TENNIS PLAYER

Eric Sturgess

1920 - 2004

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Eric William Sturgess (10 May 1920 – 14 January 2004) was a South African male tennis player and winner of six Grand Slam doubles titles. He also reached the singles final of a Grand Slam tournament three times but never won. Sturgess was ranked World No. 6 by John Olliff of The Daily Telegraph in both 1948 and 1949. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Eric Sturgess is the 276th most popular tennis player (down from 107th in 2019), the 126th most popular biography from South Africa (down from 68th in 2019) and the 4th most popular South African Tennis Player.

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Among TENNIS PLAYERS

Among tennis players, Eric Sturgess ranks 276 out of 1,569. Before him are Lindsay Davenport, Dinara Safina, Holcombe Ward, Simona Halep, Víctor Pecci, and Lena Rice. After him are Edith Hannam, Juan Aguilera, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Ivan Ljubičić, Oliver Campbell, and Yvon Petra.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1920, Eric Sturgess ranks 338. Before him are Jens Bjørneboe, Mario Cecchi Gori, Alfonso Thiele, Tatyana Makarova, Robert Lamoureux, and Alberto Crespo. After him are Guinn Smith, Julian Jaynes, Thomas Sebeok, Josef Doležal, Olle Åhlund, and Kamisese Mara. Among people deceased in 2004, Eric Sturgess ranks 243. Before him are Madeleine Robinson, Marcelo González Martín, Richard Dembo, Fred Ramdat Misier, Mochtar Lubis, and Joan Aiken. After him are Guinn Smith, Heinrich Mark, Jan Sterling, José Omar Pastoriza, O. W. Fischer, and Virginia Grey.

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In South Africa

Among people born in South Africa, Eric Sturgess ranks 126 out of 454. Before him are Sharlto Copley (1973), Phillip V. Tobias (1925), Cecil Kellaway (1890), Kevin Curren (1958), Deon Meyer (1958), and Ruth First (1925). After him are Ian Scheckter (1947), Gcina Mhlophe (1958), David Carstens (1914), Mark Shuttleworth (1973), Frew McMillan (1942), and Glynis Barber (1955).

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Among TENNIS PLAYERS In South Africa

Among tennis players born in South Africa, Eric Sturgess ranks 4. Before him are Louis Raymond (1895), Renée Schuurman (1939), and Kevin Curren (1958). After him are Frew McMillan (1942), Harold Kitson (1874), Johan Kriek (1958), Liezel Huber (1976), Cameron Norrie (1995), Cliff Drysdale (1941), Wayne Ferreira (1971), and Kevin Anderson (1986).

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