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Jacques Brugnon

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Jacques Brugnon
Brugnon in 1920
Full nameJacques Marie Stanislas Jean Brugnon
Country (sports) France
Born(1895-05-11)11 May 1895
Paris, France
Died20 March 1978(1978-03-20) (aged 82)
Monaco
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Int. Tennis HoF1976 (member page)
Singles
Career record407–106 (68.6%) [1]
Career titles21 [1]
Highest rankingNo. 9 (1927, A. Wallis Myers)[2]
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open3R (1928)
French OpenQF (1928, 1929)
WimbledonSF (1926)
US OpenQF (1926, 1927, 1928)
Doubles
Career record0–0
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenW (1928)
French OpenW (1927, 1928, 1930, 1932, 1934)
WimbledonW (1926, 1928, 1932, 1933)
US OpenSF (1928)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian OpenSF (1928)
French OpenW (1925, 1926)
WimbledonSF (1932)
US OpenSF (1927)
Team competitions
Davis CupW (1927, 1928, 1930, 1931, 1932)
Medal record
Olympic Games – Tennis
Silver medal – second place 1924 Paris Doubles
Jacques Brugnon at Wimbledon

Jacques Marie Stanislas Jean Brugnon (11 May 1895 – 20 March 1978), nicknamed "Toto", was a French tennis player, one of the famous "Four Musketeers" from France who dominated tennis in the late 1920s and early 1930s. He was born in and died in Paris.

He was primarily a doubles specialist who won 10 Grand Slam doubles titles in the French, American, Australian and British championships. Additionally he won two mixed doubles titles at Roland Garros partnering Suzanne Lenglen. He was also a fine singles player but never won a major title. He played in 20 Wimbledon Championships between 1920 and 1948 and achieved his best singles result in 1926 when he reached the semifinals, losing in a close five-set match to Howard Kinsey.[3] He also competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics and the 1924 Summer Olympics.[4]

Between 1921 and 1934, he played 31 times for the French Davis Cup team, mainly as a doubles player, compiling a record of 26 wins versus 11 losses. He was part of the famous Four Musketeers team that conquered the Cup in 1927 against the US, and a member of four of the five teams that defended it successfully through 1931.[5]

Brugnon was ranked World No. 9 for 1927 by A. Wallis Myers of The Daily Telegraph.[2]

The Four Musketeers were inducted simultaneously into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport, Rhode Island, in 1976.

Grand Slam finals

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Doubles (10 titles, 7 runner-ups)

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Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1925 French Championships Clay France Henri Cochet France Jean Borotra
France René Lacoste
5–7, 6–4, 3–6, 6–2, 3–6
Loss 1926 French Championships Clay France Henri Cochet United States Vincent Richards
United States Howard Kinsey
4–6, 1–6, 6–4, 4–6
Win 1926 Wimbledon Grass France Henri Cochet United States Howard Kinsey
United States Vincent Richards
7–5, 4–6, 6–3, 6–2
Win 1927 French Championships Clay France Henri Cochet France Jean Borotra
France René Lacoste
2–6, 6–2, 6–0, 1–6, 6–4
Loss 1927 Wimbledon Grass France Henri Cochet United States Frank Hunter
United States Bill Tilden
6–1, 6–4, 6–8, 3–6, 4–6
Win 1928 Australian Championships Grass France Jean Borotra Australia Edgar Moon
Australia Jim Willard
6–2, 4–6, 6–4, 6–4
Win 1928 French Championships Clay France Jean Borotra France Henri Cochet
France René de Buzelet
6–4, 3–6, 6–2, 3–6, 6–4
Win 1928 Wimbledon Grass France Henri Cochet Australia John Hawkes
Australia Gerald Patterson
13–11, 6–4, 6–4
Loss 1929 French Championships Clay France Henri Cochet France René Lacoste
France Jean Borotra
3–6, 6–3, 3–6, 6–3, 6–8
Win 1930 French Championships Clay France Henri Cochet Australia Harry Hopman
Australia Jim Willard
6–3, 9–7, 6–3
Loss 1931 Wimbledon Grass France Henri Cochet United States George Lott
United States John van Ryn
2–6, 8–10, 11–9, 6–3, 3–6
Win 1932 French Championships Clay France Henri Cochet France Marcel Bernard
France Christian Boussus
6–4, 3–6, 7–5, 6–3
Win 1932 Wimbledon Grass France Jean Borotra United Kingdom Pat Hughes
United Kingdom Fred Perry
6–0, 4–6, 3–6, 7–5, 7–5
Win 1933 Wimbledon Grass France Jean Borotra Japan Ryosuki Nunoi
Japan Jiro Satoh
4–6, 6–3, 6–3, 7–5
Win 1934 French Championships Clay France Jean Borotra Australia Jack Crawford
Australia Vivian McGrath
11–9, 6–3, 2–6, 4–6, 9–7
Loss 1934 Wimbledon Grass France Jean Borotra United States George Lott
United States Lester Stoefen
2–6, 3–6, 4–6
Loss 1939 French Championships Clay France Jean Borotra United States Charles Harris
United States Don McNeill
6–4, 4–6, 0–6, 6–2, 8–10

Mixed doubles (2 titles)

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Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1925 French Championships Clay France Suzanne Lenglen France Didi Vlasto
France Henri Cochet
6–2, 6–2
Win 1926 French Championships Clay France Suzanne Lenglen France Nanette le Besnerais
France Jean Borotra
6–4, 6–3

References

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  1. ^ a b "Jacques Brugnon: Career match record". thetennisbase.com. Tennismem SL. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  2. ^ a b United States Lawn Tennis Association (1972). Official Encyclopedia of Tennis (First Edition), p. 424.
  3. ^ "Wimbledon player archive - Jacques Brugnon". www.wimbledon.com. AELTC.
  4. ^ "Jacques Brugnon". Olympedia. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  5. ^ "ITF player profile". International Tennis Federation (ITF).
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