Geelhand was Belgium's national singles champion in 1938 and won a further 12 national titles in doubles. In 1946 he won through to the third round at Wimbledon, losing in four sets to Budge Patty. He was beaten in the third round of the 1948 French Championships by 15th-seed Marcello del Bello in five sets. Between 1936 and 1948 he featured in 14 Davis Cup ties for Belgium. He was non-playing captain of the Belgian sides which were Inter-Zonal finalists in 1953 and 1957.[2] During the 1970s he served as Chairman of the Royal Belgian Tennis Federation.[3]
pierre, geelhand, merxem, 1910, 1982, belgian, tennis, player, 1930s, 1940s, country, sports, belgiumborn, 1910, 1910died1982, 1983, singlesgrand, slam, singles, resultsfrench, open3r, 1948, wimbledon3r, 1946, geelhand, belgium, national, singles, champion, 19. Pierre Geelhand de Merxem 1910 1982 was a Belgian tennis player of the 1930s and 1940s 1 Pierre Geelhand de MerxemCountry sports BelgiumBorn 1910 05 10 10 May 1910Died1982 1983 SinglesGrand Slam singles resultsFrench Open3R 1948 Wimbledon3R 1946 Geelhand was Belgium s national singles champion in 1938 and won a further 12 national titles in doubles In 1946 he won through to the third round at Wimbledon losing in four sets to Budge Patty He was beaten in the third round of the 1948 French Championships by 15th seed Marcello del Bello in five sets Between 1936 and 1948 he featured in 14 Davis Cup ties for Belgium He was non playing captain of the Belgian sides which were Inter Zonal finalists in 1953 and 1957 2 During the 1970s he served as Chairman of the Royal Belgian Tennis Federation 3 See also editList of Belgium Davis Cup team representativesReferences edit Belgian Cup team here The Sun 18 November 1953 p 54 Late Final Extra via National Library of Australia Talbert Ponders Choise Of Flam Or Mulloy For Davis Cup Matches The Gazette and Daily 10 December 1957 Henri Denis Comme C etait Prevu L aft Au Pouvoir Le Soir in French 9 March 1990 External links editPierre Geelhand de Merxem at the Association of Tennis Professionals Pierre Geelhand de Merxem at the Davis Cup Pierre Geelhand de Merxem at the International Tennis Federation Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Pierre Geelhand de Merxem amp oldid 1132345569, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
