Jacques Brugnon

Jacques Marie Stanislas Jean Brugnon (11 May 1895 – 20 March 1978), known as Jacques Brugnon (French pronunciation: ​[ʒɑːk bʁyɲɔ̃]) and 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 Paris and died in Paris.

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)
Paris, France
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Singles
Career record407–106 (68.6%) [1]
Career titles21 [1]
Highest rankingNo. 9 (1927, A. Wallis Myers)[2]
Grand Slam Singles results
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
1924 Paris Doubles
Jacques Brugnon at Wimbledon

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 ties for the French Davis Cup team, mainly as a doubles player, and compiled 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 of four of the five teams that defended it successfully until 1932.[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)
Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss1925French ChampionshipsClay Henri Cochet Jean Borotra
René Lacoste		5–7, 6–4, 3–6, 6–2, 3–6
Loss1926French ChampionshipsClay Henri Cochet Vincent Richards
Howard Kinsey		4–6, 1–6, 6–4, 4–6
Win1926WimbledonGrass Henri Cochet Howard Kinsey
Vincent Richards		7–5, 4–6, 6–3, 6–2
Win1927French ChampionshipsClay Henri Cochet Jean Borotra
René Lacoste		2–6, 6–2, 6–0, 1–6, 6–4
Loss1927WimbledonGrass Henri Cochet Frank Hunter
Bill Tilden		6–1, 6–4, 6–8, 3–6, 4–6
Win1928Australian ChampionshipsGrass Jean Borotra Edgar Moon
Jim Willard		6–2, 4–6, 6–4, 6–4
Win1928French ChampionshipsClay Jean Borotra Henri Cochet
René de Buzelet		6–4, 3–6, 6–2, 3–6, 6–4
Win1928WimbledonGrass Henri Cochet John Hawkes
Gerald Patterson		13–11, 6–4, 6–4
Loss1929French ChampionshipsClay Henri Cochet René Lacoste
Jean Borotra		3–6, 6–3, 3–6, 6–3, 6–8
Win1930French ChampionshipsClay Henri Cochet Harry Hopman
Jim Willard		6–3, 9–7, 6–3
Loss1931WimbledonGrass Henri Cochet George Lott
John van Ryn		2–6, 8–10, 11–9, 6–3, 3–6
Win1932French ChampionshipsClay Henri Cochet Marcel Bernard
Christian Boussus		6–4, 3–6, 7–5, 6–3
Win1932WimbledonGrass Jean Borotra Pat Hughes
Fred Perry		6–0, 4–6, 3–6, 7–5, 7–5
Win1933WimbledonGrass Jean Borotra Ryosuki Nunoi
Jiro Satoh		4–6, 6–3, 6–3, 7–5
Win1934French ChampionshipsClay Jean Borotra Jack Crawford
Vivian McGrath		11–9, 6–3, 2–6, 4–6, 9–7
Loss1934WimbledonGrass Jean Borotra George Lott
Lester Stoefen		2–6, 3–6, 4–6
Loss1939French ChampionshipsClay Jean Borotra Charles Harris
Don McNeill		6–4, 4–6, 0–6, 6–2, 8–10

Mixed doubles (2 titles)
Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win1925French ChampionshipsClay Suzanne Lenglen Didi Vlasto
Henri Cochet		6–2, 6–2
Win1926French ChampionshipsClay Suzanne Lenglen Suzanne LeBesnerais
Jean Borotra		6–4, 6–3

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