Eric Sturgess

Eric William Sturgess (born May 10, 1920 in Johannesburg , † January 14, 2004 ) was a South African tennis player .

In the 1950s he won the Swedish Open three times and once the international German tennis championships (1952) in Hamburg . He also won mixed in 1949 with Sheila Piercey Summers and in 1950 with Louise Brough at Wimbledon .

For South Africa he played 18 times in the Davis Cup and won 13 games.

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SURNAME	Sturgess, Eric
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Sturgess, Eric William (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	South African tennis player
DATE OF BIRTH	May 10, 1920
PLACE OF BIRTH	Johannesburg , South Africa
DATE OF DEATH	January 14, 2004