Herman Abban

Herman Abban (born December 19, 1994) is a Ghanaian Professional tennis player. Herman set up the Herman Abban Foundation (HAF) in 2019 to support the young and needy in the society by providing books and tennis equipments.

Tennis career Abban has a career high ITF singles ranking of 809, achieved on 2 January 2012. Abban has represented Ghana at Davis Cup where he has a win-loss record of 4–0.

Herman was part of the Ghanaian national tennis team the Golden Rackets that qualified to the Davis Cup Africa Zone III after taking part in the Zone IV games in Kigali, Rwanda in July 2023.

Davis Cup

Participations: (4–0)

Group membershipWorld Group (0–0)WG Play-off (0–0)Group I (0–0)Group II (0–0)Group III (0–0)Group IV (4–0)Matches by surfaceHard (4–0)Clay (0–0)Grass (0–0)Carpet (0–0)Matches by typeSingles (3–0)Doubles (1–0) indicates the outcome of the Davis Cup match followed by the score, date, place of event, the zonal classification and its phase, and the court surface.

Herman with team Ghana at the Davis Cup Zone III qualification trophy.

Philanthropy Herman donated wheel chairs to the members of the Ghana Wheelchair Tennis Team to aid in their preparation for the Africa Paralympic Games which is being hosted in Ghana in 2023. In September 2024 he visited a basic school in Cape Coast to provide them with school supplies and mentorship.