Jean Borotra

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Men's Tennis
Olympic medal record
Bronze	1924 Paris	Doubles

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Borotra, Cochet, and Lacoste, the 3 greatest of the Musketeers in French cigarette caricatures.

Jean Robert Borotra (August 13, 1898 - June 17, 1994) was a French champion tennis player, one of the famous "Four Musketeers" from his country who dominated tennis in the late 1920s and early 1930s.

Borotra was born in Domaine du Pouy, near Biarritz, Aquitaine.

Known as "the Bounding Basque", he won five Grand Slam singles titles in the French, Australian, and British championships, failing to win only in the American championships. His first appearance was in the French Davis Cup team of 1921.

A member of François de la Rocque's Parti social français (PSF), he became 1st General Commissioner to Sports from August 1940 to April 1942 during Vichy France, leading the Révolution nationale's efforts in sports' policy.

The Four Musketeers were inducted simultaneously into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport, Rhode Island, in 1976. In 1984, he received a Distinguished service award from the United States Sports Academy in recognition of his achievements.

On 17 July 1994, Jean Borotra, Founder and president of Honour of the CIFP (International Committee for Fair Play) passed away at the age of 95, after a short illness. He was buried at Arbonne in 1994.

The International Fair Play Committee recognises achievements annually including awarding the Jean Borotra World Fair Play Trophy.

[edit] Grand Slam record

Australian Championships
- Singles champion: 1928
- Men's Doubles champion: 1928
- Mixed Doubles champion: 1928
French Championships
- Singles champion: 1924, 1931
- Singles runner-up: 1925, 1929
- Men's Doubles champion: 1925, 1928, 1929, 1934, 1936
- Men's Doubles finalist: 1927
- Mixed Doubles champion: 1927, 1934
Wimbledon
- Singles champion: 1924, 1926
- Singles finalist: 1925, 1927, 1929
- Men's Doubles champion: 1925, 1932, 1933
- Mixed Doubles champion: 1925
U.S. Championship
- Singles finalist: 1926
- Mixed Doubles champion: 1926