Pierre Geelhand de Merxem (1910 – 1982) was a Belgian tennis player of the 1930s and 1940s. 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 Edward John Patty (February 11, 1924 – October 4, 2021), better known as Budge Patty, was an American world no. 1 tennis player whose career spanned a period of 15 years after World War II. He won two Grand Slam singles titles in 1950. He wa ...

. He was beaten in the third round of the

1948 French Championships The 1948 French Championships (now known as the French Open) was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor clay courts at the Stade Roland-Garros in Paris, France. The tournament ran from 19 May until 30 May. It was the 52nd staging of the ...

by 15th-seed Marcello del Bello in five sets. Between 1936 and 1948 he featured in 14

Davis Cup The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's tennis. It is run by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and is contested annually between teams from competing countries in a knock-out format. It is described by the orga ...

ties for Belgium. He was non-playing captain of the Belgian sides which were Inter-Zonal finalists in 1953 and 1957. During the 1970s he served as Chairman of the

Royal Belgian Tennis Federation The Royal Belgian Tennis Federation ( nl, Koninklijke Belgische Tennisbond; french: link=no, Fédération Royale Belge de Tennis) is an organisation set up in 1902 that formally takes charge of tennis in Belgium. From 1979 on, most tasks are execut ...

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