Frank Ofori

Franklyn Ofori (born 23 February 1971) is a Ghanaian former professional tennis player.[1]

Frank Ofori
Full nameFranklyn Ofori
Country (sports) Ghana
Born (1971-02-23) 23 February 1971
Accra, Ghana
Singles
Career record29–16 (Davis Cup)
Highest rankingNo. 277 (24 Oct 1994)
Grand Slam singles results
WimbledonQ1 (1995, 1996)
Doubles
Career record13–15 (Davis Cup)
Highest rankingNo. 274 (22 Aug 1994)
Grand Slam doubles results
WimbledonQ1 (1995, 1996)
Medal record
All-Africa Games
1991 CairoMen's doubles

Tennis career

Born in Accra, Ofori played collegiate tennis in the United States for California Baptist University, where he was twice named in the NAIA All-American first team. He was the 1992 winner of the NAIA's Ward-Ballinger Memorial Award.[2]

During the 1990s he competed on the professional tour, reaching a best singles world ranking of 277. He was a quarter-finalist at the 1995 Singapore Challenger and appeared in qualifying at the Wimbledon Championships.[2]

Ofori was member of the Ghana Davis Cup team between 1988 and 2001, appearing in a record 37 ties. He also holds the team records for most singles wins and doubles wins.[3]

The tennis centre court at the Accra Sports Stadium was named after Ofori.[2]

References
  1. "Antrim: Tennis: Ofori's keen to cash in". Belfast Telegraph. 5 July 2008.
  2. "Frank Ofori (2007) - Hall of Fame". CBU Athletics.
  3. "Ghana". daviscup.com.
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