The four musketeers

The “four musketeers”: above Brugnon (left) and Cochet, below Borotra (left) and Lacoste

The four musketeers ( French : les Quatre Mousquetaires , based on the novel " The Three Musketeers " by Alexandre Dumas ) was the popular name of the French tennis players Jean Borotra , Jacques Brugnon , Henri Cochet and René Lacoste in the 1920s and 1930s . Among other things, they led France to six successes in a row in the Davis Cup ( 1927 to 1932 ). With the exception of the doubles specialist Brugnon, the others won several individual titles in Grand Slam tournaments , including three times the American Championships in Forest Hills , six times the Wimbledon Championships and between 1922 and 1932 ten of eleven titles at the French Championships .

The only player who could break the dominance of the four musketeers was the American Bill Tilden .

In the early 1930s, the "four musketeers" were ousted in the international tennis scene by the players Ellsworth Vines , Fred Perry , Jack Crawford and Don Budge . In 1976 they were inducted into the Tennis Hall of Fame .

In 1981 the new men's singles cup of the French Open was named in honor of the “four musketeers” Coupe des Mousquetaires , as were later the four main stands of the Court Philippe Chatrier in the Stade Roland Garros .

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