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Nigerian tennis player
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27 December 1980
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Biography
Introduction
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. 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.
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.
ITF Futures finals
Singles: 3 (1–2)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | Mar 2003 | Nigeria F2, Benin City | Hard | Arnaud Segodo | 2–6, 2–6 | |
| Loss | Oct 2004 | Nigeria F6B, Lagos | Hard | Jasper Smit | 5–7, 2–6 | |
| Win | Apr 2005 | Nigeria F2, Benin City | Hard | Vadim Davletshin | 7–5, 6–4 |
Doubles: 9 (4–5)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | Mar 2004 | Nigeria F2, Benin City | Hard | Sunday Maku | Xavier Audouy Arnaud Segodo |
6–7, 4–6 | |
| Loss | Jun 2004 | Canada F4, Lachine | Hard | Nicholas Monroe | Huntley Montgomery Ryan Sachire |
0–6, 5–7 | |
| Loss | Aug 2004 | Nigeria F3A, Lagos | Hard | Henry Adjei-Darko | Romano Frantzen Floris Kilian |
3–6, 5–7 | |
| Win | Aug 2004 | Nigeria F3B, Lagos | Hard | Henry Adjei-Darko | Romano Frantzen Floris Kilian |
6–7, 6–2, 6–4 | |
| Loss | Oct 2004 | Nigeria F6A, Lagos | Hard | Henry Adjei-Darko | Raven Klaasen Sunil-Kumar Sipaeya |
4–6, 6–7 | |
| Loss | Jan 2005 | USA F3, Key Biscayne | Hard | Henry Adjei-Darko | Nikita Kryvonos Denis Zivkovic |
5–7, 5–7 | |
| Win | Feb 2006 | Nigeria F1, Benin City | Hard | Abdul-Mumin Babalola | Fred Gil Nicholas Monroe |
6–3, 6–7, 6–3 | |
| Win | Mar 2006 | Nigeria F2, Benin City | Hard | Abdul-Mumin Babalola | Komlavi Loglo Valentin Sanon |
6–1, 7–6 | |
| Win | Dec 2007 | Nigeria F4, Lagos | Hard | Abdul-Mumin Babalola | Candy Idoko Lawal Shehu |
6–3, 6–4 |