Henry Adjei-Darko
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Ghanaian tennis player
| Country (sports) | Ghana |
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| Residence | Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. |
| Born | (1983年02月28日) 28 February 1983 (age 41) Accra, Ghana |
| Plays | Right-handed |
| Prize money | 40,307ドル |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 2–3 |
| Career titles | 0 0 Challenger, 7 Futures |
| Highest ranking | No. 275 (30 January 2006) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Wimbledon | Q1 (2006) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 1–2 |
| Career titles | 0 1 Challenger, 5 Futures, 2 Satellites |
| Highest ranking | No. 358 (6 March 2006) |
| Team competitions | |
| Davis Cup | 23–16 |
Henry Adjei-Darko (born 28 February 1983), also known as Henry Darko is a Ghanaian former professional tennis player.
Biography
[edit ]Adjei-Darko, who grew up in Accra, was a right-handed serve and volley player. As a junior he competed in grand slam events, including the 2001 US Open, where he made the quarter-finals of the doubles. He turned professional aged 20 and was based in Atlanta during his career.[1]
Between 2001 and 2012, Adjei-Darko featured in a total of 25 Davis Cup ties for Ghana. Overall he won 23 matches, 17 of which came in singles.
Adjei-Darko played mostly in ITF Futures tournaments and reached a career high singles ranking of 275 in the world.[2] At ITF level he won seven singles and five doubles titles.
While on the tour he also featured in the occasional Challenger event and was a semi-finalist at Orlando in 2005. His only Challenger title came in doubles, at Joplin in 2006.[3]
Adjei-Darko took part in the qualifying draw for the 2006 Wimbledon Championships.[4]
Future and Challenger finals
[edit ]Singles: 9 (7–2)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | Aug 2004 | Nigeria F3A, Lagos | Futures | Hard | South Africa Roger Anderson | 3–6, 6–2, 6–3 |
| Win | 2–0 | Aug 2004 | Nigeria F3B, Lagos | Futures | Hard | Togo Komlavi Loglo | 6–1, 6–1 |
| Loss | 2–1 | Jan 2005 | United States F3, Key Biscayne | Futures | Hard | Romania Horia Tecău | 3–6, 7–6(15–13), 3–6 |
| Win | 3–1 | Apr 2005 | Nigeria F1, Benin City | Futures | Hard | Slovenia Luka Gregorc | 7–6(7–3), 6–3 |
| Win | 4–1 | Aug 2005 | Senegal F1, Dakar | Futures | Hard | Qatar Johar Mubarak Saeed | 6–2, 6–1 |
| Win | 5–1 | Aug 2005 | Nigeria F3, Lagos | Futures | Hard | Israel Victor Kolik | 6–3, 6–0 |
| Loss | 5–2 | Aug 2005 | Nigeria F4, Lagos | Futures | Hard | Ivory Coast Valentin Sanon | 6–7(2–7), 3–6 |
| Win | 6–2 | Oct 2005 | Nigeria F5, Lagos | Futures | Hard | Ivory Coast Valentin Sanon | 5–7, 6–4, 7–6(7–1) |
| Win | 7–2 | Mar 2007 | Nigeria F2, Benin City | Futures | Hard | Togo Komlavi Loglo | 6–2, 3–6, 7–6(7–4) |
Doubles 16 (8–8)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Nov 2000 | South Africa, Pretoria | Satellites | Hard | South Africa Clinton Jacobs | Togo Komlavi Loglo Benin Arnaud Segodo |
1–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Nov 2000 | South Africa, Pretoria | Satellites | Hard | South Africa Clinton Jacobs | Ivory Coast Charles Irie Ivory Coast Felix N'guetia |
6–3, 3–6, 6–3 |
| Loss | 1–2 | Jul 2004 | Togo F1, Lomé | Futures | Hard | Ivory Coast Nouhoun Sangare | Togo Kwami Gakpo Togo Komlavi Loglo |
6–4, 6–7(5–7), 4–6 |
| Loss | 1–3 | Jul 2004 | Nigeria F3A, Lagos | Futures | Hard | Nigeria Jonathan Igbinovia | Netherlands Romano Frantzen Netherlands Floris Kilian |
3–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 2–3 | Aug 2004 | Nigeria F3B, Lagos | Futures | Hard | Nigeria Jonathan Igbinovia | Netherlands Romano Frantzen Netherlands Floris Kilian |
6–7(10–12), 6–2, 6–4 |
| Loss | 2–4 | Oct 2004 | Nigeria F6A, Lagos | Futures | Hard | Nigeria Jonathan Igbinovia | South Africa Raven Klaasen India Sunil-Kumar Sipaeya |
4–6, 6–7(4–7) |
| Loss | 2–5 | Jan 2005 | United States F3, Key Biscayne | Futures | Hard | Nigeria Jonathan Igbinovia | United States Nikita Kryvonos United States Denis Zivkovic |
5–7, 5–7 |
| Win | 3–5 | Feb 2005 | Switzerland, Delémont | Satellites | Carpet (i) | United Kingdom Ross Hutchins | Switzerland Slobodan Mavrenski Switzerland Amar Zubcevic |
6–2, 6–2 |
| Win | 4–5 | Mar 2005 | Great Britain F4, Bolton | Futures | Hard (i) | Ivory Coast Valentin Sanon | Slovakia Roman Kukal Slovakia Ján Stančík |
5–7, 5–7 |
| Win | 5–5 | May 2005 | United States F9, Vero Beach | Futures | Clay | Paraguay Francisco Rodríguez | United States Anthony Lee Nigeria Damisa Robinson |
6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 5–6 | May 2005 | United States F10, Orange Park | Futures | Clay | Paraguay Francisco Rodríguez | United States Nicholas Monroe United States Jeremy Wurtzman |
6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 6–6 | Aug 2005 | Nigeria F3, Lagos | Futures | Hard | Ghana Gunther Darkey | Nigeria Abdul-Mumin Babalola Nigeria Sunday Maku |
3–6, 6–1, 6–4 |
| Loss | 6–7 | Aug 2005 | Nigeria F4, Lagos | Futures | Hard | Ghana Gunther Darkey | Nigeria Abdul-Mumin Babalola Nigeria Sunday Maku |
4–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 7–7 | Feb 2006 | Joplin, United States | Challenger | Hard | United States Lesley Joseph | Germany Benjamin Becker Germany Simon Greul |
6–3, 7–6(7–3) |
| Win | 8–7 | May 2006 | India F1, Delhi | Futures | Hard | India Sunil-Kumar Sipaeya | India Mustafa Ghouse India Kamala Kannan |
7–6(7–5), 6–4 |
| Loss | 8–8 | Nov 2006 | United States F28, Waikoloa | Futures | Hard | United States Lesley Joseph | Serbia and Montenegro Alex Vlaški South Africa Fritz Wolmarans |
6–7(6–8), 3–6 |
References
[edit ]- ^ "Golden boy Adjei Darko, a star Ghana tennis needs". www.ghanaweb.com. 24 August 2004.
- ^ "Ghana's Top Seed drops on ITF rankings". ghananewsagency.org. 12 December 2006.
- ^ "South Carolina's Lesley Joseph Part of Championship Doubles Team at the Freeman USTA Challenger". www.southern.usta.com. 20 February 2006.
- ^ "Adjei-Darko makes early arrival". www.ghanaweb.com. 12 July 2006.