Candy Idoko (born 27 September 1985) is a Nigerian former professional tennis player.
Born in Kaduna, Idoko played for the Nigeria Davis Cup team between 2007 and 2010, registering wins in four doubles rubbers. Early in his career he secured funding from a sponsor in the Netherlands which allowed him to tour internationally. He won two ITF Futures titles in doubles while competing on the professional tour. In 2011 he won a doubles silver medal and singles bronze medal at the 2011 All-Africa Games in Maputo.
Idoko's younger brother Emmanuel was also a tennis player.
ITF Futures finals Doubles: 4 (1–3) Finals by surfaceHard (1–1)Clay (0–2) ResultW–LDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin1–0Senegal F1, DakarHard Lawal Shehu Dennis Biggemann Amadeus Fulford-Jones6–7(4), 7–6(6), 6–3Loss1–1Tunisia F3, DjerbaClay Daouda Ndiaye Rabie Chaki Ali El Alaoui2–6, 4–6Loss1–2Rwanda F1, KigaliClay Lawal Shehu Matwé Middelkoop Gvidas Sabeckis6–7(7), 4–6Loss1–3Nigeria F4, LagosHard Lawal Shehu Abdul-Mumin Babalola Jonathan Igbinovia3–6, 4–6
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