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Abdul-Mumin Babalola

Country (sports)	Nigeria
Born	(1984-12-15) December 15, 1984 (age 40) Okene, Nigeria
Plays	Left-handed
Prize money	$18,764
Singles
Highest ranking	No. 722 (30 Jul 2007)
Doubles
Highest ranking	No. 550 (20 Nov 2006)
Medal record Afro-Asian Games 2003 Hyderabad Team 2003 Hyderabad Doubles

Abdul-Mumin Babalola (born 15 December 1984) is a Nigerian professional tennis player.

Born in Okene, Babalola is a left-hander who plays a serve and volley game. He has competed for the Nigeria Davis Cup team since 2002 and as of 2021 has featured in a record 49 ties. In 2002 he attained Nigeria's number one ranking for the first time and reached his best singles world ranking of 722 in 2007. He has won six ITF Futures doubles titles.

ITF Futures finals

Doubles: 9 (6–3)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Aug 2005	Nigeria F3, Lagos	Hard	Sunday Maku	Henry Adjei-Darko Gunther Darkey	6–3, 1–6, 4–6
Win	1–1	Aug 2005	Nigeria F4, Lagos	Hard	Sunday Maku	Henry Adjei-Darko Gunther Darkey	6–4, 6–2
Win	2–1	Feb 2006	Nigeria F1, Benin City	Hard	Jonathan Igbinovia	Fred Gil Nicholas Monroe	6–3, 6–7, 6–3
Win	3–1	Mar 2006	Nigeria F2, Benin City	Hard	Jonathan Igbinovia	Komlavi Loglo Valentin Sanon	6–1, 7–6
Win	4–1	Oct 2006	Nigeria F6, Lagos	Hard	Komlavi Loglo	Ivan Dodig Zlatan Kadrić	7–5, 7–5
Loss	4–2	Oct 2006	Ghana F1, Accra	Clay	Komlavi Loglo	Reda El Amrani Anas Fattar	6–4, 3–6, 4–6
Win	5–2	Dec 2007	Nigeria F4, Lagos	Hard	Jonathan Igbinovia	Candy Idoko Lawal Shehu	6–3, 6–4
Win	6–2	Mar 2008	Nigeria F2, Benin City	Hard	Lawal Shehu	Marek Semjan Ján Stančík	6–3, 6–4
Loss	6–3	Oct 2011	Nigeria F4, Lagos	Hard	Daouda Ndiaye	Paterne Mamata Vaja Uzakov	5–7, 6–3,

References

1. "Nigeria: Players Upbeat About Victory in Governor's Cup Tennis". Daily Trust. 20 October 2011.
2. Busari, Niyi (15 May 2022). "Nigeria Tennis Players Need More Competitions For Rankings - Babalola". bsnsports.com.
3. Bada, Ayo (2 October 2018). "Lagos Open: Babalola Promises To Bounce Back". Independent.
4. "It's unfortunate I'm still No.1 tennis player - Babalola". Vanguard. 2 May 2013.
5. "Abdul-Mumin Babalola - Tennis Explorer". www.tennisexplorer.com.

External links

• Abdul-Mumin Babalola at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Abdul-Mumin Babalola at the Davis Cup
• Abdul-Mumin Babalola at the International Tennis Federation

• 1984 births
• Living people
• Nigerian male tennis players
• Sportspeople from Kogi State
• 21st-century Nigerian sportsmen