Alain Brichant
Full name | Alain Brichant |
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Country (sports) | ![]() |
Born | (1959-05-07) 7 May 1959 (age 65) |
Died | 13 May 2024 Brussels |
Singles | |
Career record | 0–2 |
Highest ranking | No. 329 (6 August 1984) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 3–10 |
Highest ranking | No. 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.
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. | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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1. | 1981 | Brussels, Belgium | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–5, 6–2 |
2. | 1985 | Ostend, Belgium | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–2, 6–2 |
See also
References
- ^ "La finale 1978 entre Borg et Vilas rejouée à Ostende" (in French). 7sur7. 28 February 2008. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
- ^ "De (vergeten) iconen van het Belgische tennis" (in Dutch). sport.be. 9 March 2011. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
- ^ "ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - Brussels Outdoor - 09 June - 15 June 1980". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
External links
- Alain Brichant at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Alain Brichant at the International Tennis Federation
- Alain Brichant at the Davis Cup