Jacques Brugnon

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Jacques Brugnon
Jacques Brugnon 1920.jpg
Brugnon in 1920
Full nameJacques Marie Stanislas Jean Brugnon
Country (sports)Flag of France.svg 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 HoF 1976 (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 Open 3R (1928)
French Open QF (1928, 1929)
Wimbledon SF (1926)
US Open QF (1926, 1927, 1928)
Doubles
Career recordincomplete
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open W (1928)
French Open W (1927, 1928, 1930, 1932, 1934)
Wimbledon W (1926, 1928, 1932, 1933)
US Open SF (1928)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian Open SF (1928)
French Open W (1925, 1926)
Wimbledon SF (1932)
US Open SF (1927)
Team competitions
Davis Cup W (1927, 1928, 1930, 1931, 1932)
Medal record
Olympic Games – Tennis
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1924 Paris Doubles
Jacques Brugnon at Wimbledon Bundesarchiv Bild 102-10190, Wimbledon, Tennisturnier.jpg
Jacques Brugnon at Wimbledon

Jacques Marie Stanislas Jean Brugnon (French pronunciation: [ʒakbʁyɲɔ̃] ; 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.

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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

Doubles (10 titles, 7 runner-ups)

ResultYearChampionshipSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss1925 French Championships Clay Flag of France.svg Henri Cochet Flag of France.svg Jean Borotra
Flag of France.svg René Lacoste
5–7, 6–4, 3–6, 6–2, 3–6
Loss1926 French Championships Clay Flag of France.svg Henri Cochet Flag of the United States.svg Vincent Richards
Flag of the United States.svg Howard Kinsey
4–6, 1–6, 6–4, 4–6
Win1926 Wimbledon Grass Flag of France.svg Henri Cochet Flag of the United States.svg Howard Kinsey
Flag of the United States.svg Vincent Richards
7–5, 4–6, 6–3, 6–2
Win1927 French Championships Clay Flag of France.svg Henri Cochet Flag of France.svg Jean Borotra
Flag of France.svg René Lacoste
2–6, 6–2, 6–0, 1–6, 6–4
Loss1927 Wimbledon Grass Flag of France.svg Henri Cochet Flag of the United States.svg Frank Hunter
Flag of the United States.svg Bill Tilden
6–1, 6–4, 6–8, 3–6, 4–6
Win1928 Australian Championships Grass Flag of France.svg Jean Borotra Flag of Australia (converted).svg Edgar Moon
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jim Willard
6–2, 4–6, 6–4, 6–4
Win1928 French Championships Clay Flag of France.svg Jean Borotra Flag of France.svg Henri Cochet
Flag of France.svg René de Buzelet
6–4, 3–6, 6–2, 3–6, 6–4
Win1928 Wimbledon Grass Flag of France.svg Henri Cochet Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Hawkes
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Gerald Patterson
13–11, 6–4, 6–4
Loss1929 French Championships Clay Flag of France.svg Henri Cochet Flag of France.svg René Lacoste
Flag of France.svg Jean Borotra
3–6, 6–3, 3–6, 6–3, 6–8
Win1930 French Championships Clay Flag of France.svg Henri Cochet Flag of Australia (converted).svg Harry Hopman
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jim Willard
6–3, 9–7, 6–3
Loss1931 Wimbledon Grass Flag of France.svg Henri Cochet Flag of the United States.svg George Lott
Flag of the United States.svg John van Ryn
2–6, 8–10, 11–9, 6–3, 3–6
Win1932 French Championships Clay Flag of France.svg Henri Cochet Flag of France.svg Marcel Bernard
Flag of France.svg Christian Boussus
6–4, 3–6, 7–5, 6–3
Win1932 Wimbledon Grass Flag of France.svg Jean Borotra Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Pat Hughes
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Fred Perry
6–0, 4–6, 3–6, 7–5, 7–5
Win1933 Wimbledon Grass Flag of France.svg Jean Borotra Flag of Japan.svg Ryosuki Nunoi
Flag of Japan.svg Jiro Satoh
4–6, 6–3, 6–3, 7–5
Win1934 French Championships Clay Flag of France.svg Jean Borotra Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jack Crawford
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Vivian McGrath
11–9, 6–3, 2–6, 4–6, 9–7
Loss1934 Wimbledon Grass Flag of France.svg Jean Borotra Flag of the United States.svg George Lott
Flag of the United States.svg Lester Stoefen
2–6, 3–6, 4–6
Loss1939 French Championships Clay Flag of France.svg Jean Borotra Flag of the United States.svg Charles Harris
Flag of the United States.svg Don McNeill
6–4, 4–6, 0–6, 6–2, 8–10

Mixed doubles (2 titles)

ResultYearChampionshipSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1925 French Championships Clay Flag of France.svg Suzanne Lenglen Flag of France.svg Didi Vlasto
Flag of France.svg Henri Cochet
6–2, 6–2
Win1926 French Championships Clay Flag of France.svg Suzanne Lenglen Flag of France.svg Nanette le Besnerais
Flag of France.svg Jean Borotra
6–4, 6–3

References

  1. 1 2 "Jacques Brugnon: Career match record". thetennisbase.com. Tennismem SL. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  2. 1 2 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).