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Jacques Sanglier

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Jacques Sanglier
Full nameJacques Andre Emile Sanglier
Country (sports) France
Born(1919-02-22)22 February 1919
Bois-Colombes, Seine
Died3 March 2014(2014-03-03) (aged 95)
Neuilly-sur-Seine,
Hauts-de-Seine
Singles
Grand Slam singles results
French Open3R (1936, 1946, 1948)
Wimbledon4R (1946)

Jacques Andre Emile Sanglier (22 February 1919 – 3 March 2014) was a French politician and tennis player.[1]

A native of Paris, Sanglier was active on the tennis tour from the 1930s to 1950s. He made the singles fourth round at the 1946 Wimbledon Championships, before being beaten by Lennart Bergelin.[2]

Sanglier was a member of Gaullist political parties and was first elected deputy in 1959. He replaced Pierre-Christian Taittinger as a Senator of Paris in 1976 and served the final two years of his term.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "M. Jacques Sanglier Et Son Épouse Blessés Sur L'autoroute De Normandie". Le Monde (in French). 15 August 1972.
  2. ^ "Pails Unimpressive". Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore). 2 July 1946.
  3. ^ "Anciens sénateurs Vème République : SANGLIER Jacques". www.senat.fr.
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