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

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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

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in Delhi, where he was beaten in the first round of the singles by

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. In 2011 he earned a singles bronze medal at the 2011 All-Africa Games. He was a single quarter-finalist at the

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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)

Doubles: 8 (4–4)

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Mugabe, Duncan 1990 births Living people Ugandan male tennis players Sportspeople from Kampala Competitors at the 2011 All-Africa Games African Games bronze medalists for Uganda African Games medalists in tennis Tennis players at the 2010 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games competitors for Uganda Islamic Solidarity Games competitors for Uganda