Henry Adjei-Darko (born 28 February 1983), also known as Henry Darko is a Ghanaian former professional

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player.

Biography

Adjei-Darko, who grew up in

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, 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

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during his career. Between 2001 and 2012, Adjei-Darko featured in a total of 25

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ties for Ghana. Overall he won 23 matches, 17 of which came in singles. Adjei-Darko played mostly in

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tournaments and reached a career high singles ranking of 275 in the world. At ITF level he won seven singles and five doubles titles. While on the tour he also featured in the occasional

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event and was a semi-finalist at Orlando in 2005. His only Challenger title came in doubles, at Joplin in 2006. Adjei-Darko took part in the qualifying draw for the

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Future and Challenger finals

Singles: 9 (7–2)

Doubles 16 (8–8)

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Adjei-Darko, Henry 1983 births Living people Ghanaian male tennis players Sportspeople from Accra Ghanaian expatriates in the United States