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Abdul-Mumin Babalola (born 15 December 1984) is a Nigerian professional tennis player.[1][2][3]
| Country (sports) |  Nigeria | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Born | December 15, 1984 Okene, Nigeria | |||||||||||
| Plays | Left-handed | |||||||||||
| Prize money | $18,764 | |||||||||||
| Singles | ||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 722 (30 Jul 2007) | |||||||||||
| Doubles | ||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 550 (20 Nov 2006) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Born in Okene, Babalola is a left-hander who plays a serve and volley game. He has competed for the Nigeria Davis Cup team since 2002 and as of 2021 has featured in a record 49 ties. In 2002 he attained Nigeria's number one ranking for the first time and reached his best singles world ranking of 722 in 2007.[4] He has won six ITF Futures doubles titles.[5]
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Doubles: 9 (6–3)
| Finals by surface |
|---|
| Clay (0–1) |
| Hard (6–2) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Aug 2005 | Nigeria F3, Lagos | Hard | Sunday Maku |
 Henry Adjei-Darko Gunther Darkey |
6–3, 1–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Aug 2005 | Nigeria F4, Lagos | Hard | Sunday Maku |
Henry Adjei-Darko Gunther Darkey |
6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 2–1 | Feb 2006 | Nigeria F1, Benin City | Hard | Jonathan Igbinovia |
 Fred Gil  Nicholas Monroe |
6–3, 6–7(4), 6–3 |
| Win | 3–1 | Mar 2006 | Nigeria F2, Benin City | Hard | Jonathan Igbinovia |
 Komlavi Loglo  Valentin Sanon |
6–1, 7–6(4) |
| Win | 4–1 | Oct 2006 | Nigeria F6, Lagos | Hard | Komlavi Loglo |
 Ivan Dodig Zlatan Kadrić |
7–5, 7–5 |
| Loss | 4–2 | Oct 2006 | Ghana F1, Accra | Clay | Komlavi Loglo |
 Reda El Amrani Anas Fattar |
6–4, 3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 5–2 | Dec 2007 | Nigeria F4, Lagos | Hard | Jonathan Igbinovia |
Candy Idoko Lawal Shehu |
6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 6–2 | Mar 2008 | Nigeria F2, Benin City | Hard | Lawal Shehu |
 Marek Semjan Ján Stančík |
6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 6–3 | Oct 2011 | Nigeria F4, Lagos | Hard |  Daouda Ndiaye |
 Paterne Mamata  Vaja Uzakov |
5–7, 6–3, [6–10] |
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