Jacques Brichant
Jacques "Jacky" Brichant (28 March 1930 – 9 March 2011[1]) was a Belgian tennis player.
 Jacques Brichant in 1959 | |
| Country (sports) | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Belgium |
|---|---|
| Born | 28 March 1930 Mont-sur-Marchienne, Belgium |
| Died | 9 March 2011 (aged 80) |
| Turned pro | 1947 (amateur tour) |
| Retired | 1968 |
| Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 48–29 |
| Career titles | 30 |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| French Open | SF (1958) |
| Wimbledon | 4R (1952, 1953, 1954) |
| US Open | 3R (1952) |
| Doubles | |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| Wimbledon | SF (1953) |
| Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results | |
| Wimbledon | 3R (1952) |
Brichant has played the most Davis Cup ties for his country.[2] Brichant reached the semi-finals of the French Championships in singles in 1958 which he lost to eventual champion Mervyn Rose. Additionally he reached the French quarter-finals three times (1956, 1957, 1959). He won the national Belgian title 10 times.[3]
In 1950 he was the runner-up at the All England Plate event, a tennis competition held at the Wimbledon Championships consisting of players who were defeated in the first or second rounds of the singles competition.
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- Jacky Brichant est décédé. dhnet.be. 9 March 2011
- Belgium. daviscup.com
- "Jacky Brichant passes away". IC. 15 March 2011.
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