Nduka Odizor
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Country (sports) | Nigeria |
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Born | Lagos, Nigeria | 9 August 1958
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) |
Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
Prize money | $675,673 |
Singles | |
Career record | 82–124 |
Career titles | 1 |
Highest ranking | No. 52 (11 June 1984) |
Grand Slam Singles results | |
Australian Open | 3R (1985) |
French Open | 1R (1986) |
Wimbledon | 4R (1983) |
US Open | 3R (1985, 1987) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 137–138 |
Career titles | 7 |
Highest ranking | No. 20 (27 August 1984) |
Nduka Odizor (born 28 August 1958) is a former tennis player from Nigeria, who represented his native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. He won one career title in singles (Taipei, 1983) and seven doubles titles. He reached his highest ATP singles ranking of World No. 52 in June 1984.
Career finals[]
Doubles (7 wins, 4 losses)[]
Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1. | 1983 | Monterrey, Mexico | Carpet | David Dowlen | Andy Andrews John Sadri |
3–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
Win | 2. | 1983 | Dallas, U.S. | Hard | Van Winitsky | Steve Denton Sherwood Stewart |
6–3, 7–5 |
Loss | 1. | 1984 | Boca West, U.S. | Hard | David Dowlen | Mark Edmondson Sherwood Stewart |
6–4, 1–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 2. | 1984 | Houston, U.S. | Clay | David Dowlen | Pat Cash Paul McNamee |
5–7, 6–4, 3–6 |
Win | 3. | 1984 | Forest Hills WCT, U.S. | Clay | David Dowlen | Ernie Fernandez David Pate |
7–6, 7–5 |
Win | 4. | 1984 | Tokyo Outdoor, Japan | Hard | David Dowlen | Mark Dickson Steve Meister |
6–7, 6–4, 6–3 |
Loss | 3. | 1985 | Melbourne Indoor, Australia | Carpet | David Dowlen | Brad Drewett Matt Mitchell |
6–4, 6–7, 4–6 |
Win | 5. | 1985 | Sydney Outdoor, Australia | Grass | David Dowlen | Broderick Dyke Wally Masur |
6–4, 7–6 |
Loss | 4. | 1988 | Metz, France | Carpet | Rill Baxter | Jaroslav Navrátil Tom Nijssen |
2–6, 7–6, 6–7 |
Win | 6. | 1990 | Adelaide, Australia | Hard | Andrew Castle | Alexander Mronz Michiel Schapers |
7–6, 6–2 |
Win | 7. | 1990 | Tel Aviv, Israel | Hard | Christo van Rensburg | Ronnie Båthman Rikard Bergh |
6–3, 6–4 |
External links[]
- Nduka Odizor at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Nduka Odizor at the International Tennis Federation
- Nduka Odizor at the Davis Cup
Categories:
- 1958 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Lagos
- Nigerian male tennis players
- Tennis players at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Olympic tennis players of Nigeria
- African Games medalists in tennis
- African Games gold medalists for Nigeria
- African Games bronze medalists for Nigeria
- Competitors at the 1978 All-Africa Games
- African tennis biography stubs
- Nigerian sportspeople stubs