Eric William Sturgess (born May 10, 1920 in Johannesburg, South Africa - died 14 January2004) was a South Africanmale tennis player. He reached the singles final of a Grand Slam tournament three times but never won. is the 130th day of the year (131st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1920 (MCMXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the city in South Africa. ... is the 14th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Look up South Africa on Wiktionary, the free dictionary Government South Africa Government Online official government site Parliament of South Africa official site Statistics South Africa official government site News AllAfrica. ... This is a list of top international male tennis players. ...
He reached the singles final of the 1947French Championships but lost to Hungarian József Asbóth (6–8, 5–7, 4–6). At the same tournament he did win the doubles competition with countryman Eustace Fannin. Year 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The French Open, officially the Tournoi de Roland-Garros (English: Roland Garros Tournament), is a tennis event held from the middle of May to the beginning of June in Paris, France, and is the second of the worlds Grand Slam tournaments. ...
At the end of his career he had reached nine Grand Slam finals (three in singles, and six in doubles). He won one title (the 1947 French Championships doubles title).
EricSturgess, who has died aged 83, was a stalwart of South African Davis Cup teams, and one of the most elegant stylists from a bygone age of lawn tennis.
During his lengthy Wimbledon career, Sturgess was a semi-finalist in 1949 and 1951, and a quarter-finalist in 1950 and 1952.
Sturgess played no part in the "Great Escape", and, when the prisoners were marched out at gunpoint in January 1945 (in such cold weather, he noted, that his breath formed icicles), he was taken to Stalag IIIA at Luckenwalde.
Sturgess won the South African singles title for the first time in 1939 and had the war not intervened, may well have added another five titles to the 11 which he won.
Sturgess and Sheila Summers were without doubt the top mixed doubles pair in SA, winning five times between 1948 and 1953.
Border records show that Norman Farquharson, a contemprory of Sturgess, was given a donation of R10 "towards petrol and oil expenses" to compete in the 1938 Border championships.
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