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Candy Idoko (born 27 September 1985) is a Nigerian former professional tennis player.[1]

Candy Idoko

Country (sports)	Nigeria
Born	(1985-09-27) 27 September 1985 (age 37) Kaduna, Nigeria
Height	5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Plays	Right-handed
Prize money	$16,414
Singles
Career record	0–2 (Davis Cup)
Highest ranking	No. 928 (20 Aug 2007)
Doubles
Career record	4–3 (Davis Cup)
Highest ranking	No. 724 (3 Nov 2008)
Medal record All-Africa Games 2011 Maputo Doubles 2011 Maputo Singles

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.[2] 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 in Maputo.[3]

Idoko's younger brother Emmanuel was also a tennis player.[4]

ITF Futures finals

Doubles: 4 (1–3)

Finals by surface
Hard (1–1)
Clay (0–2)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1–0	Aug 2005	Senegal F1, Dakar	Hard	Lawal Shehu	Dennis Biggemann Amadeus Fulford-Jones	6–7(4), 7–6(6), 6–3
Loss	1–1	Jun 2006	Tunisia F3, Djerba	Clay	Daouda Ndiaye	Rabie Chaki Ali El Alaoui	2–6, 4–6
Loss	1–2	Nov 2007	Rwanda F1, Kigali	Clay	Lawal Shehu	Matwé Middelkoop Gvidas Sabeckis	6–7(7), 4–6
Loss	1–3	Dec 2007	Nigeria F4, Lagos	Hard	Lawal Shehu	Abdul-Mumin Babalola Jonathan Igbinovia	3–6, 4–6

References

External links

• Candy Idoko at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Candy Idoko at the Davis Cup
• Candy Idoko at the International Tennis Federation

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