TENNIS PLAYER

Jean Borotra

1898 - 1994

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Jean Laurent Robert Borotra (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ ʁɔbɛʁ bɔ.ʁotʁa], Basque pronunciation: [borotɾa]; 13 August 1898 – 17 July 1994) was a French tennis champion. He was one of the "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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jean Borotra is the 45th most popular tennis player (down from 29th in 2019), the 1,857th most popular biography from France (up from 1,872nd in 2019) and the 3rd most popular French Tennis Player.

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Among TENNIS PLAYERS

Among tennis players, Jean Borotra ranks 45 out of 1,569. Before him are Pete Sampras, Shirley Fry, Serena Williams, Don Budge, Nasser Al-Khelaifi, and Jaroslav Drobný. After him are Max Decugis, Fred Stolle, Neale Fraser, Hedwiga Rosenbaumová, Nikola Pilić, and Pancho Gonzales.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1898, Jean Borotra ranks 76. Before him are Viktor Ullmann, Kurt Tank, Alberto Suppici, Randolph Scott, Viktor Pavičić, and Marie-Pierre Kœnig. After him are Luigi Fagioli, István Dobi, Matvei Zakharov, August Hirt, Eben Dönges, and Gulzarilal Nanda. Among people deceased in 1994, Jean Borotra ranks 79. Before him are Terence Young, Max Bill, Robert Bloch, Federica Montseny, Luis Ocaña, and Woody Strode. After him are Jim Brown, Clement Greenberg, Jacques Ellul, Tengiz Abuladze, Yevgeny Leonov, and Innokenty Smoktunovsky.

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In France

Among people born in France, Jean Borotra ranks 1,857 out of 6,770. Before him are Gaston Planté (1834), Warda Al-Jazairia (1939), Pierre Belon (1517), Princess Antoinette, Baroness of Massy (1920), Valentin Haüy (1745), and Jean Hyppolite (1907). After him are Claude Brasseur (1936), Jacques Chaban-Delmas (1915), Henri Grégoire (1750), Louis de Beaufront (1855), Claude Françoise de Lorraine (1612), and Victor-François, 2nd duc de Broglie (1718).

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Among TENNIS PLAYERS In France

Among tennis players born in France, Jean Borotra ranks 3. Before him are Suzanne Lenglen (1899), and René Lacoste (1904). After him are Max Decugis (1882), Henri Cochet (1901), Yannick Noah (1960), Philippe Chatrier (1926), Jacques Brugnon (1895), André Prévost (1860), Maurice Germot (1882), André Gobert (1890), and Amélie Mauresmo (1979).

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