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

Duncan Mugabe

Full name	Duncan Kasumba Mugabe
Country (sports)	Uganda
Born	(1990-11-27) 27 November 1990 (age 31)
Plays	Right-handed
Prize money	$17,926
Singles
Highest ranking	No. 659 (30 Nov 2009)
Doubles
Highest ranking	No. 721 (21 Sep 2015)
Medal record All-Africa Games 2011 Maputo Singles

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 singles 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)

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

Doubles: 8 (4–4)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1–0	Sep 2008	Burundi F1, Bujumbura	Clay	Hendrik Coertzen	Andre Begemann Alexei Filenkov	7–6(1), 6–3
Loss	1–1	Sep 2009	Rwanda F1, Kigali	Clay	Sunday Emmanuel	Hendrik Coertzen Ruan Roelofse	3–6, 5–7
Win	2–1	Nov 2009	Senegal F1, Dakar	Hard	Clifford Enosoregbe	Daouda Ndiaye Valentin Sanon	7–6(5), 3–6, [10–7]
Loss	2–2	Sep 2010	Uganda F1, Kampala	Clay	Takanyi Garanganga	James Feaver Ruan Roelofse	6–7(8), 2–6
Win	3–2	Jun 2015	Mozambique F1, Maputo	Hard	Hassan Ndayishimiye	Nicolaas Scholtz Evan Song	6–3, 6–4
Loss	3–3	Jun 2015	Mozambique F2, Maputo	Hard	Hassan Ndayishimiye	Evan King Anderson Reed	3–6, 2–6
Loss	3–4	Sep 2015	Egypt F29, Sharm El Sheikh	Hard	Gustavo Guerses	Libor Salaba Milos Sekulic	2–6, 2–6
Win	4–4	May 2018	Uganda F4, Kampala	Clay	Anton Chekhov	Ismael Changawa RuwaMzai Ibrahim Kibet Yego	6–2, 6–3

References

External links

• Duncan Mugabe at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Duncan Mugabe at the International Tennis Federation

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