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Clara Udofa (born 31 January 1978) is a Nigerian former professional tennis player.[1]

Clara Udofa

Country (sports)	Nigeria
Born	(1978-01-31) 31 January 1978 (age 44)
Prize money	$6,240
Singles
Highest ranking	No. 549 (Nov 10, 1997)
Doubles
Highest ranking	No. 511 (Aug 3, 1998)
Medal record All-Africa Games 2003 Abuja Singles 2003 Abuja Doubles

Udofa, originally from Calabar in Cross River State, trained under the tutelage of Godwin Kienka at his academy in Lagos.[2] She became Nigeria's youngest ever national senior champion in 1992, at the age of 14. On the professional tour she achieved top 600 rankings in both singles and doubles.[3] In 2003 she won the women's singles gold medal at the All-Africa Games, defeating Zimbabwe's Fadzai Mawisire in the final. This was Nigeria's first ever medal in this category and was won in front of home fans in Abuja, Nigeria. She also won a gold medal in the doubles competition.[4]

ITF finals

Doubles: 1 (0–1)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Runner-up	1.	Oct 1997	Puerto Vallarta, Mexico	Hard	Gülberk Gültekin	Erica Adams Katie Schlukebir	3–6, 4–6

References

External links

• Clara Udofa at the Women's Tennis Association
• Clara Udofa at the Billie Jean King Cup
• Clara Udofa at the International Tennis Federation

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