Jonathan Igbinovia Explained

Jonathan Igbinovia
Birth Date:27 December 1980
Birth Place:Lagos, Nigeria
Plays:Right-handed
Careerprizemoney:$22,970
Singlesrecord:19–12 (Davis Cup)
Highestsinglesranking:No. 461 (25 Apr 2005)
Doublesrecord:12–8 (Davis Cup)
Highestdoublesranking:No. 506 (7 Feb 2005)
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Jonathan Igbinovia (born 27 December 1980) is a Nigerian former professional tennis player.

A native of Lagos, Igbinovia had a best singles world ranking of 461 and competed for the Nigeria Davis Cup team from 1998 to 2007, registering 31 overall wins.[1] [2] In 2003 he partnered with Sunday Maku to win a silver medal in doubles at the All-Africa Games in Abuja. He played collegiate tennis early in his career, for Georgia Perimeter College.[3]

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.[4]

ITF Futures finals

Singles: 3 (1–2)

ResultW–LDateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–2Nigeria F2, Benin CityHard Arnaud Segodo2–6, 2–6
Loss0–2Nigeria F6B, LagosHard Jasper Smit5–7, 2–6
Win1–2Nigeria F2, Benin CityHard Vadim Davletshin7–5, 6–4

Doubles: 9 (4–5)

ResultW–LDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Nigeria F2, Benin CityHard Sunday Maku Xavier Audouy
Arnaud Segodo
6–7(5), 4–6
Loss0–2Canada F4, LachineHard Nicholas Monroe Huntley Montgomery
Ryan Sachire
0–6, 5–7
Loss0–3Nigeria F3A, LagosHard Henry Adjei-Darko Romano Frantzen
Floris Kilian
3–6, 5–7
Win1–3Nigeria F3B, LagosHard Henry Adjei-Darko Romano Frantzen
Floris Kilian
6–7(10), 6–2, 6–4
Loss1–4Nigeria F6A, LagosHard Henry Adjei-Darko Raven Klaasen
Sunil-Kumar Sipaeya
4–6, 6–7(4)
Loss1–5USA F3, Key BiscayneHard Henry Adjei-Darko Nikita Kryvonos
Denis Zivkovic
5–7, 5–7
Win2–5Nigeria F1, Benin CityHard Abdul-Mumin Babalola Fred Gil
Nicholas Monroe
6–3, 6–7(4), 6–3
Win3–5Nigeria F2, Benin CityHard Abdul-Mumin Babalola Komlavi Loglo
Valentin Sanon
6–1, 7–6(4)
Win4–5Nigeria F4, LagosHard Abdul-Mumin Babalola Candy Idoko
Lawal Shehu
6–3, 6–4

Notes and References

  1. News: Egbokhan . John . Nigeria: Igbinovia Drops On Tennis Ranking . . . 11 May 2006.
  2. News: Nigeria: Igbinovia Threatens to Quit . Daily Trust . . 9 April 2007.
  3. News: Mravic . Mark . Faces In The Crowd . . 10 December 2001 . en-us.
  4. News: From tennis to music, Igbinovia finds new calling . . 9 June 2021.