Patrick Hombergen

Patrick Hombergen (born 8 September 1946) is a former professional tennis player from Belgium.

Patrick Hombergen
Full namePatrick Hombergen
Country (sports) Belgium
Born (1946-09-08) 8 September 1946
Brussels, Belgium
Singles
Career record27–41
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 115 (13 September 1973)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open2R (1967)
French Open2R (1969, 1970, 1971, 1972)
Wimbledon3R (1972)
Doubles
Career record12–20
Career titles0
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open1R (1967)
French Open3R (1970, 1972)
Wimbledon2R (1968)

Biography

Hombergen was a regular Davis Cup representative for Belgium, the fourth to feature in 20 ties. From 1966 to 1980 he played in a total of 21 ties and had a 26/31 overall record, 15/24 in singles and 11/7 in doubles. He won a five set match over Jan Kodeš in Brussels in 1968, from two sets down.[1]

In Grand Slam competition he had his best results in 1972 when he made the second round of the French Open and third round of the Wimbledon Championships. At the 1972 French Open he also reached the third round of the doubles with Davis Cup teammate Bernard Mignot and en route the Belgians caused an upset with a win over the second seeded pairing of Ilie Năstase and Ion Țiriac.[2]

His career on the Grand Prix circuit involved four quarter-final appearances, three in 1972, at Brussels, Gstaad and Hilversum. The other came at Barcelona in 1973 and that year he also made a doubles final, with Bernard Mignot in Valencia, which they lost to Mike Estep and Ion Țiriac.[3]

Grand Prix career finals

Doubles: 1 (0–1)
Result No. Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1. 1973 Valencia, Spain Clay Belgium Bernard Mignot United States Mike Estep
Romania Ion Țiriac		 4–6, 6–1, 8–10

See also

References
  1. "Davis Cup - Tie - Details - Belgium 2 : 3 Czechoslovakia". daviscup.com. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
  2. "ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - French Open - 22 May - 04 June 1972". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
  3. "Orantes Gano El Primer Torneo Del Circuito Europeo De Primavera". ABC (in Spanish). 3 April 1973. p. 66. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
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