Jean Borotra
Jean Laurent Robert Borotra (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ ʁɔbɛʁ bɔ.ʁotʁa], Basque pronunciation: [borotɾa]; 13 August 1898 – 17 July 1994) was a French tennis champion. He was one of the "Four Musketeers" from his country who dominated tennis in the late 1920s and early 1930s. Borotra was imprisoned in Itter Castle during the latter years of World War II and subsequently fought in the Battle for Castle Itter.
Jean Borotra in 1931 | |||||||||
| Full name | Jean Laurent Robert Borotra | ||||||||
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| Country (sports) | France | ||||||||
| Born | 13 August 1898 Biarritz, France | ||||||||
| Died | 17 July 1994 (aged 95) Arbonne, France | ||||||||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||
| Turned pro | 1920 (amateur tour) | ||||||||
| Retired | 1956 | ||||||||
| Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) | ||||||||
| Int. Tennis HoF | 1976 (member page) | ||||||||
| Singles | |||||||||
| Career record | 654–127 (83.7%) | ||||||||
| Career titles | 69 | ||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 2 (1926, A. Wallis Myers) | ||||||||
| Grand Slam singles results | |||||||||
| Australian Open | W (1928) | ||||||||
| French Open | W (1931) | ||||||||
| Wimbledon | W (1924, 1926) | ||||||||
| US Open | F (1926) | ||||||||
| Other tournaments | |||||||||
| WHCC | SF (1922) | ||||||||
| WCCC | F (1922) | ||||||||
| Olympic Games | SF – 4th (1924) | ||||||||
| Doubles | |||||||||
| Career record | 0–1 | ||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 1 (1925) | ||||||||
| Grand Slam doubles results | |||||||||
| Australian Open | W (1928) | ||||||||
| French Open | W (1925, 1928, 1929, 1934, 1936) | ||||||||
| Wimbledon | W (1925, 1932, 1933) | ||||||||
| Other doubles tournaments | |||||||||
| WHCC | W (1922) | ||||||||
| WCCC | W (1922) | ||||||||
| Mixed doubles | |||||||||
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |||||||||
| Australian Open | W (1928) | ||||||||
| French Open | W (1927, 1934) | ||||||||
| Wimbledon | W (1925) | ||||||||
| US Open | W (1926) | ||||||||
| Team competitions | |||||||||
| Davis Cup | W (1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932) | ||||||||
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