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General First nameKeith Frederic
LastnameSpurgeon
GenderMale
CountryGreat Britain
Date of birth1932-06-11
Place of birth, -
Date of death2019-03-03
Place of deathBidborough, England


About

Taking up the sport at the age of 17 Keith Spurgeon won more than 50 Kent titles in singles, doubles and mixed doubles championships. After his active career he became an umpire. He umpired 35 years at Wimbledon.

Away from tennis Mr Spurgeon, who spent his working life with oil giant, Shell, sang with the Orpheus Choir in Tunbridge Wells - having moved from Pembury with Shirley to Great Bounds Drive in Bidborough in 1976. The couple played played regularly for Tunbridge Wells Lawn Tennis Club , both picking up titles in the senior age groups.

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Archive statistics Career1953 - 1975
Tournament wins2
Matches85
Match wins24


Tournament wins 1969 - Seaford & Blatchington (Open)
1968 - South of England Championships (Amateur)


Tournaments Surrey Championships - 1975 Paddington - 1975 Surrey Hard Court Championships - 1975 Surrey Hard Court Championships - 1973 Cumberland Hard Courts - 1973 Cromer - 1973 Surrey Hard Court Championships - 1972 Sutton Hard Courts - 1972 Surrey Championships - 1971 Chichester - 1971 London Hard Courts - 1971 Dewar Cup Fourth Leg - 1971 Sutton Hard Courts - 1971 Surrey Championships - 1970 Surrey Hard Court Championships - 1970 Dewar Cup Fourth Leg - 1970 Sutton Hard Courts - 1970 Kent Championships - 1969 Surrey Championships - 1969 South of England Championships - 1969 Palace Hotel - 1969 Surrey Hard Court Championships - 1969 Cumberland Hard Courts - 1969 Lowther - 1969 Seaford & Blatchington - 1969 Kent Championships - 1968 Surrey Championships - 1968 South of England Championships - 1968 Surrey Hard Court Championships - 1968 Cumberland Hard Courts - 1968 Dewar Cup Fourth Leg - 1968 Kent Championships - 1967 Surrey Championships - 1967 South of England Championships - 1967 Palace Hotel - 1967 Cumberland Hard Courts - 1967 London Hard Courts - 1967 Guildford Hardcourts - 1967 Surrey Championships - 1966 Palace Hotel - 1966 London Hard Courts - 1966 Tunbridge Wells - 1966 Falmouth - 1966 Kent Championships - 1965 Surrey Championships - 1965 Palace Hotel - 1965 Surrey Hard Court Championships - 1965 London Hard Courts - 1965 Falmouth - 1965 British Covered Court Championships - 1964 British Covered Court Championships - 1963 Palace Hotel - 1963 Surrey Hard Court Championships - 1963 Sutton Hard Courts - 1963 Palace Hotel - 1962 Kent Championships - 1960 London Hard Courts - 1960 London Hard Courts - 1956 Surrey - 1956 Shirley Park - 1955 British Covered Court Championships - 1954 Palace Hotel - 1954 Palace Hotel - 1953