Clara Udofa

Clara Udofa (born January 31, 1978) is a Nigerian former professional tennis player.[1]

Clara Udofa
Country (sports) Nigeria
Born (1978-01-31) January 31, 1978
Prize money$6,240
Singles
Highest rankingNo. 549 (November 10, 1997)
Doubles
Highest rankingNo. 511 (August 3, 1998)
Medal record
All-Africa Games
Gold medal – first place2003 AbujaSingles
Gold medal – first place2003 AbujaDoubles

Udofa, originally from Calabar in Cross River State, trained under the tutelage of Godwin Kienka at his academy in Lagos.[2] She became Nigeria's youngest ever national senior champion in 1992, at the age of 14. On the professional tour she achieved top 600 rankings in both singles and doubles.[3] In 2003 she won the women's singles gold medal at the All-Africa Games, defeating Zimbabwe's Fadzai Mawisire in the final. This was Nigeria's first ever medal in this category and was won in front of home fans in Abuja, Nigeria. She also won a gold medal in the doubles competition.[4]

ITF finals

Doubles: 1 (0–1)

Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1. Oct 1997 Puerto Vallarta, Mexico Hard Turkey Gülberk Gültekin United States Erica Adams
United States Katie Schlukebir
3–6, 4–6

References

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