Jacques Brugnon

Jacques Brugnon

Country (sports)	France
Born	11 May 1895 Paris, France
Died	20 March 1978 (aged 82) Paris, France
Plays	Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
Singles
Highest ranking	No. 9 (1927, A. Wallis Myers)[1]
Grand Slam Singles results
French Open	QF (1928, 1929)
Wimbledon	SF (1926)
US Open	QF (1926, 1927, 1928)
Doubles
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open	W (1928)
French Open	W (1927, 1928, 1930, 1932, 1934)
Wimbledon	W (1926, 1928, 1932, 1933)
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
French Open	W (1925, 1926)
Wimbledon	SF (1932)
Team competitions
Davis Cup	W (1927, 1928, 1930, 1931, 1932)
Medal record Olympic Games – Tennis 1924 Paris Doubles

Jacques Brugnon at Wimbledon

Jacques "Toto" Brugnon (French pronunciation: ​[ʒɑːk bʁyɲɔ̃]; 11 May 1895 – 20 March 1978) 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.

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.^[2]

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 USA and of four of the five teams that defended it successfully until 1932.^[3]

Brugnon was ranked World No. 9 for 1927 by A. Wallis Myers of The Daily Telegraph.^[1]

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

Grand Slam finals

Doubles

Titles (10)

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponents in the final	Result
1926	Wimbledon	Henri Cochet	Howard Kinsey Vincent Richards	7–5, 4–6, 6–3, 6–2
1927	French Championships	Henri Cochet	Jean Borotra René Lacoste	2–6, 6–2, 6–0, 1–6, 6–4
1928	Australian Championships	Jean Borotra	Edgar Moon Jim Willard	6–2, 4–6, 6–4, 6–4
1928	French Championships	Jean Borotra	Henri Cochet René de Buzelet	6–4, 3–6, 6–2, 3–6, 6–4
1928	Wimbledon	Henri Cochet	John Hawkes Gerald Patterson	13–11, 6–4, 6–4
1930	French Championships	Henri Cochet	Harry Hopman Jim Willard	6–3, 9–7, 6–3
1932	French Championships	Henri Cochet	Marcel Bernard Christian Boussus	6–4, 3–6, 7–5, 6–3
1932	Wimbledon	Jean Borotra	Pat Hughes Fred Perry	6–0, 4–6, 3–6, 7–5, 7–5
1933	Wimbledon	Jean Borotra	Ryosuki Nunoi Jiro Satoh	4–6, 6–3, 6–3, 7–5
1934	French Championships	Jean Borotra	Jack Crawford Vivien McGrath	11–9, 6–3, 2–6, 4–6, 9–7

Runners-up (7)

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponents in the final	Result
1925	French Championships	Henri Cochet	Jean Borotra René Lacoste	5–7, 6–4, 3–6, 6–2, 3–6
1926	French Championships	Henri Cochet	Vincent Richards Howard Kinsey	4–6, 1–6, 6–4, 4–6
1927	Wimbledon	Henri Cochet	Frank Hunter Bill Tilden	6–1, 6–4, 6–8, 3–6, 4–6
1929	French Championships	Henri Cochet	René Lacoste Jean Borotra	3–6, 6–3, 3–6, 6–3, 6–8
1931	Wimbledon	Henri Cochet	George Lott John van Ryn	2–6, 8–10, 11–9, 6–3, 3–6
1934	Wimbledon	Jean Borotra	George Lott Lester Stoefen	2–6, 3–6, 4–6
1939	French Championships	Jean Borotra	Charles Harris Don McNeill	6–4, 4–6, 0–6, 6–2, 8–10

Mixed doubles

Titles (2)

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponents in the final	Result
1925	French Championships	Suzanne Lenglen	Didi Vlasto Henri Cochet	6–2, 6–2
1926	French Championships	Suzanne Lenglen	Suzanne LeBesnerais Jean Borotra	6–4, 6–3

References

1. United States Lawn Tennis Association (1972). Official Encyclopedia of Tennis (First Edition), p. 424.
2. "Wimbledon player archive - Jacques Brugnon". www.wimbledon.com. AELTC.
3. "ITF player profile". ITF.

External links

• Jacques Brugnon at the International Tennis Hall of Fame
• Jacques Brugnon at the International Tennis Federation
• Jacques Brugnon at the Davis Cup