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

Jonathan Igbinovia
Country (sports) Nigeria
Born (1980-12-27) 27 December 1980 (age 43)
Lagos, Nigeria
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$22,970
Singles
Career record19–12 (Davis Cup)
Highest rankingNo. 461 (25 Apr 2005)
Doubles
Career record12–8 (Davis Cup)
Highest rankingNo. 506 (7 Feb 2005)
Medal record
All-Africa Games
Silver medal – second place 2003 Abuja Doubles

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

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Singles: 3 (1–2)

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Result W–L    Date    Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–2 Mar 2003 Nigeria F2, Benin City Hard   Arnaud Segodo 2–6, 2–6
Loss 0–2 Oct 2004 Nigeria F6B, Lagos Hard   Jasper Smit 5–7, 2–6
Win 1–2 Apr 2005 Nigeria F2, Benin City Hard   Vadim Davletshin 7–5, 6–4

Doubles: 9 (4–5)

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Result W–L Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Mar 2004 Nigeria F2, Benin City Hard   Sunday Maku   Xavier Audouy
  Arnaud Segodo
6–7(5), 4–6
Loss 0–2 Jun 2004 Canada F4, Lachine Hard   Nicholas Monroe   Huntley Montgomery
  Ryan Sachire
0–6, 5–7
Loss 0–3 Aug 2004 Nigeria F3A, Lagos Hard   Henry Adjei-Darko   Romano Frantzen
  Floris Kilian
3–6, 5–7
Win 1–3 Aug 2004 Nigeria F3B, Lagos Hard   Henry Adjei-Darko   Romano Frantzen
  Floris Kilian
6–7(10), 6–2, 6–4
Loss 1–4 Oct 2004 Nigeria F6A, Lagos Hard   Henry Adjei-Darko   Raven Klaasen
  Sunil-Kumar Sipaeya
4–6, 6–7(4)
Loss 1–5 Jan 2005 USA F3, Key Biscayne Hard   Henry Adjei-Darko   Nikita Kryvonos
  Denis Zivkovic
5–7, 5–7
Win 2–5 Feb 2006 Nigeria F1, Benin City Hard   Abdul-Mumin Babalola   Fred Gil
  Nicholas Monroe
6–3, 6–7(4), 6–3
Win 3–5 Mar 2006 Nigeria F2, Benin City Hard   Abdul-Mumin Babalola   Komlavi Loglo
  Valentin Sanon
6–1, 7–6(4)
Win 4–5 Dec 2007 Nigeria F4, Lagos Hard   Abdul-Mumin Babalola   Candy Idoko
  Lawal Shehu
6–3, 6–4

References

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  1. ^ Egbokhan, John (11 May 2006). "Nigeria: Igbinovia Drops On Tennis Ranking". Vanguard. AllAfrica.
  2. ^ "Nigeria: Igbinovia Threatens to Quit". Daily Trust. AllAfrica. 9 April 2007.
  3. ^ Mravic, Mark (10 December 2001). "Faces In The Crowd". Sports Illustrated.
  4. ^ "From tennis to music, Igbinovia finds new calling". The Guardian (Nigeria). 9 June 2021.
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