Who completes 'Les Quatre Mousquetaires' of French tennis - Jean Borota, Jacques Brugon, Henri Cochet and ....?
"6–3, 6–4 René Lacoste (FRA) / Jean Borotra (FRA) defeated Henri Cochet (FRA) / Jacques Brugnon (FRA) 6–3, 3–6, 6–3, 3–6, 8–6 Lilí Álvarez (ESP) / Kornelia Bouman (NED) defeated Bobbie Heine (RSA) / Alida Neave (RSA) 7–5, 6–3 Eileen Bennett Whittingstall (GBR) / Henri Cochet (FRA) defeated Helen Wills Moody (USA) / Frank Hunter (USA) 6–3, 6–2 1929 French Championships (tennis) The 1929 French Championships (now known as the French Open) was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor clay ourts at the Stade Roland-Garros in Paris, France. The tournament ran from 26 May until 3 June."
"Janine Bourdin. Jean Borotra Jean Laurent Robert Borotra (, ; 13 August 1898 – 17 July 1994) was a French tennis champion. He was one of the famous ""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. Borotra was born in Domaine du Pouy, Biarritz, Aquitaine, the oldest of four children. Known as ""the Bounding Basque"", he won four Grand Slam singles titles in the French, Australian, and All England championships."
"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 Villeurbanne, Rhône, Cochet won a total 22 Majors including seven Grand Slam singles, five doubles and three mixed doubles. In addition he won three singles, two doubles and one mixed doubles ILTF majors. He also won one professional Major in singles. During his major career (he won singles and doubles titles on"
"Jean Borotra Jean Laurent Robert Borotra (, ; 13 August 1898 – 17 July 1994) was a French tennis champion. He was one of the famous ""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. Borotra was born in Domaine du Pouy, Biarritz, Aquitaine, the oldest of four children. Known as ""the Bounding Basque"", he won four Grand Slam singles titles in the French, Australian, and All England championships. The 1924"
"Telegraph. The Four Musketeers were inducted simultaneously into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport, Rhode Island, in 1976. Jacques Brugnon Jacques ""Toto"" Brugnon (; 11 May 1895 – 20 March 1978) was a French tennis player, one of the famous ""Four Musketeers"" from France who dominated tennis in the late 1920s and early 1930s. He was born in Paris and died in Paris. He was primarily a doubles specialist who won 10 Grand Slam doubles titles in the French, American, Australian and British championships. Additionally he won two mixed doubles titles at Roland Garros partnering Suzanne Lenglen. He"
"Borotra–Cochet rivalry This was a tennis rivalry played between French player Jean Borotra and the French player Henri Cochet, which in their respective careers the met 16 times from 1922 until 1949. Jean Borotra a former World Number 2 and four time Grand Slam singles champion and Henri Cochet a former World number 1 and seven time Grand Slam champion, three time ITF Major champion and one time Pro Slam champion and both Davis Cup champions. They first met in each other in the final of the World Covered Court Championships at Palace Lawn Tennis Club, in St. Moritz in"
"Jacques Brugnon Jacques ""Toto"" Brugnon (; 11 May 1895 – 20 March 1978) was a French tennis player, one of the famous ""Four Musketeers"" from France who dominated tennis in the late 1920s and early 1930s. He was born in Paris and died in Paris. He was primarily a doubles specialist who won 10 Grand Slam doubles titles in the French, American, Australian and British championships. Additionally he won two mixed doubles titles at Roland Garros partnering Suzanne Lenglen. He was also a fine singles player but never won a Major title. He played in 20 Wimbledon Championships between 1920"
"1929 French Championships – Men's Doubles Jean Borotra and Jacques Brugnon were the defending champions but they split up and Borotra teamed up with René Lacoste and Brugnon partnered with Henri Cochet. The final saw the encounter of these teams known altogether as the Four Musketeers with the former pair clinching the title. Every but 16 teams (neither the third and four seeds) received a bye into the second round. Béla Kehrling, ed. (10 June 1929). [http://epa.oszk.hu/02100/02127/00003/pdf/EPA02127_tennis_es_golf_1929_1_003.pdf ""A férfi páros mezőnye [The doubles draw<nowiki>]</nowiki>""] (in Hungarian) (pdf). Tennisz és Golf. I (Budapest, Hungary: Bethlen Gábor Irod. és Nyomdai RT) 3:"
"1922 with Cochet winning there inugrial meeting. There final meeting was at the Pierre Gillou Cup In Paris in the semi finals in 1949 that time Borotra was the winner. They played each other on multiple surfaces including grass courts, clay courts, hard courts and wood courts and in different environments both outdoors and indoors. Borotra–Cochet rivalry This was a tennis rivalry played between French player Jean Borotra and the French player Henri Cochet, which in their respective careers the met 16 times from 1922 until 1949. Jean Borotra a former World Number 2 and four time Grand Slam singles"
"67. Retrieved September 22, 2012. 1929 French Championships – Men's Doubles Jean Borotra and Jacques Brugnon were the defending champions but they split up and Borotra teamed up with René Lacoste and Brugnon partnered with Henri Cochet. The final saw the encounter of these teams known altogether as the Four Musketeers with the former pair clinching the title. Every but 16 teams (neither the third and four seeds) received a bye into the second round. Béla Kehrling, ed. (10 June 1929). [http://epa.oszk.hu/02100/02127/00003/pdf/EPA02127_tennis_es_golf_1929_1_003.pdf ""A férfi páros mezőnye [The doubles draw<nowiki>]</nowiki>""] (in Hungarian) (pdf). Tennisz és Golf. I (Budapest, Hungary: Bethlen Gábor"
"three different surfaces, clay, grass and wood). He was ranked as world No. 1 player for four consecutive years, 1928 through 1931 by A. Wallis Myers. Cochet turned professional in 1933, but after a less than stellar pro career he was reinstated as an amateur after the end of World War II in 1945. The Four Musketeers were inducted simultaneously into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport, Rhode Island in 1976. Cochet died in 1987 in Paris at age 85. Henri Cochet was born on 14 December 1901 in Villeurbanne to Gustave Cochet and Antoinette Gailleton. His father"
"most successful table tennis players of France, world champion mixed doubles in 1977 with Claude Bergeret, 3 times bronze medal in men's doubles, quadruple European champion (including a single in 1976 against the Soviet Anatoly Strokatov final and doubles with Patrick Birocheau), 61 times champions of France (17 times in men's singles, 10 times in men's doubles, mixed doubles 11 times, 6 times with Claude Bergeret and 4 times with Martine Le Bras, 23 times by teams). Jacques Secrétin Jacques Secrétin is a male former international table tennis player from France. From 1974 to 1986 he won several medals in"
"The Musketeers were: While Brugnon was primarily a doubles specialist, Borotra, Cochet, and Lacoste won many singles titles. Between them, they won three United States Championships at Forest Hills, six consecutive Wimbledon titles from 1924 through 1929, and 10 titles in 11 years at the French Championships, 1922 through 1932 (up to and including 1924, though, the tournament was only open to members of French tennis clubs, therefore wasn't a major tournament until 1925). From 1926 until 1930 a musketeer, Lacoste or Cochet, was ranked No. 1 in the world and in 1926 and 1927 all four musketeers were ranked"
"business affairs and injuries Cochet missed most of the 1925 season, while he kept his French first place shared with Borotra. The French International Championships of that year marked the first instance of an all-Four Musketeers final in the doubles of the Championships where Brugnon and Lacoste were victorious against Cochet and Borotra. In January of the next year Cochet defeated Henry Mayes for the New Courts of Cannes Championships and repeated this feat on the first day of February in the final of the Gallia L.T.C. of Cannes tournament. In March for his first Menton crown he engaged in"
"Apart from playing tennis Cochet was an amateur ice-hockey player. He ran a sporting goods store in Paris. Cochet was an occasional coach as well and in 1930 he coached the French junior tennis team once a week for free including his brother-in-law Georges Desthieux who won the New Malden tournament that year. He was awarded the Red Ribbon of the Legion of Honour for his sport merits in 1951. He died on 1 April 1987, aged 85, in Saint-Germain-en-Laye. French Pro Henri Cochet Henri Jean Cochet (; 14 December 1901 – 1 April 1987) was a French tennis player."
"the long-time president of the Fédération Française de Tennis (FFT) who helped restore tennis as a Summer Olympics sport in 1988. The four main spectator grandstands are named for ""les Quatre Mousquetaires""—Brugnon, Borotra, Cochet, and Lacoste—in honor of their Davis Cup success, which prompted construction of the facility, and the stadium. As a further tribute, the trophy awarded each year to the French Open men's singles champion is known as ""La Coupe des Mousquetaires."" Built in 1994 and originally designated ""Court A"", Court Suzanne Lenglen is the secondary stadium with a capacity of 10,068 spectators. Its namesake, an international celebrity"
"scene Cochet won every possible major tournament of the era. In February 1922 he traveled to the World Covered Court Championships in Saint Moritz in Switzerland where he defeated Borotra in a five-set final and formed a team with him to gain the doubles trophy against Jacques Brugnon and Marcel Dupont. He clinched a triple crown feat at the 1922 World Hard Court Championships in Brussels defeating Count Manuel de Gomar in the singles final and triumphing in the doubles events, partnering Jean Borotra and Suzanne Lenglen respectively. After his success abroad Cochet claimed the French Closed Championships by defeating"
"The Four Musketeers (tennis) The Four Musketeers, () after a popular 1920s film adaptation of Alexandre Dumas' classic, were French tennis players who dominated the game in the second half of the 1920s and early 1930s, winning 20 Grand Slam titles and 23 Grand Slam doubles. They also led France to six straight Davis Cup wins, 1927–32, in an era when Cup matches enjoyed a prestige similar to today's FIFA World Cup finals. At its creation in 1927, the tournament that would later be known as French Open's trophy was named the ""Coupe des Mousquetaires"" in honour of the quartet."
"the singles competition. Jacques Brichant Jacques ""Jacky"" Brichant (28 March 1930 – 9 March 2011) was a Belgian tennis player. Brichant has played the most Davis Cup ties for his country. Brichant reached the semi-finals of the French Championships in singles in 1958 which he lost to eventual champion Mervyn Rose. Additionally he reached the French quarter-finals three times (1956, 1957, 1959). He won the national Belgian title 10 times. In 1950 he was the runner-up at the All England Plate event, a tennis competition held at the Wimbledon Championships consisting of players who were defeated in the first or"
"and a second triple feat at the Nice Lawn Tennis Club. Cochet triumphed at the doubles events at the Hotel Bristol of Beaulieu in mid-February. In Marseilles he was upset by Christian Boussus in the semifinals. In April at the Championnats de la Côte Basque of Pau he overcame Eduardo Flaquer in singles, and with Jacques Brugnon finished second behind the Spanish duo of Flaquer and Raimundo Morales-Marquez, while the mixed went also to Cochet and Germaine le Conte. In June the Four Musketeers held their second all-French doubles final of the 1927 French Championships where Cochet and Brugnon beat"
"Wimbledon after competing in the Men's Doubles tournament. Partnering with his mentor and advisor Louis Greig, the pair were eliminated in the first round by former champions Herbert Roper Barrett and Arthur Gore. 1926 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Doubles Jean Borotra and René Lacoste were the defending champions, but decided not to play together. Lacoste partnered with Paul Féret but withdrew before the start of the competition. Borotra played with Leonce Aslangul, but lost to Jacques Brugnon and Henri Cochet in the quarterfinals. Brugnon and Cochet defeated Howard Kinsey and Vincent Richards in the final, 7–5, 4–6, 6–3, 6–2 to"
"Borotra and Lacoste. All these achievements were a prelude to the 1927 Wimbledon Championships where in successive rounds Cochet defeated two leading Americans Frank Hunter and Bill Tilden and finally Jean Borotra in remarkable five set matches, all of whom had a two-sets advantage against him. Tilden served for the match, leading 5–1 in the third set and had a match ball. In the final Borotra left six match points unconverted to open the route for Cochet's revival. With the latter one Cochet set a Wimbledon final comeback record that stands up to this day. He then again met Hunter"
"1926 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Doubles Jean Borotra and René Lacoste were the defending champions, but decided not to play together. Lacoste partnered with Paul Féret but withdrew before the start of the competition. Borotra played with Leonce Aslangul, but lost to Jacques Brugnon and Henri Cochet in the quarterfinals. Brugnon and Cochet defeated Howard Kinsey and Vincent Richards in the final, 7–5, 4–6, 6–3, 6–2 to win the Gentlemen' Doubles tennis title at the 1926 Wimbledon Championship. The Duke of York, the future King George VI, remains the only member of the British royal family to ever compete at"
"displacing Richard Gasquet as French no. 1. By the end of 2008, France had four players in the top 20 (Simon, Tsonga, Gasquet, and Monfils), for the first time since computer rankings were established in 1973. The French paper ""L'Equipe"" grouped the four player as ""néo-Mousquetaires"". French TV Canal+ went on to produce a documentary series that followed the four French players and their touring around the world. The series ""Les 4 Mousquetaires"" went on the air for two seasons during 2009 and 2010. On November 3, he qualified for the Tennis Masters Cup, a tournament usually reserved for the"
"Colette Rosambert Colette Rosambert-Boegner () was a French tennis player. Rosambert learnt to play tennis from the professional Albert Burke in Deauville. She notably reached the final of the women's doubles at the French Open in 1933, with her compatriot Sylvie Jung Henrotin. The following year, she won the mixed doubles with Jean Borotra. She won the All England Plate in 1933, a tennis competition held at the Wimbledon Championships which consisted of players who were defeated in the first or second rounds of the singles competition. In 1934 she won the singles title at the French Covered Court Championships."
"Colette Rosambert Colette Rosambert-Boegner () was a French tennis player. Rosambert learnt to play tennis from the professional Albert Burke in Deauville. She notably reached the final of the women's doubles at the French Open in 1933, with her compatriot Sylvie Jung Henrotin. The following year, she won the mixed doubles with Jean Borotra. She won the All England Plate in 1933, a tennis competition held at the Wimbledon Championships which consisted of players who were defeated in the first or second rounds of the singles competition. In 1934 she won the singles title at the French Covered Court Championships."
"Jacques Brichant Jacques ""Jacky"" Brichant (28 March 1930 – 9 March 2011) was a Belgian tennis player. Brichant has played the most Davis Cup ties for his country. Brichant reached the semi-finals of the French Championships in singles in 1958 which he lost to eventual champion Mervyn Rose. Additionally he reached the French quarter-finals three times (1956, 1957, 1959). He won the national Belgian title 10 times. In 1950 he was the runner-up at the All England Plate event, a tennis competition held at the Wimbledon Championships consisting of players who were defeated in the first or second rounds of"
"against Jean Borotra. Failing health, including respiratory disease, led to his withdrawal from competitive tennis in 1929 although he would make a brief comeback at the 1932 French Championships, where he defeated reigning Wimbledon champion Sidney Wood in the third round, but lost in the fourth to Harry Lee. He was the non-playing captain of the French Davis Cup team in 1932 and 1933. The Four Musketeers were inducted simultaneously into the International Tennis Hall of Fame, in Newport, Rhode Island, in 1976. In his 1979 autobiography, Jack Kramer, the long-time tennis promoter and great player himself, included Lacoste in"
"Heine, which went to three sets. He successfully defended the Austrian championships against Franz Wilhelm Matejka and claimed the doubles with Roger Danet. He claimed the Czechoslovakian Championships from fellow countryman Christian Boussus. They joined forces and together won the doubles. In May at the 34th French Championships the men's doubles tournament took place first. With Lacoste – Borotra's victory over Tilden – Hunter and Cochet – Brugnon's easy win over Gregory – Collins in the semifinals secured the Four Musketeers their third doubles face-to-face final. Unfortunately for Cochet in the fifth set they were serving for the match and"
"semifinals at Wimbledon in 1925, and the quarterfinals twice at the (now fully international) French championships in 1925 and 1927. Moreover, she won the mixed doubles title partnering Jean Borotra at Paris in 1927. She was ranked world No. 9 by A. Wallis Myers in 1925. Broquedis died in Orléans in 1983, aged 90. Marguerite Broquedis Marguerite Marie Broquedis (; 17 April 1893 – 23 April 1983; married names ""Billout"", ""Bordes"") was a French female tennis player. Broquedis was born on 17 April 1893 in Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques. She moved with her family to Paris around the turn of the century"
"was a groundkeeper at a Lyonnaise tennis club where Henri worked as a ball boy and thus had a chance to practise for free. He began playing at the age of eight along with his sister. The president of the club, a silk-factory owner and French-ranked player Georges Cozon, recognized his talent and volunteered to coach him. He entered his first local tournament in 1920 where he met his mentor in the final. Cochet then moved on to win a series of matches at Aix-les-Bains mostly scratch and handicap matches. In 1921 he decided to compete in Paris, which was"
"Marc López. At the 2016 Wimbledon Championships, Herbert and Mahut beat Julien Benneteau and Edouard Roger-Vasselin in the final to win the tournament. At the 2017 Rotterdam Open, Herbert defeated world no. 8 Dominic Thiem in the quarterfinals for his first singles win over a Top 10-ranked player. He lost his semifinal to David Goffin. In the Davis Cup final against Belgium, Herbert and Richard Gasquet won the doubles match to help France win the Davis cup. Pierre-Hugues Herbert Pierre-Hugues Herbert (; born 18 March 1991) is a French professional tennis player. In doubles, he won the title at the"
"set of accolades after defeating Helen Wills, women's world champion, and Frank Hunter, the No. 2 USLTA player in a three-set championship match. On 6 July at the 1928 Wimbledon Championships Lacoste equalized with a victory over Cochet and deprived him of the title. Cochet and Bennett lost in the mixed quarterfinals. Cochet and Brugnon won the doubles again over Gerald Patterson and John Hawkes after their 1926 triumph. At the end of July in the Challenge round of the Davis Cup at Roland Garros the Musketeers, with the absence of Brugnon, defeated the United States to keep the trophy"