| Full name | Franklyn Ofori | ||||||||
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| Country (sports) |  Ghana | ||||||||
| Born | (1971-02-23) 23 February 1971 (age 53) Accra, Ghana | ||||||||
| Singles | |||||||||
| Career record | 29–16 (Davis Cup) | ||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 277 (24 Oct 1994) | ||||||||
| Grand Slam singles results | |||||||||
| Wimbledon | Q1 (1995, 1996) | ||||||||
| Doubles | |||||||||
| Career record | 13–15 (Davis Cup) | ||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 274 (22 Aug 1994) | ||||||||
| Grand Slam doubles results | |||||||||
| Wimbledon | Q1 (1995, 1996) | ||||||||
Medal record
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Franklyn Ofori (born 23 February 1971) is a Ghanaian former professional tennis player.
Tennis career
Born in Accra, Ofori played collegiate tennis in the United States for California Baptist University, where he was twice named in the NAIA All-American first team. He was the 1992 winner of the NAIA's Ward-Ballinger Memorial Award.
During the 1990s, he competed on the professional tour, reaching a best singles world ranking of 277. He was a quarter-finalist at the 1995 Singapore Challenger and appeared in qualifying at the Wimbledon Championships.
Ofori was member of the Ghana Davis Cup team between 1988 and 2001, appearing in a record 37 ties. He also holds the team records for most singles wins and doubles wins.
The tennis centre court at the Accra Sports Stadium was named after Ofori.
References
- "Antrim: Tennis: Ofori's keen to cash in". Belfast Telegraph. 5 July 2008.
- ^ "Frank Ofori (2007) - Hall of Fame". CBU Athletics.
- "Ghana". daviscup.com.
External links
- Frank Ofori at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Frank Ofori at the Davis Cup
- Frank Ofori at the International Tennis Federation
- 1971 births
- Living people
- Ghanaian male tennis players
- California Baptist Lancers athletes
- College men's tennis players in the United States
- Expatriate tennis players in the United States
- African Games medalists in tennis
- African Games silver medalists for Ghana
- Competitors at the 1991 All-Africa Games
- Sportspeople from Accra