Candy Idoko

Candy Idoko (born 27 September 1985) is a Nigerian former professional tennis player.[1]

Candy Idoko
Country (sports) Nigeria
Born (1985-09-27) 27 September 1985 (age 38)
Kaduna, Nigeria
Height5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$16,414
Singles
Career record0–2 (Davis Cup)
Highest rankingNo. 928 (20 Aug 2007)
Doubles
Career record4–3 (Davis Cup)
Highest rankingNo. 724 (3 Nov 2008)
Medal record
All-Africa Games
Silver medal – second place2011 MaputoDoubles
Bronze medal – third place2011 MaputoSingles

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.[2] 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.[3]

Idoko's younger brother Emmanuel was also a tennis player.[4]

ITF Futures finals

Doubles: 4 (1–3)

Finals by surface
Hard (1–1)
Clay (0–2)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0Aug 2005Senegal F1, DakarHard Lawal Shehu Dennis Biggemann
Amadeus Fulford-Jones
6–7(4), 7–6(6), 6–3
Loss1–1Jun 2006Tunisia F3, DjerbaClay Daouda Ndiaye Rabie Chaki
Ali El Alaoui
2–6, 4–6
Loss1–2Nov 2007Rwanda F1, KigaliClay Lawal Shehu Matwé Middelkoop
Gvidas Sabeckis
6–7(7), 4–6
Loss1–3Dec 2007Nigeria F4, LagosHard Lawal Shehu Abdul-Mumin Babalola
Jonathan Igbinovia
3–6, 4–6

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