page_title: Jean Borotra
hierarchical_section_title: Jean Borotra
caption_attribution_description: For documentary purposes the German Federal Archive often retained the original image captions, which may be erroneous, biased, obsolete or politically extreme. Der "fliegende Baske" kommt nach Berlin! Jean Borotra, der berühmte französische Tennismeister, auch "der fliegende Baske" genannnt, wird am 10. und 11. Januar in der neuen Tennishalle in Berlin dem Publikum sein grosses Können zeigen.
context_page_description: Jean Laurent Robert Borotra was a French tennis champion. He was one of the famous "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.
context_section_description: Jean Laurent Robert Borotra ([ʒɑ̃ ʁɔbɛʁ bɔ.ʁotʁa], [borotɾa]; 13 August 1898 – 17 July 1994) was a French tennis champion. He was one of the famous "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.
caption: Jean Borotra in 1931
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