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 Grand Slam 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 Howard Kinsey. He also competed at the

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and the

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. Between 1921 and 1934, he played 31 times for the French

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team, mainly as a doubles player, compiling 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 a member of four of the five teams that defended it successfully through 1931. 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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