Alain Brichant

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Alain Brichant
Full nameAlain Brichant
Country (sports)Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Born (1959-05-07) 7 May 1959 (age 63)
Singles
Career record0–2
Highest rankingNo. 329 (6 August 1984)
Doubles
Career record3–10
Highest rankingNo. 184 (26 August 1985)
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open 1R (1981, 1982)

Alain Brichant (born 7 May 1959) is a former professional tennis player from Belgium.

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Biography

From 1981 to 1986, Brichant competed for the Belgium Davis Cup team in a total of eight ties and was the second member of his family to represent Belgium in tennis. His father Jacky, a French Open semi-finalist, played in a record 42 Davis Cup ties. [1] [2] Alain possède 8 titres de champion de Belgique, 1 en simple Messieurs (indoor), 4 en double Messieurs et 3 en double mixte.

Most of Brichant's appearances on the Grand Prix circuit came as a doubles player. His best performance on tour was a semi-final appearance at the Brussels Outdoor in 1980, with Bernard Boileau as his partner. [3] He won two Challenger doubles titles.

He featured in the main draw of the men's doubles at both the 1981 French Open and 1982 French Open.

Challenger titles

Doubles: (2)

No.YearTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
1.1981 Brussels, BelgiumClay Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Bernard Boileau Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg Mike Myburg
Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg Frank Punčec
7–5, 6–2
2.1985 Ostend, BelgiumClay Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Jan Vanlangendonck Flag of Italy.svg Massimo Cierro
Flag of Brazil.svg Ivan Kley
6–2, 6–2

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References

  1. "La finale 1978 entre Borg et Vilas rejouée à Ostende" (in French). 7sur7. 28 February 2008. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
  2. "De (vergeten) iconen van het Belgische tennis" (in Dutch). sport.be. 9 March 2011. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
  3. "ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - Brussels Outdoor - 09 June - 15 June 1980". International Tennis Federation . Retrieved 13 July 2018.