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

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, losing in four sets to

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. He was beaten in the third round of the 1948 French Championships by 15th-seed

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in five sets. Between 1936 and 1948 he featured in 14

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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.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Geelhand de Merxem, Pierre 1910 births 1982 deaths Belgian male tennis players Belgian tennis coaches 20th-century Belgian sportsmen

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