Candy Idoko
{{Short description|Nigerian tennis player}}
{{Infobox tennis biography
| name = Candy Idoko
| image =
| fullname =
| country_represented = {{NGR}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1985|09|27|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Kaduna, Nigeria
| death_date =
| death_place =
| height = 5 ft 9 in
| plays = Right-handed
| careerprizemoney = $16,414
| singlesrecord = 0–2 (Davis Cup)
| singlestitles =
| highestsinglesranking = No. 928 (20 Aug 2007)
| doublesrecord = 4–3 (Davis Cup)
| doublestitles =
| highestdoublesranking = No. 724 (3 Nov 2008)
| medaltemplates-expand = yes
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalCompetition|All-Africa Games}}
{{MedalSilver|2011 Maputo|Doubles}}
{{MedalBronze|2011 Maputo|Singles}}
}}
Candy Idoko (born 27 September 1985) is a Nigerian former professional tennis player.{{cite news |title=Nigeria: Idoko Ready for Maputo Battle |url=https://allafrica.com/stories/201108291004.html |work=Daily Trust |publisher=AllAfrica |date=28 August 2011}}
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.{{cite news |last1=Osha |first1=Bamidele |title=Tennis super-kid on Dutch playing tour |url=http://news.biafranigeriaworld.com/archive/2004/may/26/0131.html |work=Independent Nigeria |date=26 May 2004}} 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.{{cite web |title=I Am Still Relevant To Nigerian Tennis- Candy Idoko |url=https://nigeriatennislive.com/i-am-still-relevant-to-nigerian-tennis-candy-idoko/ |website=NTL |date=14 January 2015}}
Idoko's younger brother Emmanuel was also a tennis player.{{cite news |title=Nigeria shines in tennis tourney |url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2010/08/nigeria-shines-in-tennis-tourney/ |work=Vanguard |date=9 August 2010}}
ITF Futures finals
=Doubles: 4 (1–3)=
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!Finals by surface |
| Hard (1–1) |
| Clay (0–2) |
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!Result !class="unsortable"|W–L !{{ns}}Date{{ns}} !Tournament !Surface !Partner !Opponents !class="unsortable"|Score |
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|style="background:#98fb98;"|Win |1–0 |{{dts|Aug 2005}} |Senegal F1, Dakar |Hard |{{flagicon|NGR}} Lawal Shehu |{{flagicon|GER}} Dennis Biggemann |6–7(4), 7–6(6), 6–3 |
| style="background:#cffcff;"
|style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss |1–1 |{{dts|Jun 2006}} |Tunisia F3, Djerba |Clay |{{flagicon|SEN}} Daouda Ndiaye |{{flagicon|MAR}} Rabie Chaki |2–6, 4–6 |
| style="background:#cffcff;"
|style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss |1–2 |{{dts|Nov 2007}} |Rwanda F1, Kigali |Clay |{{flagicon|NGR}} Lawal Shehu |{{flagicon|NED}} Matwé Middelkoop |6–7(7), 4–6 |
| style="background:#cffcff;"
|style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss |1–3 |{{dts|Dec 2007}} |Nigeria F4, Lagos |Hard |{{flagicon|NGR}} Lawal Shehu |{{flagicon|NGR}} Abdul-Mumin Babalola |3–6, 4–6 |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{ATP|i195}}
- {{Davis Cup player|800226734}}
- {{ITF profile|candy-idoko/800226734/ngr}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Idoko, Candy}}
Category:Nigerian male tennis players
Category:Sportspeople from Kaduna
Category:African Games silver medalists for Nigeria
Category:African Games bronze medalists for Nigeria
Category:African Games medalists in tennis