Jacques Andre Emile Sanglier (22 February 1919 – 3 March 2014) was a French politician and tennis player. A native of Paris, Sanglier was active on the tennis tour from the 1930s to 1950s. He made the singles fourth round at the

1946 Wimbledon Championships The 1946 Wimbledon Championships took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. The tournament was held from Monday 24 June until Saturday 6 July 1946. It was the 60th ...

, before being beaten by

Lennart Bergelin Sven Lennart Bergelin (10 June 1925 – 4 November 2008) was a Swedish tennis player and coach. As a player, for AIK, Bergelin won nine Swedish championship singles titles between 1945 and 1955, and the French Open doubles title in 1948. Bergelin ...

. Sanglier was a member of Gaullist political parties and was first elected deputy in 1959. He replaced Pierre-Christian Taittinger as a Senator of Paris in 1976 and served the final two years of his term.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sanglier, Jacques 1919 births 2014 deaths French male tennis players Senators of Paris Members of Parliament for Paris Rally for the Republic politicians Union of Democrats for the Republic politicians Union for the New Republic politicians Tennis players from Paris People from Bois-Colombes French sportsperson-politicians