Romano Frantzen
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Floris Kilian		6–7(10–12), 6–2, 6–4
Loss2–4Oct 2004Nigeria F6A, Lagos FuturesHard Flag of Nigeria.svg Jonathan Igbinovia Flag of South Africa.svg Raven Klaasen
Flag of India.svg Sunil-Kumar Sipaeya 		4–6, 6–7(4–7)
Loss2–5Jan 2005United States F3, Key Biscayne FuturesHard Flag of Nigeria.svg Jonathan Igbinovia Flag of the United States.svg Nikita Kryvonos
Flag of the United States.svg Denis Zivkovic 		5–7, 5–7
Win3–5Feb 2005Switzerland, Delémont SatellitesCarpet (i) Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ross Hutchins Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Slobodan Mavrenski
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Amar Zubcevic		6–2, 6–2
Win4–5Mar 2005Great Britain F4, Bolton FuturesHard (i) Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Valentin Sanon Flag of Slovakia.svg Roman Kukal
Flag of Slovakia.svg Ján Stančík		5–7, 5–7
Win5–5May 2005United States F9, Vero Beach FuturesClay Flag of Paraguay.svg Francisco Rodríguez Flag of the United States.svg Anthony Lee
Flag of Nigeria.svg Damisa Robinson		6–3, 6–4
Loss5–6May 2005United States F10, Orange Park FuturesClay Flag of Paraguay.svg Francisco Rodríguez Flag of the United States.svg Nicholas Monroe
Flag of the United States.svg Jeremy Wurtzman		6–3, 6–4
Win6–6Aug 2005Nigeria F3, Lagos FuturesHard Flag of Ghana.svg Gunther Darkey Flag of Nigeria.svg Abdul-Mumin Babalola
Flag of Nigeria.svg Sunday Maku 		3–6, 6–1, 6–4
Loss6–7Aug 2005Nigeria F4, Lagos FuturesHard Flag of Ghana.svg Gunther Darkey Flag of Nigeria.svg Abdul-Mumin Babalola
Flag of Nigeria.svg Sunday Maku 		4–6, 2–6
Win7–7 Feb 2006 Joplin, United StatesChallengerHard Flag of the United States.svg Lesley Joseph Flag of Germany.svg Benjamin Becker
Flag of Germany.svg Simon Greul 		6–3, 7–6(7–3)
Win8–7May 2006India F1, Delhi FuturesHard Flag of India.svg Sunil-Kumar Sipaeya Flag of India.svg Mustafa Ghouse
Flag of India.svg Kamala Kannan		7–6(7–5), 6–4
Loss8–8Nov 2006United States F28, Waikoloa FuturesHard Flag of the United States.svg Lesley Joseph Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg Alex Vlaški
Flag of South Africa.svg Fritz Wolmarans 		6–7(6–8), 3–6

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References

  1. ↑ "Golden boy Adjei Darko, a star Ghana tennis needs". www.ghanaweb.com. 24 August 2004.
  2. ↑ "Ghana's Top Seed drops on ITF rankings". ghananewsagency.org. 12 December 2006.
  3. ↑ "South Carolina's Lesley Joseph Part of Championship Doubles Team at the Freeman USTA Challenger". www.southern.usta.com. 20 February 2006.
  4. ↑ "Adjei-Darko makes early arrival". www.ghanaweb.com. 12 July 2006.
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