Jean Marie Octave Constant Washer (; 22 August 1894 – 23 March 1972) was a Belgian

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player successful in the 1920s. He was the father of

Philippe Washer Philippe Washer (; 6 August 1924 – 27 November 2015) was a Belgian tennis player. He competed in the Davis Cup a number of times, from 1946 to 1961. Early life and family Philippe Washer was born on 6 August 1924 in Brussels. He was the son ...

Tennis career

Washer reached the semifinals of Roland Garros in

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, beating

Henri Cochet Henri Jean Cochet (; 14 December 1901 – 1 April 1987) was a French tennis player. He was a world No. 1 ranked player, and a member of the famous " Four Musketeers" from France who dominated tennis in the late 1920s and early 1930s. Born in ...

before losing to

Jean Borotra Jean Laurent Robert Borotra (, ; 13 August 1898 – 17 July 1994) was a French tennis champion. He was one of the "The Four Musketeers (tennis), Four Musketeers" from his country who dominated tennis in the late 1920s and early 1930s. Borotra wa ...

. Washer also reached the quarters in 1926; the quarterfinals of the 1924 Wimbledon Championships; and the final of the

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in both 1921 and 1923. He was ranked world No. 9 by A. Wallis Myers of

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for 1923.

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Washer, Jean Belgian male tennis players 1894 births 1972 deaths Olympic tennis players of Belgium Tennis players at the 1920 Summer Olympics Tennis players at the 1924 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Antwerp