{{Short description|Nigerian tennis player}} {{Infobox tennis biography | name = Sunday Maku | image = | fullname = | country_represented = {{NGR}} | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1979|04|03|df=yes}} | birth_place = Ondo, Nigeria | death_date = | death_place = | height = | plays = Right-handed | careerprizemoney = | singlesrecord = 1–2 <small>(Davis Cup)</small> | singlestitles = | highestsinglesranking = No. 993 (20 Aug 2001) | doublesrecord = 9–0 <small>(Davis Cup)</small> | doublestitles = | highestdoublesranking = No. 785 (2 Aug 2004) | medaltemplates-expand = yes | medaltemplates = {{MedalCompetition|All-Africa Games}} {{MedalSilver|2003 Abuja|Doubles}} {{MedalCompetition|Afro-Asian Games}} {{MedalSilver|2003 Hyderabad|Team}} {{MedalBronze|2003 Hyderabad|Singles}} {{MedalBronze|2003 Hyderabad|Doubles}} }} '''Sunday Maku''' (born 3 April 1979) is a Nigerian former professional tennis player.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Osha |first1=Bamidele |title=Maku for English Club tennis |url=http://news.biafranigeriaworld.com/archive/2004/mar/23/0297.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221014093550/http://news.biafranigeriaworld.com/archive/2004/mar/23/0297.html |url-status=usurped |archive-date=October 14, 2022 |work=Daily Independent Online |date=23 March 2004}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=PH Club Tennis: Former Nigeria No. 1 Surrenders Title To Brother |url=https://www.thenewswriterng.com/2014/02/06/ph-club-tennis-former-nigeria-no-1-surrenders-title-to-brother/ |work=The Newsriter |date=6 February 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Ekeng |first1=Asuquo |title=Nigeria: Maku Explains Heineken Loss |url=https://allafrica.com/stories/200308190605.html |work=P.M. News |publisher=AllAfrica |date=19 August 2003}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Egbokhan |first1=John |title=Nigeria: All Africa Games : Maku Pledges On Behalf of Tennis Players |url=https://allafrica.com/stories/200307070058.html |work=Vanguard |publisher=AllAfrica |date=3 July 2003}}</ref> He was unbeaten in his nine Davis Cup doubles rubbers.<ref>{{cite web |title=Key Statistics |url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/players/player.aspx?id=800191425 |website=daviscup.com}}</ref>
In 2003 he won medals for Nigeria at both the All-Africa Games and Afro-Asian Games.<ref>{{cite news |title=Nigeria: Tennis Team Win Silver, Bronze at Afro/Asian Games |url=https://allafrica.com/stories/200310310829.html |work=Daily Trust |date=31 October 2003}}</ref>
==ITF Futures finals== ===Doubles: 3 (1–2)=== {|class="sortable wikitable" !Result !Date !Tournament !Surface !Partner !Opponents !class="unsortable"|Score |-style="background:#cffcff;" |style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss |Mar 04 |Nigeria F2,<br />Benin City |Hard |{{flagicon|NGR}} Jonathan Igbinovia |{{flagicon|FRA}} Xavier Audouy <br> {{flagicon|BEN}} Arnaud Segodo |6–7<sup>(5)</sup>, 4–6 |-style="background:#cffcff;" |style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss |Aug 05 |Nigeria F3,<br />Lagos |Hard |{{flagicon|NGR}} Abdul-Mumin Babalola |{{flagicon|GHA}} Henry Adjei-Darko <br> {{flagicon|GHA}} Gunther Darkey |6–3, 1–6, 4–6 |-style="background:#cffcff;" |style="background:#98fb98;"|Win |Aug 05 |Nigeria F4,<br />Lagos |Hard |{{flagicon|NGR}} Abdul-Mumin Babalola |{{flagicon|GHA}} Henry Adjei-Darko <br> {{flagicon|GHA}} Gunther Darkey |6–4, 6–2 |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{ATP|ma44}} * {{Davis Cup player|800191425}} * {{ITF profile|sunday-maku/800191425/ngr}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Maku, Sunday}} Category:1979 births Category:Living people Category:Nigerian male tennis players Category:Sportspeople from Ondo State Category:African Games silver medalists in tennis Category:African Games silver medalists for Nigeria Category:Tennis players at the 2003 All-Africa Games