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Ugandan tennis player

Duncan Mugabe
Full nameDuncan Kasumba Mugabe
Country (sports) Uganda
Born (1990-11-27) 27 November 1990 (age 34)
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$17,926
Singles
Highest rankingNo. 659 (30 Nov 2009)
Doubles
Highest rankingNo. 721 (21 Sep 2015)
Medal record
All-Africa Games
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Maputo Singles

Duncan Kasumba Mugabe (born 27 November 1990) is a Ugandan professional tennis player.

Early life

Mugabe was raised in a large family in the Lugogo area of the capital Kampala. He has seven siblings, including national cricketer Danniel Ruyange and basketball player Brian Kasumba. His breakthrough win came in the ITF East Africa under 13s in 2003, after which he received a training placement in South Africa and ultimately a five-year scholarship. During this time he studied at Clapham High School in Pretoria.

Tennis career

Mugabe reached his best singles world ranking of 659 in 2009. The following year he became the first Ugandan player to win the Kenyan Open for 31 years. He represented Uganda at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, where he was beaten in the first round of the singles by Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi. In 2011 he earned a singles bronze medal at the 2011 All-Africa Games. He was a single quarter-finalist at the 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games.

Controversy

Mugabe has had an at times fractious relationship with the Uganda Tennis Association, which in 2018 banned him for six-months, citing instances of indiscipline.

ITF Futures finals

Singles: 1 (0–1)

Result W–L    Date    Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Oct 2009 Kenya F1, Nairobi Clay Belgium Alexandre Folie 6–4, 6–7, 0–6

Doubles: 8 (4–4)

Result W–L Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Sep 2008 Burundi F1, Bujumbura Clay South Africa Hendrik Coertzen Germany Andre Begemann
Russia Alexei Filenkov 		7–6, 6–3
Loss 1–1 Sep 2009 Rwanda F1, Kigali Clay Nigeria Sunday Emmanuel South Africa Hendrik Coertzen
South Africa Ruan Roelofse 		3–6, 5–7
Win 2–1 Nov 2009 Senegal F1, Dakar Hard Nigeria Clifford Enosoregbe Senegal Daouda Ndiaye
Ivory Coast Valentin Sanon 		7–6, 3–6,
Loss 2–2 Sep 2010 Uganda F1, Kampala Clay Zimbabwe Takanyi Garanganga United Kingdom James Feaver
South Africa Ruan Roelofse 		6–7, 2–6
Win 3–2 Jun 2015 Mozambique F1, Maputo Hard Burundi Hassan Ndayishimiye South Africa Nicolaas Scholtz
United States Evan Song 		6–3, 6–4
Loss 3–3 Jun 2015 Mozambique F2, Maputo Hard Burundi Hassan Ndayishimiye United States Evan King
United States Anderson Reed 		3–6, 2–6
Loss 3–4 Sep 2015 Egypt F29, Sharm El Sheikh Hard Brazil Gustavo Guerses Czech Republic Libor Salaba
Sweden Milos Sekulic 		2–6, 2–6
Win 4–4 May 2018 Uganda F4, Kampala Clay Russia Anton Chekhov Kenya Ismael Changawa RuwaMzai
Kenya Ibrahim Kibet Yego 		6–2, 6–3

References

  1. Corry, Phillip (2 September 2008). "Uganda: Mugabe Ready for Futures' Cash Assault". The New Vision. AllAfrica.
  2. Jackson Oryada, Andrew (7 February 2013). "Tennis Star Mugabe Abandons Training in US". Uganda Radio Network.
  3. "Mugabe gets Roke backing". Monitor. 10 February 2021.
  4. "Mugabe praying for 2012 Olympics miracle". Monitor. 4 February 2021.
  5. Nsimbe, John Vianney (6 December 2009). "Mugabe: arrogant and talented but still a kid". The Observer.
  6. "Superstars that have stood tallest since Independence". Monitor. 9 October 2022.
  7. Eupal, Felix (26 September 2010). "Is Mugabe flattering to deceive?". The Observer.
  8. Jackson Oryada, Andrew (21 May 2017). "Mugabe Suffers Defeat in Azerbaijan". Uganda Radio Network.
  9. Oryada, Andrew Jackson (17 March 2018). "Mugabe Suspended For Six Months". Uganda Radio Network.

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