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

Doubles (10 titles, 7 runner-ups)

Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss1925French ChampionshipsClayFrance Henri CochetFrance Jean Borotra
France René Lacoste
5–7, 6–4, 3–6, 6–2, 3–6
Loss1926French ChampionshipsClayFrance Henri CochetUnited States Vincent Richards
United States Howard Kinsey
4–6, 1–6, 6–4, 4–6
Win1926WimbledonGrassFrance Henri CochetUnited States Howard Kinsey
United States Vincent Richards
7–5, 4–6, 6–3, 6–2
Win1927French ChampionshipsClayFrance Henri CochetFrance Jean Borotra
France René Lacoste
2–6, 6–2, 6–0, 1–6, 6–4
Loss1927WimbledonGrassFrance Henri CochetUnited States Frank Hunter
United States Bill Tilden
6–1, 6–4, 6–8, 3–6, 4–6
Win1928Australian ChampionshipsGrassFrance Jean BorotraAustralia Edgar Moon
Australia Jim Willard
6–2, 4–6, 6–4, 6–4
Win1928French ChampionshipsClayFrance Jean BorotraFrance Henri Cochet
France René de Buzelet
6–4, 3–6, 6–2, 3–6, 6–4
Win1928WimbledonGrassFrance Henri CochetAustralia John Hawkes
Australia Gerald Patterson
13–11, 6–4, 6–4
Loss1929French ChampionshipsClayFrance Henri CochetFrance René Lacoste
France Jean Borotra
3–6, 6–3, 3–6, 6–3, 6–8
Win1930French ChampionshipsClayFrance Henri CochetAustralia Harry Hopman
Australia Jim Willard
6–3, 9–7, 6–3
Loss1931WimbledonGrassFrance Henri CochetUnited States George Lott
United States John van Ryn
2–6, 8–10, 11–9, 6–3, 3–6
Win1932French ChampionshipsClayFrance Henri CochetFrance Marcel Bernard
France Christian Boussus
6–4, 3–6, 7–5, 6–3
Win1932WimbledonGrassFrance Jean BorotraUnited Kingdom Pat Hughes
United Kingdom Fred Perry
6–0, 4–6, 3–6, 7–5, 7–5
Win1933WimbledonGrassFrance Jean BorotraJapan Ryosuki Nunoi
Japan Jiro Satoh
4–6, 6–3, 6–3, 7–5
Win1934French ChampionshipsClayFrance Jean BorotraAustralia Jack Crawford
Australia Vivian McGrath
11–9, 6–3, 2–6, 4–6, 9–7
Loss1934WimbledonGrassFrance Jean BorotraUnited States George Lott
United States Lester Stoefen
2–6, 3–6, 4–6
Loss1939French ChampionshipsClayFrance Jean BorotraUnited States Charles Harris
United States Don McNeill
6–4, 4–6, 0–6, 6–2, 8–10

Mixed doubles (2 titles)

Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win1925French ChampionshipsClayFrance Suzanne LenglenFrance Didi Vlasto
France Henri Cochet
6–2, 6–2
Win1926French ChampionshipsClayFrance Suzanne LenglenFrance Nanette le Besnerais
France 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).
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