Jonathan Igbinovia (born 27 December 1980) is a Nigerian former professional

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player. A native of

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, Igbinovia had a best singles world ranking of 461 and competed for the

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from 1998 to 2007, registering 31 overall wins. In 2003 he partnered with

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to win a silver medal in doubles at the

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in Abuja. He played collegiate tennis early in his career, for Georgia Perimeter College. Igbinovia is also a musician under the name ''JayAfrotone'' and says he has invented his own genre of music called "Afrotone", which he describes as a mix of mainstream music and African sounds.

ITF Futures finals

Singles: 3 (1–2)

Doubles: 9 (4–5)

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Igbinovia, Jonathan 1980 births Living people Nigerian male tennis players Perimeter College at Georgia State University alumni African Games medalists in tennis African Games silver medalists for Nigeria Competitors at the 2003 All-Africa Games Sportspeople from Lagos