Sekou Bangoura Jr. (born November 18, 1991) is an American professional tennis player. He has a career-high singles ranking is world No. 213 achieved on October 31, 2016 and his career-high doubles ranking is world No. 147 achieved on November 7, 2016.

Career Bangoura partnered with Nathan Pasha to win the 2010 Kalamazoo Boys' Junior National Tennis Championship, defeating Jack Sock and Matthew Kandath 7–5, 6–3 in the finals. With their victory, Bangoura and Pasha earned a wildcard into the 2010 US Open doubles event, where they lost in the first round to Michael Kohlmann and Jarkko Nieminen 3–6, 1–6.

Bangoura made his ATP main draw debut at the 2014 Delray Beach International Tennis Championships in the doubles event partnering Vahid Mirzadeh. The pair had only made through the doubles draw as an alternate team but in the first round they defeated the 2nd seeds Eric Butorac and Raven Klaasen 7–5, 3–6, [10–5]. Their run came to a stop in the quarterfinals where they lost to Sam Groth and Max Mirnyi 6–7(5–7), 4–6.

Bangoura has won 10 singles titles and 21 doubles titles all achieved on the ITF Futures Tour with one sole doubles title on the ATP Challenger tour.

Personal life Born in the United States, Bangoura is of Guinean descent. His father was Guinea's top tennis player in his youth.

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour finals

Singles: 20 (10–10) Legend (singles)ATP Challenger Tour (0–0)ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour (10–10)Finals by surfaceHard (3–4)Clay (7–6)Grass (0–0)Carpet (0–0)

ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScoreLoss0–1USA F30, PensacolaFuturesClay Florian Reynet0–6, 0–6Win1–1USA F30, NicevilleFuturesClay Éric Prodon7–6(11–9) retiredWin2–1USA F1, PlantationFuturesClay Yoshihito Nishioka6–2, 6–4Loss2–2USA F18, RochesterFuturesClay Emilio Gómez6–7(3–7), 4–6Loss2–3USA F34, WacoFuturesHard Henri Laaksonen3–6, 6–4, 1–6Win3–3Dominican Republic F3, Santo DomingoFuturesHard Facundo Mena6–7(6–8), 6–3, 6–2Win4–3USA F18, Winston-SalemFuturesHard Darian King6–3, 6–2Loss4–4USA F36, NicevilleFuturesClay Patrick Kypson5–7, 7–5, 1–6Win5–4Poland F3, UstrońFuturesClay Pawel Clas4–6, 7–5, 6–4Win6–4Czech Republic F2, JablonecFuturesClay Peter Heller6–4, 6–3Loss6–5Germany F5, KamenFuturesClay Diminar Kuzmanov1–6, 5–7Win7–5USA F23, BostonFuturesHard Antoine Hoang7–5, 6–2Win8–5M15 Naples, United StatesWorld Tennis TourClay Pedro Sakamoto7–6(8–6), 6–0Loss8–6M25 Palm Coast, United StatesWorld Tennis TourClay Nicolás Álvarez6–7(5–7), 6–1, 4−6Loss8–7M25 Vero Beach, United StatesWorld Tennis TourClay Dmitry Popko1–6, 6–7(1–7)Win9–7M15 Sunrise, United StatesWorld Tennis TourClay Evan Zhu6–4, 6–2Win10–7M15 Vero Beach, United StatesWorld Tennis TourClay Ethan Quinn6–4, 6–3Loss10–8M15 South Bend, United StatesWorld Tennis TourHard Johannus Monday3–6, 5–7Loss10–9M15 Fountain Valley, United StatesWorld Tennis TourHard Zachary Svajda3–6, 1–6Loss10–10M15 Champaign, United StatesWorld Tennis TourHard Justin Boulais1–6, 1–6

Doubles: 58 (22–36) Legend (doubles)ATP Challenger Tour (1–11)ITF Futures Tour (21–25)Finals by surfaceHard (14–17)Clay (8–19)Grass (0–0)Carpet (0–0)

ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss0–1USA F28, NicevilleFuturesClay Denis Kudla Tigran Martirosyan Artem Sitak4–6, 5–7Loss0–2USA F18, PeoriaFuturesClay Jack Sock Taylor Fogleman Benjamin Rogers2–6, 4–6Loss0–3Savannah, United StatesChallengerClay Jesse Witten Izak van der Merwe Rik de Voest3–6, 3–6Win1–3USA F13, SacramentoFuturesHard Alexandre Lacroix James Ludlow Ty Trombetta6–4, 7–6(7–3)Loss1–4Canada F5, TorontoFuturesClay Darian King Maciek Sykut Denis Zivkovik2–6, 1–6Loss1–5USA F27, MansfieldFuturesHard Blake Strode Devin Britton Jordan Cox6–2, 2–6, [7–10]Loss1–6USA F28, BirminghamFuturesClay Evan King Andre Daescu Milan Pokrajac2–6, 2–6Loss1–7USA F2, SunriseFuturesClay Edward Corrie Ruben Gonzales Chris Kwon3–6, 5–7Loss1–8USA F19, RochesterFuturesClay Vahid Mirzadeh Chase Buchanan Drew Courtney3–6, 0–6Loss1–9Canada F7, TorontoFuturesClay Bjorn Fratangelo Carsten Ball Peter Polansky7–6(7–2), 4–6, [9–11]Win2–9Hong Kong F3FuturesHard Daniel Nguyen Marcus Daniell Kaden Hensel6–4, 6–2Loss2–10USA F3, WestonFuturesClay Patrick Daciek Daniel Dutra da Silva Caio Zampieri6–7(4–7), 2–6Loss2–11USA F14, InnisbrookFuturesClay Eric Quigley Marcelo Arévalo Roberto Maytín6–3, 4–6, [7–10]Win3–11Canada F7, TorontoFuturesClay Jean-Yves Aubone Milan Pokrajak Peter Polansky6–4, 6–4Win4–11Canada F9, MarkhamFuturesHard Evan King Hans Hach Andrew Ochotta6–3, 6–2Loss4–12USA F28, BirminghamFuturesClay Evan King Romain Arneodo Benjamin Belleret7–6(7–4), 4–6, [7–10]Loss4–13USA F29, PensacolaFuturesClay Devin McCarthy Joseph Cadogan Patrick Daciek3–6, 6–2, [3–10]Win5–13USA F31, BradentonFuturesClay Stefan Kozlov Tommy Mylnikov Devin McCarthy6–2, 6–4Win6–13USA F8, BakersfieldFuturesHard Evan King Adam Chadaj Marek Michalička5–7, 6–4, [10–5]Win7–13USA F9, CalabasasFuturesHard Evan King Dennis Novikov Connor Smith6–4, 6–4Loss7–14Italy F20, Busto ArsizioFuturesClay Daniel Dutra da Silva Fabrício Neis Pedro Sakamoto6–4, 1–6, [8–10]Win8–14Canada F9, TorontoFuturesClay Evan King Bjorn Fratangelo Mitchell Krueger6–4, 4–6, [11–9]Loss8–15Canada F10, TorontoFuturesHard Pavel Krainik Michael Bois Isade Juneau4–6, 6–4, [5–10]Win9–15Dominican Republic F4, Santo DomingoFuturesHard Mitchell Krueger Mauricio Echazú Aleksandar Lazov6–7(1–7), 6–1, [10–8]Win10–15USA F10, BakersfieldFuturesHard Darian King Mitchell Krueger Connor Smith6–4, 4–6, [10–7]Win11–15USA F16, TampaFuturesClay Brandon Anandan Jean-Yves Aubone Rhyne Williams7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–4)Win12–15USA F17, BuffaloFuturesClay Nathan Pasha Maximiliano Estévez Daniel GarzawalkoverLoss12–16Winnetka, United StatesChallengerHard Frank Dancevic Johan Brunström Nicholas Monroe6–4, 3–6, [8–10]Loss12–17Knoxville, United StatesChallengerHard Matthew Seeberger Johan Brunström Fredrik Nielsen1–6, 2–6Win13–17USA F34, WacoFuturesHard Matthew Seeberger Julian Lenz William Little1–6, 6–3, [10–6]Loss13–18Dallas, United StatesChallengerHard Dean O'Brien Eric Quigley Nicolas Meister1–6, 1–6Loss13–19USA F10, BakersfieldFuturesHard Ruben Gonzales Adrien Puget Nicolas Meister5–7, 3-6Win14–19USA F23, WichitaFuturesHard Darian King Eric Quigley Nicolas Meister6–2, 6–3Loss14–20Winnetka, United StatesChallengerHard David O'Hare Stefan Kozlov John-Patrick Smith3–6, 3–6Loss14–21Fairfield, United StatesChallengerHard Eric Quigley Brian Baker Mackenzie McDonald3–6, 4–6Loss14–22Vicenza, ItalyChallengerClay Tristan-Samuel Weissborn Gero Kretschmer Alexander Satschko4–6, 6–7(4–7)Loss14–23Floridablanca, ColombiaChallengerClay Evan King Sergio Galdós Nicolás Jarry3–6, 7–5, [1–10]Loss14–24Launceston, AustraliaChallengerHard Nathan Pasha Alex Bolt Bradley Mousley6–7(6–8), 0-6Win15–24Italy F9, Santa MargheritaFuturesClay Szymon Walków Vasile Antonescu Patrick Grigoriu6–4, 6–4Win16–24Poland F3, UstrońFuturesClay Szymon Walków Vít Kopřiva David Poljak0–6, 6–1, [10–4]Loss16–25Netherlands F3, AmstelveenFuturesClay Vasile Antonescu Michiel De Krom Ryan Nijboer7–6(7–0), 3–6, [5–10]Win17–25M25 Calabasas, United StatesWorld Tennis TourHard Boris Arias Jack Findel-Hawkins Ryan Peniston6–2, 6–2Loss17–26M25 Vero Beach, United StatesWorld Tennis TourClay Boris Arias Lorenzo Frigerio Adelchi Virgili4–6, 3–6Win18–26Cary, United StatesChallengerHard Michael Mmoh Treat Huey John-Patrick Smith4–6, 6–4, [10–8]Win19–26M25 Norman, United StatesWorld Tennis TourHard Lloyd Glasspool Yates Johnson Hunter Johnson7–6(11–9), 6–2Loss19–27Charlottesville, United StatesChallengerHard Blaž Kavčič Mitchell Krueger Blaž Rola4–6, 1–6Loss19–28M25 Rancho Santa Fe, United StatesWorld Tennis TourHard Boris Arias Lloyd Glasspool Alex Lawson1–6, 6–7(1–7) Loss19−29Tallahassee, United StatesChallengerClay Donald Young Orlando Luz Rafael Matos6–7(2–7), 2-6Loss19–30M15 Fayetteville, United StatesWorld Tennis TourHard Abraham Asaba Alexandre Reco Nicolas Rousset3–6, 6–3, [6−10] Win20–30M15 Lubbock, United StatesWorld Tennis TourHard Gijs Brouwer Constantin Frantzen Sven Lah6–4, 4–6, [10−5] Win21–30M15 Orange Park, United StatesWorld Tennis TourClay Abraham Asaba Aidan Mayo Govind Nanda7–6(2−7), 3–6, [11−9]Loss21–31M25 East Lansing, United StatesWorld Tennis TourHard Noah Schachter Shunsuke Mitsui James Trotter5–7, 3–6Loss21–32M25 Wichita, United StatesWorld Tennis TourHard Abraham Asaba Hsu Yu Hsiou Yuta Shimizu4–6, 6–2, [5−10]Loss21–33M15 Fountain Valley, United StatesWorld Tennis TourHard Abraham Asaba Ethan Quinn Adolfo Daniel Vallejo0–6, 6–3, [8−10]Loss21–34M25 Wesley Chapel, United StatesWorld Tennis TourHard Roy Stepanov Roberto Cid Subervi Alfredo Perez3–6, 2–6Loss21–35M25 Bakersfield, United StatesWorld Tennis TourHard Blu Baker Vasil Kirkov Christian Langmo5–7, 6–7(2–7)Win22–35M15 Sunrise, United StatesWorld Tennis TourHard Blu Baker Jared Thompkins Leonardo Vega6–3, 6–1Loss22–36M25 Pensacola, United StatesWorld Tennis TourClay Roy Stepanov Vasil Kirkov Benjamin Sigouin3–6, 6–4, [8–10]

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