Duncan Mugabe

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 33)
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 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)

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

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.

External links

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