Henry Adjei-Darko (born 28 February 1983), also known as Henry Darko, is a Ghanaian former professional tennis player.
Biography Adjei-Darko, who grew up in Accra, was a right-handed serve and volley player. As a junior he competed in grand slam events, including the 2001 US Open, where he made the quarter-finals of the doubles. He turned professional aged 20 and was based in Atlanta during his career.
Between 2001 and 2012, Adjei-Darko featured in a total of 25 Davis Cup ties for Ghana. Overall he won 23 matches, 17 of which came in singles.
Adjei-Darko played mostly in ITF Futures tournaments and reached a career high singles ranking of 275 in the world. At ITF level he won seven singles and five doubles titles.
While on the tour he also featured in the occasional Challenger event and was a semi-finalist at Orlando in 2005. His only Challenger title came in doubles, at Joplin in 2006.
Adjei-Darko took part in the qualifying draw for the 2006 Wimbledon Championships.
Future and Challenger finals
Singles: 9 (7–2) Legend (singles)ATP Challenger Tour (0–0)ITF Futures Tour (6–2)Titles by surfaceHard (6–2)Clay (0–0)Grass (0–0)Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScoreWin1–0Nigeria F3A, LagosFuturesHard Roger Anderson3–6, 6–2, 6–3Win2–0Nigeria F3B, LagosFuturesHard Komlavi Loglo6–1, 6–1Loss2–1United States F3, Key BiscayneFuturesHard Horia Tecău3–6, 7–6(15–13), 3–6Win3–1Nigeria F1, Benin CityFuturesHard Luka Gregorc7–6(7–3), 6–3Win4–1Senegal F1, DakarFuturesHard Johar Mubarak Saeed6–2, 6–1Win5–1Nigeria F3, LagosFuturesHard Victor Kolik6–3, 6–0Loss5–2Nigeria F4, LagosFuturesHard Valentin Sanon6–7(2–7), 3–6Win6–2Nigeria F5, LagosFuturesHard Valentin Sanon5–7, 6–4, 7–6(7–1)Win7–2Nigeria F2, Benin CityFuturesHard Komlavi Loglo6–2, 3–6, 7–6(7–4)
Doubles 16 (8–8) Legend (doubles)ATP Challenger Tour (1–0)ITF Futures Tour (5–7)ITF Satellites (2–1)Titles by surfaceHard (6–7)Clay (1–1)Grass (0–0)Carpet (1–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss0–1South Africa, PretoriaSatellitesHard Clinton Jacobs Komlavi Loglo Arnaud Segodo1–6, 3–6Win1–1South Africa, PretoriaSatellitesHard Clinton Jacobs Charles Irie Felix N'guetia6–3, 3–6, 6–3Loss1–2Togo F1, LoméFuturesHard Nouhoun Sangare Kwami Gakpo Komlavi Loglo6–4, 6–7(5–7), 4–6Loss1–3Nigeria F3A, LagosFuturesHard Jonathan Igbinovia Romano Frantzen Floris Kilian3–6, 5–7Win2–3Nigeria F3B, LagosFuturesHard Jonathan Igbinovia Romano Frantzen Floris Kilian6–7(10–12), 6–2, 6–4Loss2–4Nigeria F6A, LagosFuturesHard Jonathan Igbinovia Raven Klaasen Sunil-Kumar Sipaeya4–6, 6–7(4–7)Loss2–5United States F3, Key BiscayneFuturesHard Jonathan Igbinovia Nikita Kryvonos Denis Zivkovic5–7, 5–7Win3–5Switzerland, DelémontSatellitesCarpet (i) Ross Hutchins Slobodan Mavrenski Amar Zubcevic6–2, 6–2Win4–5Great Britain F4, BoltonFuturesHard (i) Valentin Sanon Roman Kukal Ján Stančík5–7, 5–7Win5–5United States F9, Vero BeachFuturesClay Francisco Rodríguez Anthony Lee Damisa Robinson6–3, 6–4Loss5–6United States F10, Orange ParkFuturesClay Francisco Rodríguez Nicholas Monroe Jeremy Wurtzman6–3, 6–4Win6–6Nigeria F3, LagosFuturesHard Gunther Darkey Abdul-Mumin Babalola Sunday Maku3–6, 6–1, 6–4Loss6–7Nigeria F4, LagosFuturesHard Gunther Darkey Abdul-Mumin Babalola Sunday Maku4–6, 2–6Win7–7Joplin, United StatesChallengerHard Lesley Joseph Benjamin Becker Simon Greul6–3, 7–6(7–3)Win8–7India F1, DelhiFuturesHard Sunil-Kumar Sipaeya Mustafa Ghouse Kamala Kannan7–6(7–5), 6–4Loss8–8United States F28, WaikoloaFuturesHard Lesley Joseph Alex Vlaški Fritz Wolmarans6–7(6–8), 3–6
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