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Jacques Peten
	Peten at the French Championships
Country (sports)	Belgium
Born	8 December 1912; Antwerp, Belgium
Died	3 January 1995 (aged 82); Ixelles, Belgium
Turned pro	1936 (amateur tour)
Retired	1960
Singles
Career record	116–113
Career titles	7
Grand Slam singles results
French Open	4R (1947)
Wimbledon	3R (1946, 1947, 1949)
US Open	2R (1947)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
Wimbledon	3R (1958)
Team competitions
Davis Cup	SF (1946Eu)

Jacques Peten (8 December 1912 – 3 January 1995) was a Belgian alpine skier and tennis player. He competed in the men's combined event at the 1936 Winter Olympics.^[2] Peten represented Belgium in the Davis Cup, appearing in seven ties between 1946 and 1951, as well as competing in the French Championships, Wimbledon and the U.S. Championships.^[3]^[4]

Biography

Early life

Jacques Auguste Peten was born in Antwerp, Belgium, on 8 December 1912, to Raymond Francois Eligius Marie Peten, a banker, and Hortense Fabri. He was named after his paternal grandfather.^[5] Peten married Catherine Margaret Staub.^[6]

Skiing

He participated to the Winter Olympics in 1936 in the alpine ski event at Garmisch-Partenkirchen in Germany.^[7]^[5]

Tennis

Peten was ranked for many years number 2 in Belgium behind Philippe Washer. In 1950 he managed to become champion of Belgium, defeating Jacques Brichant in semifinals and Leo Rooman in the final, in the year when Washer was absent, having had to renounce defending his title due to an indisposition. However, Peten had already defeated Washer two times, the first at the Energie in 1947, and the second in 1948.^[8]

Peten was Belgian champion in men's doubles in 1946 with Jack Van den Eynde.^[9]

He was among the best 32 at Wimbledon for three times, reaching the third round in 1946, 1947, and 1949. He played in Wimbledon's men's single from 1946 to 1954.^[10]

He reached the fourth round at Roland Garros in 1947, when, after defeating Bernard Destremau 6-2, 6-2, 6-1, and South Africa's Eustace Fannin 6-2, 6-4, 6-3, he was stopped by defending champion Marcel Bernard 6-3, 6-2, 6-3. He played at the French Open from 1947 to 1953.

He played at the US Open once in 1947, reaching the 1/32 finals.

Peten never played in the Australian Open.^[11]

He played 7 Davis Cup matches from 1946 to 1951, with 4 wins and 8 losses in singles and one loss in doubles. In the 1946 Davis Cup he reached the semifinals of the Europe Zone with his national team, where they were defeated by eventual Europe Zone winner and Inter-Zone finalist Sweden. In the 1947 Davis Cup they reached the quarterfinals, and again in 1948, when they lost to eventual Europe Zone winner and Inter-Zone finalist Czechoslovakia.

Peten was ranked 6th best player in France, where he lived during the war.^[12]

Towards the end of his career, an aged Peten defeated debuting Nicola Pietrangeli at the 1952 Italian Open. Pietrangeli later wrote:

I was drawn with a Belgian, Jacques Peten. He was forty years old, and I was sure of winning. I lost in four sets, a beating that I never forgot.^[13]

Career finals

Singles:9 (7 titles, 2 runners-up)

Result	Year	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score	Ref.
Win	1942	Megève International	Clay	Jean Lesueur	6–3, 4–6, 8–6, 3–6, 6–1	^[1]
Loss	1944	Cannes Championships	Clay	Pierre Pellizza	6–8, 4–6	^[14]
Win	1947	Real Club Nautico Tournament	Clay	Vanni Canepele	3–6, 8–6, 8–6	^[1]
Loss	1948	International Championships of Egypt	Clay	Franjo Punčec	2–6, 3–6, 4–6	^[15]
Win	1948	Knokke Le-Zoute, Belgium	Clay	Enrique Morea	6–2, 6–4	^[16]
Win	1948	Portuguese International Championships	Clay	Boebi van Meegeren	4–6, 6–4, 6–1, 7–5	^[17]
Win	1950	Belgian National Championships	Clay	Leo Rooman	7–5, 6–0, 6–2	^[18]
Win	1951	Lugano International	Clay	Milan Matouš	3–6, 6–2, 9–7	^[1]
Win	1957	Kulm Carlton Tournament	Clay	Eduardo Argon	6–4, 5–7, 6–2	^[19]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Players:Peten, Jacques". The Tennis Base. Madrid: Tennismem SL. Retrieved 4 June 2023.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jacques Peten Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
^ "Jacques Peten - Player profile". daviscup.com. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
^ "Jacques Peten - Overview". atptour.com. ATP. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
^ ^a ^b "Peten, Jacques Auguste". Tennis Archives. Archived from the original on 11 November 2021. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
^ Généalogie Peten
^ "Olympics Sports". www.sports-reference.com.
^ Hereng, Jacques (2006). La grande aventure du tennis belge. Lannoo. p. 1975. ISBN 9789020956146. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
^ La grande aventure du tennis belge
^ "Tennis Archives". www.tennisarchives.com. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
^ "Australian Open Officiel". www.australianopen.com.
^ "Historie". beerschot.org. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
^ Pietrangeli, Nicola (2020). Gladiatori della terra rossa Roma e il grande tennis. Storia degli Internazionali d'Italia. Giunti. p. Preface. ISBN 9788809907089. Retrieved 9 November 2021. Fui sorteggiato con un belga, Jacques Peten. Aveva 40 anni ed ero sicuro di vincere. Persi in 4 set, una batosta che non ho mai dimenticato.
^ "Cannes Championship 1944". Tennis Archives. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
^ "International Championships of Egypt - Cairo 1948". Tennis Archives. Archived from the original on 11 November 2021. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
^ "Knokke Le-Zoute 1948". Tennis Archives. Archived from the original on 11 November 2021. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
^ "Portuguese International Championships 1948". Tennis Archives. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
^ "Belgian National Championships 1950". Tennis Archives. Archived from the original on 11 November 2021. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
^ "Kulm Carlton 1957". Tennis Archives. Retrieved 11 November 2021.