Duncan Mugabe

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Duncan Mugabe
Full nameDuncan Kasumba Mugabe
Country (sports)Flag of Uganda.svg  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 icon (B initial).svg 2011 Maputo Singles

Duncan Kasumba Mugabe (born 27 November 1990) is a Ugandan professional tennis player. [1] [2] [3]

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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. [4] [5]

Tennis career

Mugabe reached his best singles world ranking of 659 in 2009. [6] The following year he became the first Ugandan player to win the Kenyan Open for 31 years. [7] 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. [8]

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. [9]

ITF Futures finals

Singles: 1 (0–1)

ResultW–L   Date   TournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Oct 2009Kenya F1, Nairobi Clay Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Alexandre Folie6–4, 6–7(4), 0–6

Doubles: 8 (4–4)

ResultW–LDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0Sep 2008Burundi F1, Bujumbura Clay Flag of South Africa.svg Hendrik Coertzen Flag of Germany.svg Andre Begemann
Flag of Russia.svg Alexei Filenkov
7–6(1), 6–3
Loss1–1Sep 2009Rwanda F1, Kigali Clay Flag of Nigeria.svg Sunday Emmanuel Flag of South Africa.svg Hendrik Coertzen
Flag of South Africa.svg Ruan Roelofse
3–6, 5–7
Win2–1Nov 2009Senegal F1, Dakar Hard Flag of Nigeria.svg Clifford Enosoregbe Flag of Senegal.svg Daouda Ndiaye
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Valentin Sanon
7–6(5), 3–6, [10–7]
Loss2–2Sep 2010Uganda F1, Kampala Clay Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Takanyi Garanganga Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Feaver
Flag of South Africa.svg Ruan Roelofse
6–7(8), 2–6
Win3–2Jun 2015Mozambique F1, Maputo Hard Flag of Burundi.svg Hassan Ndayishimiye Flag of South Africa.svg Nicolaas Scholtz
Flag of the United States.svg Evan Song
6–3, 6–4
Loss3–3Jun 2015Mozambique F2, Maputo Hard Flag of Burundi.svg Hassan Ndayishimiye Flag of the United States.svg Evan King
Flag of the United States.svg Anderson Reed
3–6, 2–6
Loss3–4Sep 2015Egypt F29, Sharm El Sheikh Hard Flag of Brazil.svg Gustavo Guerses Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Libor Salaba
Flag of Sweden.svg Milos Sekulic
2–6, 2–6
Win4–4May 2018Uganda F4, Kampala Clay Flag of Russia.svg Anton Chekhov Flag of Kenya.svg Ismael Changawa RuwaMzai
Flag of Kenya.svg 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.