 Brugnon in 1920 | |||||||||
| Full name | Jacques Marie Stanislas Jean Brugnon | ||||||||
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| Country (sports) |  France | ||||||||
| Born | (1895-05-11)11 May 1895 Paris, France | ||||||||
| Died | 20 March 1978(1978-03-20) (aged 82) | ||||||||
| Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) | ||||||||
| Int. Tennis HoF | 1976 (member page) | ||||||||
| Singles | |||||||||
| Career record | 407–106 (68.6%)[1] | ||||||||
| Career titles | 21[1] | ||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 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 record | incomplete | ||||||||
| 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
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Jacques Marie Stanislas Jean Brugnon (French pronunciation:[ʒakbʁyɲɔ̃]; 11 May 1895 – 20 March 1978), nicknamed "Toto", was a Frenchtennis player, one of the famous "Four Musketeers" fromFrance who dominated tennis in the late 1920s and early 1930s. He was born in and died inParis.
He was primarily a doubles specialist who won 10Grand Slam doubles titles in the French, American, Australian and British championships. Additionally he won two mixed doubles titles atRoland Garros partneringSuzanne Lenglen. He was also a fine singles player but never won a major title. He played in 20Wimbledon 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 toHoward Kinsey.[3] He also competed at the1920 Summer Olympics and the1924 Summer Olympics.[4]
Between 1921 and 1934, he played 31 times for the FrenchDavis 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 byA. Wallis Myers ofThe Daily Telegraph.[2]
The Four Musketeers were inducted simultaneously into theInternational Tennis Hall of Fame inNewport, Rhode Island, in 1976.
| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Win | 1925 | French Championships | Clay | Suzanne Lenglen | Didi VlastoHenri Cochet | 6–2, 6–2 |
| Win | 1926 | French Championships | Clay | Suzanne Lenglen | Nanette le BesneraisJean Borotra | 6–4, 6–3 |
