{{Short description|Nigerian tennis player}} {{Infobox tennis biography | name = Candy Idoko | image = | fullname = | country_represented = {{NGR}} | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1985|09|27|df=yes}} | birth_place = Kaduna, Nigeria | death_date = | death_place = | height = 5 ft 9 in | plays = Right-handed | careerprizemoney = $16,414 | singlesrecord = 0–2 <small>(Davis Cup)</small> | singlestitles = | highestsinglesranking = No. 928 (20 Aug 2007) | doublesrecord = 4–3 <small>(Davis Cup)</small> | doublestitles = | highestdoublesranking = No. 724 (3 Nov 2008) | medaltemplates-expand = yes | medaltemplates = {{MedalCompetition|All-Africa Games}} {{MedalSilver|2011 Maputo|Doubles}} {{MedalBronze|2011 Maputo|Singles}} }} '''Candy Idoko''' (born 27 September 1985) is a Nigerian former professional tennis player.<ref>{{cite news |title=Nigeria: Idoko Ready for Maputo Battle |url=https://allafrica.com/stories/201108291004.html |work=Daily Trust |publisher=AllAfrica |date=28 August 2011}}</ref>
Born in Kaduna, Idoko played for the Nigeria Davis Cup team between 2007 and 2010, registering wins in four doubles rubbers. Early in his career he secured funding from a sponsor in the Netherlands which allowed him to tour internationally.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Osha |first1=Bamidele |title=Tennis super-kid on Dutch playing tour |url=http://news.biafranigeriaworld.com/archive/2004/may/26/0131.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221014060730/http://news.biafranigeriaworld.com/archive/2004/may/26/0131.html |url-status=usurped |archive-date=October 14, 2022 |work=Independent Nigeria |date=26 May 2004}}</ref> He won two ITF Futures titles in doubles while competing on the professional tour. In 2011 he won a doubles silver medal and singles bronze medal at the 2011 All-Africa Games in Maputo.<ref>{{cite web |title=I Am Still Relevant To Nigerian Tennis- Candy Idoko |url=https://nigeriatennislive.com/i-am-still-relevant-to-nigerian-tennis-candy-idoko/ |website=NTL |date=14 January 2015}}</ref>
Idoko's younger brother Emmanuel was also a tennis player.<ref>{{cite news |title=Nigeria shines in tennis tourney |url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2010/08/nigeria-shines-in-tennis-tourney/ |location=Lagos, Nigeria|date=9 August 2010|newspaper=Vanguard}}</ref>
==ITF Futures finals== ===Doubles: 4 (1–3)=== {|class=wikitable style=font-size:97% !Finals by surface |- |Hard (1–1) |- |Clay (0–2) |} {|class="sortable wikitable" !Result !class="unsortable"|W–L !{{ns}}Date{{ns}} !Tournament !Surface !Partner !Opponents !class="unsortable"|Score |-style="background:#cffcff;" |style="background:#98fb98;"|Win |<small>1–0</small> |{{dts|Aug 2005}} |Senegal F1, Dakar |Hard |{{flagicon|NGR}} Lawal Shehu |{{flagicon|GER}} Dennis Biggemann <br> {{flagicon|GBR}} Amadeus Fulford-Jones |6–7<sup>(4)</sup>, 7–6<sup>(6)</sup>, 6–3 |-style="background:#cffcff;" |style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss |<small>1–1</small> |{{dts|Jun 2006}} |Tunisia F3, Djerba |Clay |{{flagicon|SEN}} Daouda Ndiaye |{{flagicon|MAR}} Rabie Chaki <br> {{flagicon|MAR}} Ali El Alaoui |2–6, 4–6 |-style="background:#cffcff;" |style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss |<small>1–2</small> |{{dts|Nov 2007}} |Rwanda F1, Kigali |Clay |{{flagicon|NGR}} Lawal Shehu |{{flagicon|NED}} Matwé Middelkoop <br> {{flagicon|LTU}} Gvidas Sabeckis |6–7<sup>(7)</sup>, 4–6 |-style="background:#cffcff;" |style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss |<small>1–3</small> |{{dts|Dec 2007}} |Nigeria F4, Lagos |Hard |{{flagicon|NGR}} Lawal Shehu |{{flagicon|NGR}} Abdul-Mumin Babalola <br> {{flagicon|NGR}} Jonathan Igbinovia |3–6, 4–6 |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{ATP|i195}} * {{Davis Cup player|800226734}} * {{ITF profile|candy-idoko/800226734/ngr}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Idoko, Candy}} Category:1985 births Category:Living people Category:Nigerian male tennis players Category:Sportspeople from Kaduna Category:African Games silver medalists for Nigeria Category:African Games bronze medalists for Nigeria Category:African Games bronze medalists in tennis Category:African Games silver medalists in tennis Category:Tennis players at the 2011 All-Africa Games Category:21st-century Nigerian sportsmen