Jean Borotra
Full name | Jean Laurent Robert Borotra |
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Country (sports) | France |
Born | Biarritz, France | 13 August 1898
Died | 17 July 1994 Arbonne, France | (aged 95)
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%)[1] |
Career titles | 69[2] |
Highest ranking | No. 2 (1926, A. Wallis Myers)[3] |
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) |
Medal record |
Jean Laurent Robert Borotra (French pronunciation:
Career
Borotra was born in Domaine du Pouy, Biarritz, Aquitaine, the oldest of four children.[5]
Known as "the Bounding
Borotra was ranked as high as world No. 1 by Bill Tilden in 1930, although Tilden didn't include himself in the ranking.[6] He was ranked No. 2 by A. Wallis Myers of The Daily Telegraph in 1926.[3] Borotra won his last major in 1936 when he teamed up with Marcel Bernard for the French Championship doubles at Roland Garros.
In 1974, Borotra was one of the last three people to be awarded the IOC's Olympic Diploma of Merit.[7][8] And in 1976, he along with the three other Musketeers were inducted simultaneously into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport, Rhode Island. In 1984, Borotra received a Distinguished Service award from the United States Sports Academy in recognition of his achievements. As the oldest living gentleman's singles champion, Borotra was invited to present the singles champion his trophy at the 100th Wimbledon Championship in 1986.[citation needed]
On 17 July 1994, Borotra, founder and president of honour of the CIFP (
The
Jean Borotra Sportsmanship Award
The Jean Borotra Sportsmanship Award is an International Club (IC) award. It was introduced in 1998 to recognise tennis players deemed to have shown outstanding sportsmanship throughout their career.[10]
The selection process involves a panel of international tennis journalists selecting a group of players who meet the IC's core value, namely to "develop, encourage and maintain the highest standards of sportsmanship and understanding among players of all nations and among young players in particular." The shortlist is then endorsed (or added to) by the 38 International Clubs around the world, from which a winner is picked.[11]
The recipient typically receives their award in a private ceremony in London at the
Personal life
In 1938 Borotra married Mabel de Forest and they had one son.[13] The couple divorced in 1947. In 1988 he married Janine Bourdin.[14]
A member of
Arrested by the Gestapo in November 1942, Borotra was deported to a concentration camp in Germany and then Itter Castle in North Tyrol until May 1945. He was freed from the castle after the Battle of Castle Itter, in which he played a courageous role by vaulting from the fortress and running to a nearby town to summon reinforcements.[16]
Grand Slam finals
Singles: 10 (4 titles, 6 runners-up)
Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1924 | Wimbledon | Grass | René Lacoste | 6–1, 3–6, 6–1, 3–6, 6–4 |
Loss | 1925 | French Championships | Clay | René Lacoste | 5–7, 1–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 1925 | Wimbledon | Grass | René Lacoste | 3–6, 3–6, 6–4, 6–8 |
Win | 1926 | Wimbledon | Grass | Howard Kinsey | 8–6, 6–1, 6–3 |
Loss | 1926 | U.S. National Championships | Grass | René Lacoste | 4–6, 0–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 1927 | Wimbledon | Grass | Henri Cochet | 6–4, 6–4, 3–6, 4–6, 5–7 |
Win | 1928 | Australian Championships | Grass | Jack Cummings | 6–4, 6–1, 4–6, 5–7, 6–3 |
Loss | 1929 | French Championships | Clay | René Lacoste | 3–6, 6–2, 0–6, 6–2, 6–8 |
Loss | 1929 | Wimbledon | Grass | Henri Cochet | 4–6, 3–6, 4–6 |
Win | 1931 | French Championships | Clay | Christian Boussus | 2–6, 6–4, 7–5, 6–4 |
Doubles: 12 (9 titles – 3 runners-up)
Mixed doubles: 5 titles
Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1925 | Wimbledon | Grass | Suzanne Lenglen | Uberto de Morpurgo |
6–3, 6–3 |
Win | 1926 | U.S. National Championships | Grass | Elizabeth Ryan | 6–4, 7–5 | |
Win | 1927 | French Championships | Clay | Marguerite Broquedis | Lilí Álvarez Bill Tilden |
6–4, 2–6, 6–2 |
Win | 1928 | Australian Championships | Grass | Daphne Akhurst | Jack Hawkes |
default |
Win | 1934 | French Championships | Clay | Colette Rosambert | Elizabeth Ryan Adrian Quist |
6–2, 6–4 |
Performance timeline
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
(OF) only for French club members
1922 | 1923 | 1924 | 1925 | 1926 | 1927 | 1928 | 1929 | 1930 | 1931 | 1932 | 1933 | 1934 | 1935 | 1936 | SR | W–L | Win % | |
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Grand Slam tournaments | 4 / 26 | 103–22 | 82.4 | |||||||||||||||
Australian | A | A | A | A | A | A | W | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1 / 1 | 6–0 | 100 |
French | OF | F | SF | 4R | SF | F | SF | W | A | A | A | A | A | 1 / 7 | 29–6 | 82.9 | ||
Wimbledon
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3R | 4R | W | F | W | F | QF | F | SF | SF | 4R | A | A | 2R | A | 2 / 12 | 55–10 | 84.6 |
U.S. | A | A | 3R | 1R | F | QF | 3R | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 6 | 13–6 | 68.4 |
Win–loss | 2–1 | 3–1 | 9–1 | 13–3 | 16–2 | 11–3 | 14–3 | 11–2 | 9–3 | 11–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | ||||||
National representation | ||||||||||||||||||
Olympics | NH | SF | Not held | 0 / 1 | 5–2 | 71.4 |
References
- ^ "Borotra, Jean: Career Match Records Main Tournaments". thetennisebase.com. The Tennisbase. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
- ^ "Borotra, Jean: Career Match Records Main Tournaments". thetennisebase.com. The Tennisbase. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
- ^ a b United States Lawn Tennis Association (1972). Official Encyclopedia of Tennis (First Edition), p. 424.
- ^ "Jean Borotra". Olympedia. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
- ^ Adam Doster (14 June 2012). "Jean Borotra, The Most Interesting Man in Tennis, Won 19 Grand Slams And Escaped A Nazi Prison". Deadspin.
- Kehrling, Béla, ed. (20 November 1930). "A világ legjobb tiz női jákétosa"[The top ten female players in the world] (PDF). Tennisz és Golf (in Hungarian). Vol. II, no. 21. Budapest, Hungary: Bethlen Gábor irod. és Nyomdai Rt. p. 398. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ Olympic Review, Issues 89-96. International Olympic Committee. 1975. p. 162.
- ^ Olympic Charter 1983. Comite International Olympique. 1983. pp. 142–143.
- ^ Christopher Clarey (18 July 1994). "Jean Borotra Is Dead at 95; One of Tennis's '4 Musketeers'". The New York Times.
- ^ "IC Jean Borotra CQS Sportsmanship Award". The International Club website. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
- ^ "IC Jean Borotra CQS Sportsmanship Award – Gustavo Kuerten". The International Club website. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
- ^ "IC Jean Borotra CQS Sportsmanship Award – Gabriela Sabatini". The International Club website. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
- ^ "Borotra married". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 31, 065. 27 July 1937. p. 11 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Laurie Pignon (17 July 1994). "Obituary: Jean Borotra". The Independent. London.
- ISBN 978-0582368996.
- ^ Mayer, John G. (26 May 1945). "12th Men Free French Big-Wigs". Hellcat News. 12th Armored Division.
External links
- Jean Borotra at the International Tennis Hall of Fame
- Jean Borotra at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Jean Borotra at the International Tennis Federation
- Jean Borotra at the Davis Cup
- Jean Borotra at Olympics.com
- Jean Borotra at Olympic.org (archived)
- Jean Borotra at Olympedia