Lawal Shehu (born 15 January 1985) is a Nigerian former professional tennis player.[1][2]
| Country (sports) |  Nigeria | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Born | 15 January 1985 Kaduna, Nigeria | ||||||||
| Plays | Right-handed | ||||||||
| Prize money | $13,369 | ||||||||
| Singles | |||||||||
| Career record | 3–3 (Davis Cup) | ||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 1074 (5 Mar 2007) | ||||||||
| Doubles | |||||||||
| Career record | 15–11 (Davis Cup) | ||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 666 (10 Mar 2008) | ||||||||
Medal record
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A native of Kaduna, Shehu competed for the Nigeria Davis Cup team from 2005 to 2016, primarily used as a specialist doubles player.[3] He won two ITF Futures titles in doubles. In 2011 he was a doubles silver medalist at the All-Africa Games in Maputo, partnering Candy Idoko. He was based in France during his career.[4]
ITF Futures finals
editDoubles: 4 (2–2)
edit| Finals by surface |
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| Hard (2–1) |
| Clay (0–1) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Aug 2005 | Senegal F1, Dakar | Hard | Candy Idoko
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 Dennis Biggemann  Amadeus Fulford-Jones
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6–7(4), 7–6(6), 6–3 |
| Loss | 1–1 | Nov 2007 | Rwanda F1, Kigali | Clay | Candy Idoko
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 Matwé Middelkoop  Gvidas Sabeckis
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6–7(7), 4–6 |
| Loss | 1–2 | Dec 2007 | Nigeria F4, Lagos | Hard | Candy Idoko
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Abdul-Mumin Babalola Jonathan Igbinovia
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3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 2–2 | Mar 2008 | Nigeria F2, Benin City | Hard | Abdul-Mumin Babalola
|
 Marek Semjan Ján Stančík
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6–3, 6–4 |
References
edit- ^ Osha, Bamidele (19 January 2004). "Lawal drops tennis for school". Daily Independent Online.
- ^ "Lawal Set To 'Dump' Nigeria". Eye On The News.com. 5 April 2014.
- ^ "Team Nigeria departs for Davis Cup". Tribune Online. 7 July 2016.
- ^ Ekeng, Asuquo (27 October 2004). "Nigeria: Malaria Stops Shehu Lawal". P.M. News. AllAfrica.