Patrick Hombergen (born 8 September 1946) is a former professional

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player from Belgium.

Biography

Hombergen was a regular

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representative for

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, 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 Jan Kodeš (born 1 March 1946) is a Czech former professional tennis player. A three-time major singles champion, Kodeš was one of the premier players in the early 1970s. Kodeš's greatest success was achieved on the clay courts of the French ...

in Brussels in 1968, from two sets down. In Grand Slam competition he had his best results in 1972 when he made the second round of the

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and third round of the

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. At the 1972 French Open he also reached the third round of the doubles with Davis Cup teammate

Bernard Mignot Bernard Mignot (born 3 December 1948) is a former professional tennis player from Belgium. Biography Mignot was the first Belgian to win a Grand Prix or ATP title and the only one to do so for over 20-years. He defeated Jiří Hřebec in the fin ...

and en route the Belgians caused an upset with a win over the second seeded pairing of Ilie Năstase and Ion Țiriac. His career on the Grand Prix circuit involved four quarter-final appearances, three in 1972, at

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, Gstaad and

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. The other came at

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in 1973 and that year he also made a doubles final, with Bernard Mignot in

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, which they lost to Mike Estep and Ion Țiriac.

Grand Prix career finals

Doubles: 1 (0–1)

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Biography

Grand Prix career finals

Doubles: 1 (0–1)

See also

References

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