Albert Lammens (17 June 1890 – 7 October 1933) was a Belgian

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player who represented Belgium in the

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and the

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. In 1919 Lammens won the singles title at the Belgian Championships and with

Jean Washer Jean Marie Octave Constant Washer (; 22 August 1894 – 23 March 1972) was a Belgian tennis player successful in the 1920s. He was the father of Philippe Washer. Tennis career Washer reached the semifinals of Roland Garros in 1925, beating Hen ...

won the doubles title in 1920 and 1921. He took part in the

1920 Summer Olympics The 1920 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1920; nl, Olympische Zomerspelen van 1920; german: Olympische Sommerspiele 1920), officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad (french: Jeux de la VIIe olympiade; nl, Spelen van ...

, organized in his native county, and in the

1924 Summer Olympics The 1924 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1924), officially the Games of the VIII Olympiad (french: Jeux de la VIIIe olympiade) and also known as Paris 1924, were an international multi-sport event held in Paris, France. The op ...

. In the 1920 singles event he won the first round against Hans Syz, followed by a victory over Carl-Eric von Braun in the second round but in the third round

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proved too strong. In the 1920 doubles event Lammens partnered with

. They defeated Sune Malström and Carl-Eric von Braun in the first round but lost in the second round in straight sets to the Japanese pair

and

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. He played in the mixed doubles together with

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and after a bye in the first round and a win in the second against

Jeanne Vaussard Jeanne Georgette Edmée Vaussard (19 December 1891 – 24 February 1977) was a French tennis player. She who competed in the Olympic games in 1920 and 1924 and reached the finals of the French Championships The French Open (french: Internatio ...

and

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, they were defeated in the third round in three sets by the eventual Olympic champions

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and

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. At the

Lammens competed in the singles and doubles events. In the singles he had a bye in the first round and lost in straight sets to Pavel Macenauer in the second, winning just a single game. With compatriot Joseph Halot he had a bye in the first round of the doubles event but lost in the second round to the French team of

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and

Jean Borotra Jean Laurent Robert Borotra (, ; 13 August 1898 – 17 July 1994) was a French tennis champion. He was one of the "The Four Musketeers (tennis), Four Musketeers" from his country who dominated tennis in the late 1920s and early 1930s. Borotra wa ...

. He competed for the Belgian Davis Cup team in 1919, losing to France, and in 1921, winning against Czechoslovakia.

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