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Jacques Marie Stanislas Jean Brugnon (11 May 1895 – 20 March 1978), nicknamed "Toto", was a French

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player, one of the famous " Four Musketeers" from

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who dominated tennis in the late 1920s and early 1930s. He was born in and died in

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. He was primarily a doubles specialist who won 10

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doubles titles in the French, American, Australian and British championships. Additionally he won two mixed doubles titles at Roland Garros partnering

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. He was also a fine singles player but never won a Major title. He played in 20

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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

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. He also competed at the

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and the

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. Between 1921 and 1934 he played 31 ties for the French

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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 US and of four of the five teams that defended it successfully until 1932. Brugnon was ranked World No. 9 for 1927 by A. Wallis Myers of

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. The Four Musketeers were inducted simultaneously into the

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, in 1976.

Grand Slam finals

Doubles (10 titles, 7 runner-ups)

Mixed doubles (2 titles)

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* * * * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Brugnon, Jacques 1895 births 1978 deaths Australian Championships (tennis) champions French Championships (tennis) champions French male tennis players Olympic silver medalists for France Olympic tennis players of France Tennis players from Paris International Tennis Hall of Fame inductees Tennis players at the 1920 Summer Olympics Tennis players at the 1924 Summer Olympics Wimbledon champions (pre-Open Era) Olympic medalists in tennis Grand Slam (tennis) champions in mixed doubles Grand Slam (tennis) champions in men's doubles Medalists at the 1924 Summer Olympics