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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 final at Düsseldorf in 1974. A year earlier he had countryman Patrick Hombergen were runners-up in the doubles at Valencia, Spain.
He famously made the fourth round of the 1976 French Open, despite entering the draw as a last
minute lucky loser. After losing in the final stage of the qualifiers, he had given up getting an opportunity to play in the tournament so spent the second day of the opening round touring Paris and visiting the cinema. When he arrived at Roland Garros, to watch his friends in action, he heard his name called out, "Bernard Mignot Last Call". New Zealand player Brian Fairlie had come down with food poisoning, so Mignot discovered that he was immediately required to go and play Fairlie's opponent, former quarter