 Jacques Brichant in 1959 | |
| Country (sports) |  Belgium |
|---|---|
| Born | 28 March 1930 Mont-sur-Marchienne, Belgium |
| Died | 9 March 2011(2011-03-09) (aged 80) |
| Turned pro | 1947 (amateur tour) |
| Retired | 1968 |
| Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 384–163 |
| Career titles | 54 |
| Highest ranking | 9 (1957)[1] |
| 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) |
Jacques "Jacky" Brichant (28 March 1930 – 9 March 2011[2]) was a Belgiantennis player. He was ranked world No. 9 for 1957. Brichant was a clay court specialist and won many clay court tournaments in Europe.
Brichant has played the mostDavis Cup ties for his country.[3] Brichant reached the semi-finals of theFrench Championships in singles in 1958 which he lost to eventual championMervyn Rose. Additionally he reached the French quarter-finals three times (1956, 1957, 1959). He won the national Belgian title 10 times.[4]
In 1950 he was the runner-up at theAll 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.
Brichant won the 1957Monte Carlo Championships on clay defeatingHugh Stewart in the semifinal andPaul Rémy in the final. He also won the 1957South of France Championships atNice on clay defeatingPierre Darmon in the semifinal andBobby Wilson in a long five set final. In 1960 he won theBiarritz International Championships againstJean-Noël Grinda.
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