Karel Demuynck (born 21 March 1965) is a Belgian former professional
tennis
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player.
A Limburg native, Demuynck featured in four
Davis Cup
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ties for Belgium. On his debut in 1985 he won a reverse singles which gave Belgium the tie against
Bulgaria
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. His only other win came in his final appearance in 1988 when he defeated Hungary's Ferenc Csepai in a relegation playoff which Belgium ultimately lost.
Demuynck competed in the main draw of the
Brussels Indoor on five occasions during the 1980s and twice made the second round, with wins over
Mark Dickson in 1986 and
Xavier Daufresne
Xavier Daufresne (born 24 December 1968) is a former tennis player from Belgium.
Daufresne turned professional in 1988. He did not win any Grand Prix tennis or ATP Tour titles (in either singles or doubles) during his career. The right-hander r ...
in 1988.
See also
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List of Belgium Davis Cup team representatives
This is a list of tennis players who have represented the Belgium Davis Cup team in an official Davis Cup match. Belgium have taken part in the competition since 1904.
Players
References
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References
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1965 births
Living people
Belgian male tennis players
Sportspeople from Limburg (Belgium)
20th-century Belgian people