Henry Adjei-Darko
| Country (sports) |  Ghana |
|---|---|
| Residence | Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. |
| Born | 28 February 1983 Accra, Ghana |
| Plays | Right-handed |
| Prize money | $40,307 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 2–3 |
| Career titles | 0 0 Challenger, 7 Futures |
| Highest ranking | No. 275 (30 January 2006) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Wimbledon | Q1 (2006) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 1–2 |
| Career titles | 0 1 Challenger, 5 Futures, 2 Satellites |
| Highest ranking | No. 358 (6 March 2006) |
| Team competitions | |
| Davis Cup | 23–16 |
Henry Adjei-Darko (born 28 February 1983), also known as Henry Darko is a Ghanaian former professional tennis player.
Biography
[edit]Adjei-Darko, who grew up in Accra, was a right-handed serve and volley player. As a junior he competed in grand slam events, including the 2001 US Open, where he made the quarter-finals of the doubles. He turned professional aged 20 and was based in Atlanta during his career.[1]
Between 2001 and 2012, Adjei-Darko featured in a total of 25 Davis Cup ties for Ghana. Overall he won 23 matches, 17 of which came in singles.
Adjei-Darko played mostly in ITF Futures tournaments and reached a career high singles ranking of 275 in the world.[2] At ITF level he won seven singles and five doubles titles.
While on the tour he also featured in the occasional Challenger event and was a semi-finalist at Orlando in 2005. His only Challenger title came in doubles, at Joplin in 2006.[3]
Adjei-Darko took part in the qualifying draw for the 2006 Wimbledon Championships.[4]
Future and Challenger finals
[edit]Singles: 9 (7–2)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | Aug 2004 | Nigeria F3A, Lagos | Futures | Hard |  Roger Anderson
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3–6, 6–2, 6–3 |
| Win | 2–0 | Aug 2004 | Nigeria F3B, Lagos | Futures | Hard |  Komlavi Loglo
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6–1, 6–1 |
| Loss | 2–1 | Jan 2005 | United States F3, Key Biscayne | Futures | Hard |  Horia Tecău
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3–6, 7–6(15–13), 3–6 |
| Win | 3–1 | Apr 2005 | Nigeria F1, Benin City | Futures | Hard |  Luka Gregorc
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7–6(7–3), 6–3 |
| Win | 4–1 | Aug 2005 | Senegal F1, Dakar | Futures | Hard |  Johar Mubarak Saeed
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6–2, 6–1 |
| Win | 5–1 | Aug 2005 | Nigeria F3, Lagos | Futures | Hard |  Victor Kolik
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6–3, 6–0 |
| Loss | 5–2 | Aug 2005 | Nigeria F4, Lagos | Futures | Hard |  Valentin Sanon
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6–7(2–7), 3–6 |
| Win | 6–2 | Oct 2005 | Nigeria F5, Lagos | Futures | Hard | Valentin Sanon
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5–7, 6–4, 7–6(7–1) |
| Win | 7–2 | Mar 2007 | Nigeria F2, Benin City | Futures | Hard | Komlavi Loglo
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6–2, 3–6, 7–6(7–4) |
Doubles 16 (8–8)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Nov 2000 | South Africa, Pretoria | Satellites | Hard | Clinton Jacobs
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Komlavi Loglo Arnaud Segodo
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1–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Nov 2000 | South Africa, Pretoria | Satellites | Hard | Clinton Jacobs
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Charles Irie Felix N'guetia
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6–3, 3–6, 6–3 |
| Loss | 1–2 | Jul 2004 | Togo F1, Lomé | Futures | Hard | Nouhoun Sangare
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Kwami Gakpo Komlavi Loglo
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6–4, 6–7(5–7), 4–6 |
| Loss | 1–3 | Jul 2004 | Nigeria F3A, Lagos | Futures | Hard |  Jonathan Igbinovia
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 Romano Frantzen Floris Kilian
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3–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 2–3 | Aug 2004 | Nigeria F3B, Lagos | Futures | Hard | Jonathan Igbinovia
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Romano Frantzen Floris Kilian
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6–7(10–12), 6–2, 6–4 |
| Loss | 2–4 | Oct 2004 | Nigeria F6A, Lagos | Futures | Hard | Jonathan Igbinovia
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Raven Klaasen Sunil-Kumar Sipaeya
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4–6, 6–7(4–7) |
| Loss | 2–5 | Jan 2005 | United States F3, Key Biscayne | Futures | Hard | Jonathan Igbinovia
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 Nikita Kryvonos Denis Zivkovic
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5–7, 5–7 |
| Win | 3–5 | Feb 2005 | Switzerland, Delémont | Satellites | Carpet (i) |  Ross Hutchins
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 Slobodan Mavrenski Amar Zubcevic
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6–2, 6–2 |
| Win | 4–5 | Mar 2005 | Great Britain F4, Bolton | Futures | Hard (i) | Valentin Sanon
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 Roman Kukal Ján Stančík
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5–7, 5–7 |
| Win | 5–5 | May 2005 | United States F9, Vero Beach | Futures | Clay |  Francisco Rodríguez
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Anthony Lee Damisa Robinson
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6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 5–6 | May 2005 | United States F10, Orange Park | Futures | Clay | Francisco Rodríguez
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Nicholas Monroe Jeremy Wurtzman
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6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 6–6 | Aug 2005 | Nigeria F3, Lagos | Futures | Hard | Gunther Darkey
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Abdul-Mumin Babalola Sunday Maku
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3–6, 6–1, 6–4 |
| Loss | 6–7 | Aug 2005 | Nigeria F4, Lagos | Futures | Hard | Gunther Darkey
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Abdul-Mumin Babalola Sunday Maku
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4–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 7–7 | Feb 2006 | Joplin, United States | Challenger | Hard | Lesley Joseph
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 Benjamin Becker Simon Greul
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6–3, 7–6(7–3) |
| Win | 8–7 | May 2006 | India F1, Delhi | Futures | Hard | Sunil-Kumar Sipaeya
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Mustafa Ghouse Kamala Kannan
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7–6(7–5), 6–4 |
| Loss | 8–8 | Nov 2006 | United States F28, Waikoloa | Futures | Hard | Lesley Joseph
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 Alex Vlaški Fritz Wolmarans
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6–7(6–8), 3–6 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Golden boy Adjei Darko, a star Ghana tennis needs". www.ghanaweb.com. 24 August 2004.
- ^ "Ghana's Top Seed drops on ITF rankings". ghananewsagency.org. 12 December 2006.
- ^ "South Carolina's Lesley Joseph Part of Championship Doubles Team at the Freeman USTA Challenger". www.southern.usta.com. 20 February 2006.
- ^ "Adjei-Darko makes early arrival". www.ghanaweb.com. 12 July 2006.
