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Doug Scharenguivel

Doug Scharenguivel

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Douglas Herman Scharenguivel (23 July 1918 — 10 July 1995) was a British-Sri Lankan tennis player.

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Scharenguivel grew up in what was then British Ceylon, where he was a junior tennis champion. Post-war he moved to Bristol to complete his studies and found work as a civil engineer, living during this time in the town of Filton.[1]

A Gloucestershire county captain, Scharenguivel reached the singles second round at Wimbledon on three occasions, was a two-time Exmouth Open singles champion and won the West of England Championships in doubles.[2] He won the singles title at Bath every year from 1947 to 1952.[3] In 1953 he was called up to the Ceylon Davis Cup team for the country's debut tournament appearance and played a tie against the Netherlands in Scheveningen.[1]

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  1. [1]
    "Bristol Player In Ceylon Davis Cup Team". Bristol Evening Post. 9 April 1953.
  2. [2]
    "I could never be purely a social player - Doug". Bristol Evening Post. 13 February 1971.
  3. [3]
    "Beaten - After Seven Years". Bristol Evening Post. 11 July 1953.
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