1925 French Championships – Men's singles

Fifth-seeded René Lacoste defeated Jean Borotra in the final, 7–5, 6–1, 6–4 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1925 French Championships.[1] The draw consisted of 61 players of whom 16 were seeded. This was the first time the French Championships was staged as a Grand Slam event.

Men's singles
1925 French Championships
Final
ChampionFrance René Lacoste[1]
Runner-upFrance Jean Borotra[1]
Score7–5, 6–1, 6–4
Details
Draw61
Seeds16
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
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Seeds edit

01.     Pat Spence (third round)
02.     Jean Washer (semifinals)
03.     Jean Borotra (final)
04.     Fred Restrepo (third round)
05.     René Lacoste (champion)
06.     Charles Aeschlimann (second round)
07.     Nicolae Mișu (third round)
08.     Sydney Jacob (semifinals)
09.     Jacques Brugnon (third round)
10.     Henri Cochet (quarterfinals)
11.     Paul Féret (quarterfinals)
12.     Antoine Gentien (second round)
13.     Eduardo Flaquer (quarterfinals)
14.     Léonce Aslangul (third round)
15.     Raimundo Morales (third round)
16.     André Gobert (quarterfinals)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Draw edit

Key edit

Finals edit

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
2   Jean Washer 8 8 6
10   Henri Cochet 6 6 4
2   Jean Washer 2 1 3
3   Jean Borotra 6 6 6
3   Jean Borotra 1 6 6 6
11   Paul Féret 6 3 3 2
3   Jean Borotra 5 1 4
5   René Lacoste 7 6 6
5   René Lacoste 6 7 6
13   Eduardo Flaquer 4 5 2
5   René Lacoste 6 6 4 7
8   Sydney Jacob 2 1 6 5
8   Sydney Jacob 2 2 6 7 0
16   André Gobert 6 6 4 5 0r

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Section 1 edit

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
2   Jean Washer 6 6 7
  Jean Augustin 1 2 2   C Eames 4 3 5
  Cyril Eames 6 6 6 2   J Washer 7 6 6
  René Meunier 15   R Morales 5 3 2
  Jean Couiteas   R Meunier 2 3 0
  Roger George 1 1 4 15   R Morales 6 6 6
15   Raimundo Morales 6 6 6 10   H Cochet 6 6 4
  A Persin 4 6 6 4 5 2   J Washer 8 8 6
7   Nicolae Mișu 6 4 4 6 7 7   N Mișu 6 6 6
  Roger Danet   R Danet 4 3 4
  Percy Portlock 7   N Mișu 3 0 2
10   Henri Cochet 6 6 6 10   H Cochet 6 6 6
  Raymond Rodel 4 4 0 10   H Cochet 4 6 6 6
  Georges Gouttenoire 4 6 4 2   JM Lal 6 3 4 2
  Jagat Mohan Lal 6 4 6 6

Section 2 edit

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
3   Jean Borotra 6 10 4 6
  Alain Bernard 4 8 6 3 3   J Borotra 6 6 1 6
  René de Buzelet 6 1 1 3   HA Fyzee 4 2 6 3
  Hassan Ali Fyzee 4 6 6 6 3   J Borotra 6 4 6 4 6
  Pierre Passemard 3 3 5 14   L Aslangul 3 6 4 6 0
14   Léonce Aslangul 6 6 7 14   L Aslangul 6 6 6
  Pierre Hirsch 4 6 6 6   P Hirsch 3 4 3
  Rodrigo de Castro Pereira 6 4 1 4 3   J Borotra 1 6 6 6
  R le Blant 11   P Féret 6 3 3 2
6   Charles Aeschlimann 6   C Aeschlimann 6 5 0 3
  Jacques Quiry 1 5 6 2 11   P Féret 2 7 6 6
11   Paul Féret 6 7 2 6 11   P Féret 6 6 6
  Jacques Arago   L de Olivares 2 0 0
  Augustos Zerlendis   J Arago 1 2 6 3
  Max Decugis   L de Olivares 6 6 4 6
  Luis de Olivares

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Section 3 edit

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
5   René Lacoste 6 6 6
  Shashidri Suvarna 0 0 0 5   R Lacoste 6 6 6
  Jean de Buzelet 4 10 3 3   C Vuarin 2 0 0
  C Vuarin 6 8 6 6 5   R Lacoste 6 6 9
  André Chancerel   AA Fyzee 4 1 7
  Athar-Ali Fyzee   AA Fyzee 5 11 0
12   Antoine Gentien 6 6 6 12   A Gentien 7 9 0r
  Antonio Casanovas 2 2 1 5   R Lacoste 6 7 6
  Maxime Guillemot 1 2 6 3 13   E Flaquer 4 5 2
13   Eduardo Flaquer 6 6 3 6 13   E Flaquer 6 6 6
  Pierre Canivet   P Canivet 2 0 4
  Rodney Heath 13   E Flaquer 6 8 3 7
  Y Das de Kapurthala 4   F Restrepo 3 6 6 5
  Jean-Pierre Samazeuilh   Y Das de Kapurthala 3 1 4
  Edouard Borotra 7 6 2 4 4   F Restrepo 6 6 6
4   F Restrepo 9 4 6 6

Section 4 edit

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
8   Sydney Jacob 7 6 6
  André Piel 5 0 3 8   S Jacob 2 6 6 6
  Pan Papadopoulos 4 1 3   A Aron 6 2 1 1
  Adrien Aron 6 6 6 8   S Jacob 7 3 6 6
9   Jacques Brugnon 9   J Brugnon 5 6 2 3
  M Fournier 9   J Brugnon 6 9 6
  Gordon Crole-Rees 2 3 8 6 6   G Crole-Rees 3 7 3
  Robert Champin 6 6 6 4 2 8   S Jacob 2 2 6 7 0
  Henri Reynaud 1 2 6 3 16   A Gobert 6 6 4 5 0r
16   André Gobert 6 6 3 6 16   A Gobert 5 6 6 6
  Pierre Henri Landry   PH Landry 7 3 2 1
  Ugo Chiesa 16   A Gobert 0 9 6 6
1   P Spence 6 7 2 3
  Edward Kleinadel 3 2 1
1   Pat Spence 6 6 6

References edit

  1. ^ a b c Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York City]: New Chapter Press. p. 386. ISBN 978-0942257700.

External links edit

Preceded by Grand Slam men's singles Succeeded by