Candy Idoko (born 27 September 1985) is a Nigerian former professional
tennis
Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball ...
player.
Born in
Kaduna
Kaduna is the capital city of Kaduna State, and the former political capital of Northern Region, Nigeria, Northern Nigeria. It is located in north-western Nigeria, on the Kaduna River. It is a trade Centre and a major transportation hub as the ...
, Idoko played for the
Nigeria Davis Cup team
The Nigeria men's national tennis team represents Nigeria in Davis Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Nigeria Tennis Federation.
Nigeria currently compete in Africa Zone Group III. They reached the Group I semifinals in 1988 and 1 ...
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. 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
The 10th All-Africa Games took place between September 3–18, 2011 in Maputo, Mozambique. Maputo's hosting marked the third time the Games was held in the southern part of the continent.
Host awarding
In April 2005, Lusaka, Zambia was named t ...
in Maputo.
Idoko's younger brother Emmanuel was also a tennis player.
ITF Futures finals
Doubles: 4 (1–3)
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1985 births
Living people
Nigerian male tennis players
Sportspeople from Kaduna
African Games silver medalists for Nigeria
African Games bronze medalists for Nigeria
African Games medalists in tennis
Competitors at the 2011 All-Africa Games