Peter van Lingen (born 8 February 1943) is a South African former professional

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player. Originally from

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, van Lingen played collegiate tennis for

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(OSU), where he was beaten only twice in singles. In 1971 he received the President's Trophy, an award for the best scholar athlete at OSU. Van Lingen, who was a

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alternate for South Africa, reached the singles third round of the 1967 U.S. National Championships. He also featured in the main draws of the

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and

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. A long time resident of

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, van Lingen has won numerous Father-Son championship with son Van and the pair were consistently number one ranked in the early 1990s. He is a 1996 inductee in the Tennessee Tennis Hall of Fame.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:van Lingen, Peter 1943 births Living people South African male tennis players Tennis players from Pretoria Oral Roberts Golden Eagles athletes College men's tennis players in the United States South African expatriate tennis players in the United States