Jean Borotra

Jean Borotra
Jean Borotra in 1931
Full nameJean Laurent Robert Borotra
Country (sports) France
Born(1898-08-13)13 August 1898
Biarritz, France
Died17 July 1994(1994-07-17) (aged 95)
Arbonne, France
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Turned pro1920 (amateur tour)
Retired1956
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Int. Tennis HoF1976 (member page)
Singles
Career record654–127 (83.7%)[1]
Career titles69[2]
Highest rankingNo. 2 (1926, A. Wallis Myers)[3]
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenW (1928)
French OpenW (1931)
WimbledonW (1924, 1926)
US OpenF (1926)
Other tournaments
WHCCSF (1922)
WCCCF (1922)
Olympic GamesSF – 4th (1924)
Doubles
Career record0–1
Highest rankingNo. 1 (1925)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenW (1928)
French OpenW (1925, 1928, 1929, 1934, 1936)
WimbledonW (1925, 1932, 1933)
Other doubles tournaments
WHCCW (1922)
WCCCW (1922)
Mixed doubles
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian OpenW (1928)
French OpenW (1927, 1934)
WimbledonW (1925)
US OpenW (1926)
Team competitions
Davis CupW (1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932)
Medal record
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1924 Paris Doubles

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.[4]

  1. ^ "Borotra, Jean: Career Match Records Main Tournaments". thetennisebase.com. The Tennisbase. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
  2. ^ "Borotra, Jean: Career Match Records Main Tournaments". thetennisebase.com. The Tennisbase. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
  3. ^ United States Lawn Tennis Association (1972). Official Encyclopedia of Tennis (First Edition), p. 424.
  4. ^ "Jean Borotra". Olympedia. Retrieved 21 November 2021.