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Abdul-Mumin Babalola

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Abdul-Mumin Babalola
Country (sports) Nigeria
Born (1984-12-15) December 15, 1984 (age 39)
Okene, Nigeria
PlaysLeft-handed
Prize money$18,764
Singles
Highest rankingNo. 722 (30 Jul 2007)
Doubles
Highest rankingNo. 550 (20 Nov 2006)
Medal record
Afro-Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2003 Hyderabad Team
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Hyderabad Doubles

Abdul-Mumin Babalola (born 15 December 1984) is a Nigerian professional tennis player.[1][2][3]

Born in Okene, Babalola is a left-hander who plays a serve and volley game. He has competed for the Nigeria Davis Cup team since 2002 and as of 2021 has featured in a record 49 ties. In 2002 he attained Nigeria's number one ranking for the first time and reached his best singles world ranking of 722 in 2007.[4] He has won six ITF Futures doubles titles.[5]

ITF Futures finals

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Doubles: 9 (6–3)

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Finals by surface
Clay (0–1)
Hard (6–2)
Result W–L Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Aug 2005 Nigeria F3, Lagos Hard Nigeria Sunday Maku Ghana Henry Adjei-Darko
Ghana Gunther Darkey
6–3, 1–6, 4–6
Win 1–1 Aug 2005 Nigeria F4, Lagos Hard Nigeria Sunday Maku Ghana Henry Adjei-Darko
Ghana Gunther Darkey
6–4, 6–2
Win 2–1 Feb 2006 Nigeria F1, Benin City Hard Nigeria Jonathan Igbinovia Portugal Fred Gil
United States Nicholas Monroe
6–3, 6–7(4), 6–3
Win 3–1 Mar 2006 Nigeria F2, Benin City Hard Nigeria Jonathan Igbinovia Togo Komlavi Loglo
Ivory Coast Valentin Sanon
6–1, 7–6(4)
Win 4–1 Oct 2006 Nigeria F6, Lagos Hard Togo Komlavi Loglo Bosnia and Herzegovina Ivan Dodig
Bosnia and Herzegovina Zlatan Kadrić
7–5, 7–5
Loss 4–2 Oct 2006 Ghana F1, Accra Clay Togo Komlavi Loglo Morocco Reda El Amrani
Morocco Anas Fattar
6–4, 3–6, 4–6
Win 5–2 Dec 2007 Nigeria F4, Lagos Hard Nigeria Jonathan Igbinovia Nigeria Candy Idoko
Nigeria Lawal Shehu
6–3, 6–4
Win 6–2 Mar 2008 Nigeria F2, Benin City Hard Nigeria Lawal Shehu Slovakia Marek Semjan
Slovakia Ján Stančík
6–3, 6–4
Loss 6–3 Oct 2011 Nigeria F4, Lagos Hard Senegal Daouda Ndiaye France Paterne Mamata
Uzbekistan Vaja Uzakov
5–7, 6–3, [6–10]

References

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  1. ^ "Nigeria: Players Upbeat About Victory in Governor's Cup Tennis". Daily Trust. 20 October 2011.
  2. ^ Busari, Niyi (15 May 2022). "Nigeria Tennis Players Need More Competitions For Rankings - Babalola". bsnsports.com.
  3. ^ Bada, Ayo (2 October 2018). "Lagos Open: Babalola Promises To Bounce Back". Independent.
  4. ^ "It's unfortunate I'm still No.1 tennis player - Babalola". Vanguard. 2 May 2013.
  5. ^ "Abdul-Mumin Babalola - Tennis Explorer". www.tennisexplorer.com.
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