Full name: Jean Laurent Robert Borotra
Nickname(s): Le Basque Bondissant (The Bounding Basque)
Gender: Male
Height: 6-0 (183 cm)
Weight: 168 lbs (76 kg)
Born: August 13, 1898 in Biarritz, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France
Died: July 17, 1994 in Arbonne, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France
Affiliations: TCP, Paris (FRA)
Country: France
Sport: Tennis
Medals: 1 Bronze (1 Total)
Basque tennis player Jean Borotra was most famous as one of the âFour Musketeersâ, together with [Jacques Brugnon], [Henri Cochet] and [René Lacoste]. These four dominated international tennis in the 1920s and 1930s, winning the Davis Cup 1927-1932, as well as many Grand Slam titles. Borotra won 9 French Open titles (including two singles) and six at Wimbledon. He played only once at the U.S. Open, losing the final to Lacoste and winning the mixed doubles. A member of the French Socialist Party (PSF), he served as commissioner for education and sports in Vichy France, but was captured by the Germans in 1942, remaining imprisoned for the remainder of the Second World War. Borotra, who was known as the "jumping Basque", continued to play Davis Cup tennis until after the war, and was inducted in the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1976, together with the other three Musketeers. |
Games | Age | City | Sport | Event | Team | NOC | Rank | Medal | |
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1924 Summer | 25 | Paris | Tennis | Men's Singles | France | FRA | 4 | ||
1924 Summer | 25 | Paris | Tennis | Mixed Doubles | France | FRA | 15T | ||
1924 Summer | 25 | Paris | Tennis | Men's Doubles | France-2 | FRA | 3 | Bronze |
Games | Age | City | Sport | Team | NOC | Phase | Unit | Rank | Date | Result | SW |
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1924 Summer | 25 | Paris | Tennis | France | FRA | Final Round | Match 3/4 | 2 | 1924-07-20 | De Morpurgo (ITA) 3, Borotra (FRA) 2 | 2 |
1924 Summer | 25 | Paris | Tennis | France | FRA | Semi-Finals | Match #1 | 2 | 1924-07-18 | Cochet (FRA) 3, Borotra (FRA) 1 | 1 |
1924 Summer | 25 | Paris | Tennis | France | FRA | Quarter-Finals | Match #2 | 1 | 1924-07-17 | Borotra (FRA) 3, Jacob (IND) 1 | 3 |
1924 Summer | 25 | Paris | Tennis | France | FRA | Round Four | Match #3 | 1 | Borotra (FRA) 3, Kingscote (GBR) 0 | 3 | |
1924 Summer | 25 | Paris | Tennis | France | FRA | Round Three | Match #6 | 1 | 1924-07-15 | Borotra (FRA) 3, Nielsen (NOR) 0 | 3 |
1924 Summer | 25 | Paris | Tennis | France | FRA | Round Two | Match #11 | 1 | Borotra (FRA) 3, Torralva (CHI) 0 | 3 | |
1924 Summer | 25 | Paris | Tennis | France | FRA | Round One | Match #35 | 1 | 1924-07-13 | Borotra (FRA) 3, Honda (JPN) 0 | 3 |
Games | Age | City | Sport | Team | NOC | Partner | Phase | Unit | Rank | Date | Result | SW |
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1924 Summer | 25 | Paris | Tennis | France | FRA | Marguerite Broquedis-Billout | Round One | Match #5 | 2 | USA-2 2, FRA 0 | 0 |
Games | Age | City | Sport | Team | NOC | Partner | Phase | Unit | Rank | Date | Result | SW |
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1924 Summer | 25 | Paris | Tennis | France-2 | FRA | René Lacoste | Final Round | Match 3/4 | 1 | 1924-07-21 | FRA-2 3, RSA 0 | 3 |
1924 Summer | 25 | Paris | Tennis | France-2 | FRA | René Lacoste | Semi-Finals | Match #2 | 2 | 1924-07-19 | USA-2 3, FRA-2 2 | 2 |
1924 Summer | 25 | Paris | Tennis | France-2 | FRA | René Lacoste | Quarter-Finals | Match #4 | 1 | 1924-07-18 | FRA-2 3, IND-2 0 | 3 |
1924 Summer | 25 | Paris | Tennis | France-2 | FRA | René Lacoste | Round Three | Match #8 | 1 | FRA-2 3, ARG-1 0 | 3 | |
1924 Summer | 25 | Paris | Tennis | France-2 | FRA | René Lacoste | Round Two | Match #14 | 1 | FRA-2 3, BEL-1 0 | 3 | |
1924 Summer | 25 | Paris | Tennis | France-2 | FRA | René Lacoste | Round One | Match #12 | AC | 1924-07-14 | FRA-2 bye |