Abdul-Mumin Babalola (born 15 December 1984) is a Nigerian professional
tennis
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player.
Born in
Okene
Okene is a town in the Nigerian state of Kogi. The town is based in a Local Government Area of the same name. Okene runs along the A2 highway. It had an area of 328 km² and a population of 320,260 at the 2006 census.
The predominant people ...
, Babalola is a left-hander who plays a serve and volley game. He has competed for the
Nigeria Davis Cup team
The Nigeria men's national tennis team represents Nigeria in Davis Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Nigeria Tennis Federation.
Nigeria currently compete in Africa Zone Group III. They reached the Group I semifinals in 1988 and 1 ...
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
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doubles titles.
ITF Futures finals
Doubles: 9 (6–3)
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1984 births
Living people
Nigerian male tennis players
Sportspeople from Kogi State