Jacques Brugnon

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 recordincomplete
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 Marie Stanislas Jean Brugnon (French pronunciation: [ʒak bʁyɲɔ̃]; 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
Loss 1925 French Championships Clay Henri Cochet Jean Borotra
René Lacoste
5–7, 6–4, 3–6, 6–2, 3–6
Loss 1926 French Championships Clay Henri Cochet Vincent Richards
Howard Kinsey
4–6, 1–6, 6–4, 4–6
Win 1926 Wimbledon Grass Henri Cochet Howard Kinsey
Vincent Richards
7–5, 4–6, 6–3, 6–2
Win 1927 French Championships Clay Henri Cochet Jean Borotra
René Lacoste
2–6, 6–2, 6–0, 1–6, 6–4
Loss 1927 Wimbledon Grass Henri Cochet Frank Hunter
Bill Tilden
6–1, 6–4, 6–8, 3–6, 4–6
Win 1928 Australian Championships Grass Jean Borotra Edgar Moon
Jim Willard
6–2, 4–6, 6–4, 6–4
Win 1928 French Championships Clay Jean Borotra Henri Cochet
René de Buzelet
6–4, 3–6, 6–2, 3–6, 6–4
Win 1928 Wimbledon Grass Henri Cochet John Hawkes
Gerald Patterson
13–11, 6–4, 6–4
Loss 1929 French Championships Clay Henri Cochet René Lacoste
Jean Borotra
3–6, 6–3, 3–6, 6–3, 6–8
Win 1930 French Championships Clay Henri Cochet Harry Hopman
Jim Willard
6–3, 9–7, 6–3
Loss 1931 Wimbledon Grass Henri Cochet George Lott
John van Ryn
2–6, 8–10, 11–9, 6–3, 3–6
Win 1932 French Championships Clay Henri Cochet Marcel Bernard
Christian Boussus
6–4, 3–6, 7–5, 6–3
Win 1932 Wimbledon Grass Jean Borotra Pat Hughes
Fred Perry
6–0, 4–6, 3–6, 7–5, 7–5
Win 1933 Wimbledon Grass Jean Borotra Ryosuki Nunoi
Jiro Satoh
4–6, 6–3, 6–3, 7–5
Win 1934 French Championships Clay Jean Borotra Jack Crawford
Vivian McGrath
11–9, 6–3, 2–6, 4–6, 9–7
Loss 1934 Wimbledon Grass Jean Borotra George Lott
Lester Stoefen
2–6, 3–6, 4–6
Loss 1939 French Championships Clay 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
Win 1925 French Championships Clay Suzanne Lenglen Didi Vlasto
Henri Cochet
6–2, 6–2
Win 1926 French Championships Clay Suzanne Lenglen Nanette le Besnerais
Jean Borotra
6–4, 6–3

References

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