Anthony Emmanuel O. “Tony” Mmoh ( ; born 14 June 1958 in

Enugu Enugu ( ; ) is the capital city of Enugu State in Nigeria. It is located in southeastern part of Nigeria. The city had a population of 820,000 according to the 2022 Nigerian census. The name ''Enugu'' is derived from the two Igbo words ''Énú ...

) is a former

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from Nigeria, who represented his native country at the

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in Seoul, where he was defeated in the second round by the Netherlands' wild card entry Michiel Schapers. The right-hander reached his highest singles

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-ranking on 19 October 1987, when he became the number 105 of the world. His son Michael Mmoh is also a tennis player.

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* * 1958 births Living people Sportspeople from Enugu Nigerian male tennis players Tennis players at the 1988 Summer Olympics Olympic tennis players for Nigeria Igbo sportspeople African Games medalists in tennis African Games silver medalists for Nigeria Competitors at the 1978 All-Africa Games 20th-century Nigerian people {{Nigeria-tennis-bio-stub