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

Originally from Pretoria, van Lingen played collegiate tennis for Oral Roberts University (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.

[1][2] Van Lingen, who was a Davis Cup alternate for South Africa, reached the singles third round of the 1967 U.S. National Championships.

[3] A long time resident of Nashville, van Lingen has won numerous Father-Son championship with son Van and the pair were consistently number one ranked in the early 1990s.