Jacques Brichant
Jacques Jacky Brichant ( born March 28, 1930 in Charleroi; † 9 March 2011) is a former Belgian tennis and basketball players.
Life
Brichant could reach the semifinals of the 1958 French Championships, and in 1956 and 1959, the quarter-finals. In addition, he stood at the Masters in 1958 at the Hamburg final, which he lost to the Swede Sven Davidson.
In addition to numerous tournaments Brichant denied especially numerous games for the Belgian Davis Cup team. Between 1949 and 1965 he took up to 44 matches and played a total of 120 games. From 79 individual lots, he won 52 of 41 games he won double 19 He now holds almost all records in the Belgian Davis Cup history, only his doubles partner Philippe Washer has won more one-twos. Special attention was paid Brichant Washer and in the seasons 1953 and 1957, when they led to victory in the Europe zone Belgium. This suggested the two 1953 Hungary, Great Britain, Italy and Denmark. It was followed by the qualifying matches between the winners of the continental zones in the first round of the Indian team beat Belgium 5-0. In the finals of the playoffs Brichant and Washer met the favored Americans, against which they lost 1:4. In the season of 1957 repeated Brichant and Washer success. In the first game was re- Hungary the enemy and it was the only game in the season, in which Belgium with Gino Mezzi another player began. This was followed by victories against Mexico, the UK and Italy. In the playoffs, Belgium received a bye this time and met again in the finals to the Americans. Brichant Washer and lost their first single, before they won the double in his second single and Washer equaled the American leadership. Brichant had no chance despite a tight first set against Vic Seixas in the end, he lost the game 8:10, 0:6, 1:6, and thus Belgium the game with 2:3.
Brichant was next to his tennis career as a basketball player actively and successfully. With the team Royal IV from Brussels he won five times, the Belgian Championship 1952-1958.
His father was Fernand Brichant was 1913-1924 active football player and was appointed Among other twice in the Belgian national football team.
Awards
1957 received Brichant together with his doubles partner Washer in Belgium the national du Mérite sportif Trophy, a national award for special merits in sports.