Jan Vanlangendonck (born 10 January 1960) is a Belgian former professional
tennis
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player.
Born in
Heist-op-den-Berg
Heist-op-den-Berg () is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality comprises Heist-op-den-Berg proper (including the hamlets: Heist-Goor, Heist-Station, Zonderschot, Heist-Centrum and Bruggeneinde), the villages of ...
, Vanlangendonck was a right-handed player and played on the professional tour in the 1980s. He reached a best singles ranking of 191 in the world and featured in the men's doubles main draw of the
1982 French Open
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Vanlangendonck appeared in 10
Davis Cup
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ties for Belgium between 1983 and 1987.
His daughter, Eliessa Vanlangendonck, plays on the
WTA Tour
The WTA Tour is a worldwide top-tier tennis tour for women organized by the Women's Tennis Association. The second-tier tour is the WTA 125K series, and third-tier is the ITF Women's Circuit. The men's equivalent is the ATP Tour.
WTA Tour tourna ...
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Challenger titles
Doubles: (1)
See also
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List of Belgium Davis Cup team representatives
References
External links
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1960 births
Living people
Belgian male tennis players
People from Heist-op-den-Berg
Sportspeople from Antwerp Province