Michael Mmoh
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| Country (sports) |  United States |
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| Residence | Bradenton, United States |
| Born | 10 January 1998 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Plays | Right Handed (Double Handed Backhand) |
| Prize money | $22,714 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 0–1 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 317 (April 4, 2016) |
| Current ranking | No. 317 (April 4, 2016) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| US Open | Q1 (2015) |
| Wimbledon Junior | 3R (2015) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 1–2 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | 552 (October 13, 2014) |
| Current ranking | 575 (April 20, 2015) |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| US Open | 2R (2014) |
| Last updated on: April 4, 2016. | |
Michael Mmoh (born January 10, 1998) is a Saudi Arabian-born American tennis player of Irish and Nigerian ancestry. He has won 4 ITF Futures tournaments, including his first at the age of 16.
Mmoh competed in the 2014 US Open Men's Doubles tournament as a wildcard, reaching the second round with his doubles partner Frances Tiafoe.
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Personal life
Michael's father Tony Mmoh was also a professional tennis player who represented Nigeria and reached a career-high ranking of 105. His mother was born in Ireland and is also an Australian citizen. Michael's parents named him after basketball superstar Michael Jordan.
Michael began playing tennis at age 3. He trains at the IMG Academy in Florida.[1]
Tennis career
Mmoh has enjoyed some early success on the ITF Futures tour, winning 3 titles before turning 18.
In February 2016, Mmoh qualified for his first ATP-level tournament at Memphis by defeating fellow Americans Dennis Novikov and Bjorn Fratangelo. He then lost in the first round to eventual finalist Taylor Fritz, the highest ranked American teenager at the time. Following his 4th Futures title, Mmoh was awarded a wild card into the Miami Masters, where he lost to Sascha Zverev, the top-ranked 18 year-old in the world, after dropping two tiebreaks.
Career finals
Singles (4–1)
| Legend |
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| Grand Slam (0) |
| ATP Masters Series (0) |
| ATP Tour (0) |
| Challengers (0) |
| ITF Futures (4–1) |
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Winner | 1. | October 26, 2014 | United States F29 | Clay | Dennis Novikov |
7–6(7–5), 6–1 |
| Winner | 2. | July 26, 2015 | United States F22 | Hard | Jared Hiltzik |
6–3, 3–6, 7–5 |
| Winner | 3. | October 18, 2015 | United States F30 | Hard |  Lucas Gomez |
6–3, 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 4. | January 17, 2016 | United States F2 | Hard |  Yannick Hanfmann |
4–6, 0–6 |
| Winner | 5. | March 20, 2016 | United States F11 | Hard |  Casper Ruud |
6–4, 6–7(5–7), 6–1 |
External links
- Michael Mmoh at the Association of Tennis Professionals
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