Full name | Sekou Bangoura Jr. |
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Country (sports) | United States |
Residence | Bradenton, Florida, United States |
Born | Bradenton, Florida, United States | November 18, 1991
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
Turned pro | 2011 |
Plays | Right-handed (two handed-backhand) |
Prize money | $311,184 |
Singles | |
Career record | 0–1 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 213 (October 31, 2016) |
Current ranking | No. 577 (June 13, 2022) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | Q1 (2017) |
US Open | Q3 (2016) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 1-3 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 147 (November 7, 2016) |
Current ranking | No. 631 (November 14, 2022) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
US Open | 1R (2010) |
Last updated on: November 18, 2022. |
Sekou Bangoura Jr. (born November 18, 1991) is an American professional tennis player.
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. His career-high singles ranking is world No. 213 achieved on 31 October 2016, and his career-high doubles ranking is world Mo. 147 achieved on 7 November 2016.