Sunday Maku

{{Short description|Nigerian tennis player}}

{{Infobox tennis biography

| name = Sunday Maku

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| country_represented = {{NGR}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1979|04|03|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Ondo, Nigeria

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| plays = Right-handed

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| singlesrecord = 1–2 (Davis Cup)

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| highestsinglesranking = No. 993 (20 Aug 2001)

| doublesrecord = 9–0 (Davis Cup)

| doublestitles =

| highestdoublesranking = No. 785 (2 Aug 2004)

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{{MedalCompetition|All-Africa Games}}

{{MedalSilver|2003 Abuja|Doubles}}

{{MedalCompetition|Afro-Asian Games}}

{{MedalSilver|2003 Hyderabad|Team}}

{{MedalBronze|2003 Hyderabad|Singles}}

{{MedalBronze|2003 Hyderabad|Doubles}}

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Sunday Maku (born 3 April 1979) is a Nigerian former professional tennis player.{{cite news |last1=Osha |first1=Bamidele |title=Maku for English Club tennis |url=http://news.biafranigeriaworld.com/archive/2004/mar/23/0297.html |work=Daily Independent Online |date=23 March 2004}}{{cite news |title=PH Club Tennis: Former Nigeria No. 1 Surrenders Title To Brother |url=https://www.thenewswriterng.com/2014/02/06/ph-club-tennis-former-nigeria-no-1-surrenders-title-to-brother/ |work=The Newsriter |date=6 February 2014}}{{cite news |last1=Ekeng |first1=Asuquo |title=Nigeria: Maku Explains Heineken Loss |url=https://allafrica.com/stories/200308190605.html |work=P.M. News |publisher=AllAfrica |date=19 August 2003}}

Born in Ondo State, Maku was a number one ranked player in the national rankings and competed for the Nigeria Davis Cup team between 2002 and 2006.{{cite news |last1=Egbokhan |first1=John |title=Nigeria: All Africa Games : Maku Pledges On Behalf of Tennis Players |url=https://allafrica.com/stories/200307070058.html |work=Vanguard |publisher=AllAfrica |date=3 July 2003}} He was unbeaten in his nine Davis Cup doubles rubbers.{{cite web |title=Key Statistics |url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/players/player.aspx?id=800191425 |website=daviscup.com}}

In 2003 he won medals for Nigeria at both the All-Africa Games and Afro-Asian Games.{{cite news |title=Nigeria: Tennis Team Win Silver, Bronze at Afro/Asian Games |url=https://allafrica.com/stories/200310310829.html |work=Daily Trust |date=31 October 2003}}

ITF Futures finals

=Doubles: 3 (1–2)=

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|style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

|Mar 04

|Nigeria F2,
Benin City

|Hard

|{{flagicon|NGR}} Jonathan Igbinovia

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Xavier Audouy
{{flagicon|BEN}} Arnaud Segodo

|6–7(5), 4–6

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|style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

|Aug 05

|Nigeria F3,
Lagos

|Hard

|{{flagicon|NGR}} Abdul-Mumin Babalola

|{{flagicon|GHA}} Henry Adjei-Darko
{{flagicon|GHA}} Gunther Darkey

|6–3, 1–6, 4–6

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|style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

|Aug 05

|Nigeria F4,
Lagos

|Hard

|{{flagicon|NGR}} Abdul-Mumin Babalola

|{{flagicon|GHA}} Henry Adjei-Darko
{{flagicon|GHA}} Gunther Darkey

|6–4, 6–2

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