Nduka Odizor

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Nduka Odizor
Country Flag of Nigeria Nigeria
Residence
Date of birth August 9, 1958 (1958-08-09) (age 49)
Place of birth Lagos, Nigeria
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11+12 in)
Weight 165 lb (75 kg/11.8 st)
Turned pro
Plays Right-Handed
Career prize money $675,673
Singles
Career record: 82 - 124
Career titles: 1
Highest ranking: 52 (11 June 1984)
Grand Slam results
Australian Open 3rd (1985)
French Open 1st (1986)
Wimbledon 4th (1983)
US Open 3rd (1985, 1987)
Doubles
Career record: 137 - 138
Career titles: 7
Highest ranking: 20 (27 August 1984)

Nduka Odizor (born August 9, 1958, in Lagos) is a former tennis player from Nigeria, who represented his native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, where he was defeated in the first round by American lucky loser Robert Seguso. The righthander won one career title in singles (Taipei, 1983) and seven doubles titles. He reached his highest singles ATP ranking on June 11, 1984, when he became number 52 in the world.

[edit] Doubles titles (7)

  • 1983 - Monterrey, Dallas
  • 1984 - Forest Hills WCT, Tokyo Outdoor
  • 1985 - Sydney Outdoor
  • 1990 - Adelaide, Tel-Aviv

[edit] Doubles finalist (5)

  • 1984 - Boca West, Houston, Houston WCT
  • 1985 - Melbourne Indoor
  • 1988 - Metz

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