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Jonathan Igbinovia
Jonathan Igbinovia (born 27 December 1980) is a Nigerian former professional tennis player. A native of Lagos, Igbinovia had a best singles world ranking of 461 and competed for the Nigeria Davis Cup team from 1998 to 2007, registering 31 overall wins. In 2003 he partnered with Sunday Maku to win a silver medal in doubles at the All-Africa Games The African Games, formally known as the All-Africa Games or the Pan African Games, are a continental multi-sport event held every four years, organized by the African Union (AU) with the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa (AN ... in Abuja. He played collegiate tennis early in his career, for Georgia Perimeter College. Igbinovia is also a musician under the name ''JayAfrotone'' and says he has invented his own genre of music called "Afrotone", which he describes as a mix of mainstream music and African sounds. ITF Futures finals Singles: 3 (1–2) Doubles: 9 (4–5) References External links * * * {{DEFA ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lagos
Lagos (Nigerian English: ; ) is the largest city in Nigeria and the List of cities in Africa by population, second most populous city in Africa, with a population of 15.4 million as of 2015 within the city proper. Lagos was the national capital of Nigeria until December 1991 following the Government of Nigeria, government's decision to move their capital to Abuja in the center of the country. The Lagos metropolitan area has a total Population and housing censuses by country, population of roughly 23.5 million as of 2018, making it List of urban areas in Africa by population, the largest metropolitan area in Africa. Lagos is a major African financial center and is the economic hub of Lagos State and Nigeria at large. The city has been described as the cultural, financial, and entertainment capital of Africa, and is a significant influence on commerce, entertainment, technology, education, politics, tourism, art, and fashion. Lagos is also among the top ten of the world's fast ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ryan Sachire
Ryan Sachire is currently the Callaghan Family Head Men's Tennis Coach at the University of Notre Dame. He was previously an American professional tennis player who captured 2 ATP Challenger doubles titles. Early life Ryan Sachire was born April 2, 1978, in Youngstown, Ohio. He is from Canfield, Ohio, and graduated from Canfield High School (Ohio) in 1996. While playing for Canfield he only lost 5 matches and won 2 Ohio state singles titles. He was ranked 24th in the USTA nationally for 16&under singles. His father, Frank Sachire, was a former offensive tackle for Mount Union College and had a brief stint in the NFL. He presently coaches tennis in Youngstown, Ohio, and the surrounding area. Collegiate tennis career Sachire played his college tennis for Notre Dame and compiled a 138–43 record at first singles and 73–32 at first doubles. He reached the ITA national championship final in 1998 and lost to James Blake. He also won the consolation in 1999 and reached the sem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1980 Births
__NOTOC__ Year 198 (CXCVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Sergius and Gallus (or, less frequently, year 951 '' Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 198 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire *January 28 **Publius Septimius Geta, son of Septimius Severus, receives the title of Caesar. **Caracalla, son of Septimius Severus, is given the title of Augustus. China *Winter – Battle of Xiapi: The allied armies led by Cao Cao and Liu Bei defeat Lü Bu; afterward Cao Cao has him executed. By topic Religion * Marcus I succeeds Olympianus as Patriarch of Constantinople (until 211). Births * Lu Kai (or Jingfeng), Chinese official and general (d. 269) * Quan Cong, Chinese general and advisor ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lawal Shehu
Lawal Shehu (born 15 January 1985) is a Nigerian former professional tennis player. A native of Kaduna, Shehu competed for the Nigeria Davis Cup team from 2005 to 2016, primarily used as a specialist doubles player. He won two ITF Futures titles in doubles. In 2011 he was a doubles silver medalist at the All-Africa Games in Maputo, partnering Candy Idoko Candy Idoko (born 27 September 1985) is a Nigerian former professional tennis player. 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 fund .... He was based in France during his career. ITF Futures finals Doubles: 4 (2–2) References External links * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Shehu, Lawal 1985 births Living people Nigerian male tennis players Sportspeople from Kaduna Competitors at the 2011 All-Africa Games African Games silver medalists for Nigeria African Games medalists in tennis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Candy Idoko
Candy Idoko (born 27 September 1985) is a Nigerian former professional tennis player. 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. 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 The 10th All-Africa Games took place between September 3–18, 2011 in Maputo, Mozambique. Maputo's hosting marked the third time the Games was held in the southern part of the continent. Host awarding In April 2005, Lusaka, Zambia was named t ... in Maputo. Idoko's younger brother Emmanuel was also a tennis player. ITF Futures finals Doubles: 4 (1–3) References External links * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Idoko, Candy 1985 births Living people Nigerian male tennis players Sp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valentin Sanon
Valentin Sanon (born 20 May 1980) is a former Ivorian professional tennis player, who played mainly on the ITF Futures tournaments. The last tournament he played in was in 2011, but he has continued to play Davis Cup for the Ivory Coast, most recently in the 2012 Davis Cup The 2012 Davis Cup (also known as the 2012 Davis Cup by BNP Paribas for sponsorship purposes) was the 101st edition of the tournament between national teams in men's tennis. The Czech Republic won the championship, beating Spain in the final, 3â ...'s Africa zonal play. Career titles Singles References * http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Players/Sa/V/Valentin-Sanon.aspx External links * * {{IvoryCoast-tennis-bio-stub Ivorian male tennis players 1980 births Living people ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Komlavi Loglo
Komlavi Loglo (born 30 December 1984) is a professional Togolese tennis player. He was born in Badou, Togo. Career Loglo has spent his career on the Futures circuit, although he has played a handful of Challenger tournaments. He is the top-ranked Togolese player. On March 31, 2008, Komlavi was awarded a Tri-Partite Invitation to compete at the 2008 Summer Olympics singles event in Beijing. He was the first tennis player from Togo to represent his country at the Olympics. He lost in the first round to South African Kevin Anderson in straight sets. Equipment Loglo plays with a Babolat Pure Drive Plus racquet, strung with Babolat Pro Hurricane Tour 17 String. He is sponsored by TTK - Tennis Teknology for clothes and Babolat Babolat is a French tennis, badminton, and padel equipment company, headquartered in Lyon, best known for its strings and tennis racquets which are used by professional and recreational players worldwide. The company has made strings since 187 ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fred Gil
João Frederico Limpo Franco Gil (born 24 March 1985), known as Fred Gil (), is a retired Portuguese professional tennis player, who currently competes in the ITF Men's Circuit. He is ranked no. 432 in the world by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), as of 10 April 2017. Gil made some Portuguese tennis major breakthroughs during his career. At the 2010 Estoril Open, he was the first Portuguese to reach an ATP Tour final, and in April 2011, he achieved a career-high singles world ranking of 62 – the highest ever for a Portuguese player until he was surpassed by Rui Machado in September that same year. Gil was the first Portuguese man to reach the third round in a Grand Slam singles event (2012 Australian Open) and the quarterfinals of a Masters 1000 event ( 2011 Monte-Carlo Masters). He was the first Portuguese to hit one million dollars in career prize money. In 2009, Gil became the second Portuguese player to reach the singles top 100 (after Nuno Marques), and in O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abdul-Mumin Babalola
Abdul-Mumin Babalola (born 15 December 1984) is a Nigerian professional tennis player. 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. He has won six ITF Futures The ITF World Tennis Tour (formerly known as the ''ITF Men's World Tennis Tour'', and previously ''ITF Men's Circuit'') is a series of professional tennis tournaments held around the world that are organized by the International Tennis Federation. ... doubles titles. ITF Futures finals Doubles: 9 (6–3) References External links * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Babalola, Abdul-Mumin 1984 births Living people Nigerian male tennis players Sportspeople from Kogi State ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Denis Zivkovic
Denis Zivkovic (born September 30, 1987) is an American professional tennis player and competes mainly on the ATP Challenger Tour and ITF Futures, both in singles and doubles. Denis was sponsored by several prominent tennis and sports brands, amongst whichLoriet Sports a super-premium American activewear brand. Zivkovic reached his highest ATP singles ranking, No. 292 on March 18, 2013, and his highest ATP doubles ranking, No. 161, on August 5, 2013. ATP career finals (2) Singles (1) Doubles (1) Personal He was born in United States of Serbian descent, but his family moved to Miami Miami ( ), officially the City of Miami, known as "the 305", "The Magic City", and "Gateway to the Americas", is a coastal metropolis and the county seat of Miami-Dade County in South Florida, United States. With a population of 442,241 at ... when he was seven. References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Zivkovic, Denis 1987 births Living people American male tennis players ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nikita Kryvonos
Mykyta (Nikita) Kryvonos (born September 1, 1986) is an American former professional tennis player. Born in Ukraine, Kryvonos moved with his family from Donetsk to New York City at the age of 13. Kryvonos reached a career best singles world ranking of 389 and won four ITF Futures titles. He was used as a practice partner on the United States Davis Cup team in 2006. While competing on the ATP Challenger Tour he had a win over top 100 player Frank Dancevic. In doubles his best ranking was 508 and he played in the main draw of the 2005 US Open as a wildcard pairing with Denis Zivkovic, losing in the first round to José Acasuso and Sebastián Prieto. In 2017 he was handed a 10-year ban and $20,000 fine by the Tennis Integrity Unit The Tennis Integrity Unit was the organisation responsible for investigating match fixing in tennis since 2008 until 2020. It was replaced by the International Tennis Integrity Agency. It had the ability to impose fines and sanctions, and ban pl ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Key Biscayne
Key Biscayne ( es, Cayo VizcaÃno, link=no) is an island located in Miami-Dade County, Florida, located between the Atlantic Ocean and Biscayne Bay. It is the southernmost of the barrier islands along the Atlantic coast of Florida, and lies south of Miami Beach and southeast of Miami. The key is connected to Miami via the Rickenbacker Causeway, originally built in 1947. The northern portion of Key Biscayne is home to Crandon Park, a county park. The middle section of the island consists of the incorporated Village of Key Biscayne. The southern part of the island is now protected as Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park, adjacent to Biscayne National Park, one of the two national parks in Miami-Dade County. Geography Key Biscayne, although named a "key", is not geologically part of the Florida Keys, but is a barrier island composed of sand eroded from the Appalachian Mountains, carried to the coast by rivers and then moved along the coast from the north by coastal currents. There ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
