Duncan Mugabe Explained

Duncan Mugabe
Fullname:Duncan Kasumba Mugabe
Birth Date:27 November 1990
Plays:Right-handed
Careerprizemoney:$17,926
Highestsinglesranking:No. 659 (30 Nov 2009)
Highestdoublesranking:No. 721 (21 Sep 2015)
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Duncan Kasumba Mugabe (born 27 November 1990) is a Ugandan professional tennis player.[1] [2] [3]

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

Doubles: 8 (4–4)

ResultW–LDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0Burundi F1, BujumburaClay Hendrik Coertzen Andre Begemann
Alexei Filenkov
7–6(1), 6–3
Loss1–1Rwanda F1, KigaliClay Sunday Emmanuel Hendrik Coertzen
Ruan Roelofse
3–6, 5–7
Win2–1Senegal F1, DakarHard Clifford Enosoregbe Daouda Ndiaye
Valentin Sanon
7–6(5), 3–6, [10–7]
Loss2–2Uganda F1, KampalaClay Takanyi Garanganga James Feaver
Ruan Roelofse
6–7(8), 2–6
Win3–2Mozambique F1, MaputoHard Hassan Ndayishimiye Nicolaas Scholtz
Evan Song
6–3, 6–4
Loss3–3Mozambique F2, MaputoHard Hassan Ndayishimiye Evan King
Anderson Reed
3–6, 2–6
Loss3–4Egypt F29, Sharm El SheikhHard Gustavo Guerses Libor Salaba
Milos Sekulic
2–6, 2–6
Win4–4Uganda F4, KampalaClay Anton Chekhov Ismael Changawa RuwaMzai
Ibrahim Kibet Yego
6–2, 6–3

Notes and References

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