Jacques, a native of
Sydney, was active on the international tour in the 1960s. He reached the fourth round of the
1961 Wimbledon Championships, beating
Jørgen Ulrich,
Ingo Buding and
Donald Dell en route. His title wins included the
Welsh Championships in 1963. During the 1980s, while working in
Dallas, Jacques was the tour coach of Texas-based players
Kevin Curren,
Steve Denton and
Bill Scanlon. He guided both Curren and Scanlon to the world's top 10, while Denton made it as high as 12 under Jacques. In 1987 he was appointed captain of the
Great Britain Davis Cup team and stayed in the position for three Davis Cup campaigns. Jacques died in Sydney on 15 August 2025, at the age of 87. ==References==