Henry Adjei-Darko


Henry Adjei-Darko, 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)

ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0Nigeria F3A, LagosFuturesHard Roger Anderson3–6, 6–2, 6–3
Win2–0Nigeria F3B, LagosFuturesHard Komlavi Loglo6–1, 6–1
Loss2–1United States F3, Key BiscayneFuturesHard Horia Tecău3–6, 7–6, 3–6
Win3–1Nigeria F1, Benin CityFuturesHard Luka Gregorc7–6, 6–3
Win4–1Senegal F1, DakarFuturesHard Johar Mubarak Saeed6–2, 6–1
Win5–1Nigeria F3, LagosFuturesHard Victor Kolik6–3, 6–0
Loss5–2Nigeria F4, LagosFuturesHard Valentin Sanon6–7, 3–6
Win6–2Nigeria F5, LagosFuturesHard Valentin Sanon5–7, 6–4, 7–6
Win7–2Nigeria F2, Benin CityFuturesHard Komlavi Loglo6–2, 3–6, 7–6

Doubles 16 (8–8)

ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1South Africa, PretoriaSatellitesHard Clinton Jacobs Komlavi Loglo
Arnaud Segodo		1–6, 3–6
Win1–1South Africa, PretoriaSatellitesHard Clinton Jacobs Charles Irie
Felix N'guetia		6–3, 3–6, 6–3
Loss1–2Togo F1, LoméFuturesHard Nouhoun Sangare Kwami Gakpo
Komlavi Loglo		6–4, 6–7, 4–6
Loss1–3Nigeria F3A, LagosFuturesHard Jonathan Igbinovia Romano Frantzen
Floris Kilian		3–6, 5–7
Win2–3Nigeria F3B, LagosFuturesHard Jonathan Igbinovia Romano Frantzen
Floris Kilian		6–7, 6–2, 6–4
Loss2–4Nigeria F6A, LagosFuturesHard Jonathan Igbinovia Raven Klaasen
Sunil Kumar Sipaeya		4–6, 6–7
Loss2–5United States F3, Key BiscayneFuturesHard Jonathan Igbinovia Nikita Kryvonos
Denis Zivkovic		5–7, 5–7
Win3–5Switzerland, DelémontSatellitesCarpet Ross Hutchins Slobodan Mavrenski
Amar Zubcevic		6–2, 6–2
Win4–5Great Britain F4, BoltonFuturesHard Valentin Sanon Roman Kukal
Ján Stančík		5–7, 5–7
Win5–5United States F9, Vero BeachFuturesClay Francisco Rodríguez Anthony Lee
Damisa Robinson		6–3, 6–4
Loss5–6United States F10, Orange ParkFuturesClay Francisco Rodríguez Nicholas Monroe
Jeremy Wurtzman		6–3, 6–4
Win6–6Nigeria F3, LagosFuturesHard Gunther Darkey Abdul-Mumin Babalola
Sunday Maku		3–6, 6–1, 6–4
Loss6–7Nigeria F4, LagosFuturesHard Gunther Darkey Abdul-Mumin Babalola
Sunday Maku		4–6, 2–6
Win7–7Joplin Challenger 2006 – Doubles|Joplin, United StatesChallengerHard Lesley Joseph Benjamin Becker
Simon Greul		6–3, 7–6
Win8–7India F1, DelhiFuturesHard Sunil Kumar Sipaeya Mustafa Ghouse
Kamala Kannan		7–6, 6–4
Loss8–8United States F28, WaikoloaFuturesHard Lesley Joseph Aleksandar Vlaški
Fritz Wolmarans		6–7, 3–6