| Country (sports) |  Nigeria | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | (1979-04-03) 3 April 1979 (age 45) Ondo, Nigeria | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Plays | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Singles | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Career record | 1–2 (Davis Cup) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 993 (20 Aug 2001) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Doubles | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Career record | 9–0 (Davis Cup) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 785 (2 Aug 2004) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Sunday Maku (born 3 April 1979) is a Nigerian former professional tennis player.
Born in Ondo State, Maku was a number one ranked player in the national rankings and competed for the Nigeria Davis Cup team between 2002 and 2006. He was unbeaten in his nine Davis Cup doubles rubbers.
In 2003 he won medals for Nigeria at both the All-Africa Games and Afro-Asian Games.
ITF Futures finals
Doubles: 3 (1–2)
| Result | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | Mar 04 | Nigeria F2, Benin City |
Hard | Jonathan Igbinovia
|
 Xavier Audouy  Arnaud Segodo
|
6–7, 4–6 |
| Loss | Aug 05 | Nigeria F3, Lagos |
Hard | Abdul-Mumin Babalola
|
 Henry Adjei-Darko Gunther Darkey
|
6–3, 1–6, 4–6 |
| Win | Aug 05 | Nigeria F4, Lagos |
Hard | Abdul-Mumin Babalola
|
Henry Adjei-Darko Gunther Darkey
|
6–4, 6–2 |
References
- Osha, Bamidele (23 March 2004). "Maku for English Club tennis". Daily Independent Online.
- "PH Club Tennis: Former Nigeria No. 1 Surrenders Title To Brother". The Newsriter. 6 February 2014.
- Ekeng, Asuquo (19 August 2003). "Nigeria: Maku Explains Heineken Loss". P.M. News. AllAfrica.
- Egbokhan, John (3 July 2003). "Nigeria: All Africa Games : Maku Pledges On Behalf of Tennis Players". Vanguard. AllAfrica.
- "Key Statistics". daviscup.com.
- "Nigeria: Tennis Team Win Silver, Bronze at Afro/Asian Games". Daily Trust. 31 October 2003.
External links
- Sunday Maku at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Sunday Maku at the Davis Cup
- Sunday Maku at the International Tennis Federation