Henry Adjei-Darko
Introduction
Henry Adjei-Darko (born 28 February 1983), also known as Henry Darko is a Ghanaian former professional tennis player.
Biography
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.
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. 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.
Adjei-Darko took part in the qualifying draw for the 2006 Wimbledon Championships.
Future and Challenger finals
Singles: 9 (7–2)
| Titles by Surface |
|---|
| Legend (Singles) |
| ATP Challenger Tour (0–0) |
| ITF Futures Tour (6–2) |
| Titles by Surface |
| Hard (6–2) |
| Clay (0–0) |
| Grass (0–0) |
| Carpet (0–0) |
| ATP Challenger Tour (0–0) |
| ITF Futures Tour (6–2) |
| Hard (6–2) |
| Clay (0–0) |
| Grass (0–0) |
| Carpet (0–0) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | Aug 2004 | Nigeria F3A, Lagos | Futures | Hard | Roger Anderson | 3–6, 6–2, 6–3 | |
| Win | Aug 2004 | Nigeria F3B, Lagos | Futures | Hard | Komlavi Loglo | 6–1, 6–1 | |
| Loss | Jan 2005 | United States F3, Key Biscayne | Futures | Hard | Horia Tecău | 3–6, 7–6, 3–6 | |
| Win | Apr 2005 | Nigeria F1, Benin City | Futures | Hard | Luka Gregorc | 7–6, 6–3 | |
| Win | Aug 2005 | Senegal F1, Dakar | Futures | Hard | Johar Mubarak Saeed | 6–2, 6–1 | |
| Win | Aug 2005 | Nigeria F3, Lagos | Futures | Hard | Victor Kolik | 6–3, 6–0 | |
| Loss | Aug 2005 | Nigeria F4, Lagos | Futures | Hard | Valentin Sanon | 6–7, 3–6 | |
| Win | Oct 2005 | Nigeria F5, Lagos | Futures | Hard | Valentin Sanon | 5–7, 6–4, 7–6 | |
| Win | Mar 2007 | Nigeria F2, Benin City | Futures | Hard | Komlavi Loglo | 6–2, 3–6, 7–6 |
Doubles 16 (8–8)
| Titles by Surface |
|---|
| Legend (Doubles) |
| ATP Challenger Tour (1–0) |
| ITF Futures Tour (5–7) |
| ITF Satellites (2–1) |
| Titles by Surface |
| Hard (6–7) |
| Clay (1–1) |
| Grass (0–0) |
| Carpet (1–0) |
| ATP Challenger Tour (1–0) |
| ITF Futures Tour (5–7) |
| ITF Satellites (2–1) |
| Hard (6–7) |
| Clay (1–1) |
| Grass (0–0) |
| Carpet (1–0) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | Nov 2000 | South Africa, Pretoria | Satellites | Hard | Clinton Jacobs | Komlavi Loglo Arnaud Segodo |
1–6, 3–6 | |
| Win | Nov 2000 | South Africa, Pretoria | Satellites | Hard | Clinton Jacobs | Charles Irie Felix N'guetia |
6–3, 3–6, 6–3 | |
| Loss | Jul 2004 | Togo F1, Lomé | Futures | Hard | Nouhoun Sangare | Kwami Gakpo Komlavi Loglo |
6–4, 6–7, 4–6 | |
| Loss | Jul 2004 | Nigeria F3A, Lagos | Futures | Hard | Jonathan Igbinovia | Romano Frantzen Floris Kilian |
3–6, 5–7 | |
| Win | Aug 2004 | Nigeria F3B, Lagos | Futures | Hard | Jonathan Igbinovia | Romano Frantzen Floris Kilian |
6–7, 6–2, 6–4 | |
| Loss | Oct 2004 | Nigeria F6A, Lagos | Futures | Hard | Jonathan Igbinovia | Raven Klaasen Sunil Kumar Sipaeya |
4–6, 6–7 | |
| Loss | Jan 2005 | United States F3, Key Biscayne | Futures | Hard | Jonathan Igbinovia | Nikita Kryvonos Denis Zivkovic |
5–7, 5–7 | |
| Win | Feb 2005 | Switzerland, Delémont | Satellites | Carpet (i) | Ross Hutchins | Slobodan Mavrenski Amar Zubcevic |
6–2, 6–2 | |
| Win | Mar 2005 | Great Britain F4, Bolton | Futures | Hard (i) | Valentin Sanon | Roman Kukal Ján Stančík |
5–7, 5–7 | |
| Win | May 2005 | United States F9, Vero Beach | Futures | Clay | Francisco Rodríguez | Anthony Lee Damisa Robinson |
6–3, 6–4 | |
| Loss | May 2005 | United States F10, Orange Park | Futures | Clay | Francisco Rodríguez | Nicholas Monroe Jeremy Wurtzman |
6–3, 6–4 | |
| Win | Aug 2005 | Nigeria F3, Lagos | Futures | Hard | Gunther Darkey | Abdul-Mumin Babalola Sunday Maku |
3–6, 6–1, 6–4 | |
| Loss | Aug 2005 | Nigeria F4, Lagos | Futures | Hard | Gunther Darkey | Abdul-Mumin Babalola Sunday Maku |
4–6, 2–6 | |
| Win | Feb 2006 | Joplin, United States | Challenger | Hard | Lesley Joseph | Benjamin Becker Simon Greul |
6–3, 7–6 | |
| Win | May 2006 | India F1, Delhi | Futures | Hard | Sunil Kumar Sipaeya | Mustafa Ghouse Kamala Kannan |
7–6, 6–4 | |
| Loss | Nov 2006 | United States F28, Waikoloa | Futures | Hard | Lesley Joseph | Aleksandar Vlaški Fritz Wolmarans |
6–7, 3–6 |