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1928 French Championships – Men's singles

Henri Cochet defeated René Lacoste 5–7, 6–3, 6–1, 6–3 in the final to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1928 French Championships.

Men's singles
1928 French Championships
Final
ChampionFrance Henri Cochet[1]
Runner-upFrance René Lacoste[1]
Score5–7, 6–3, 6–1, 6–3
Details
Draw70
Seeds16
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
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Seeds edit

The seeded players are listed below. Henri Cochet is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

  1.   René Lacoste (finalist)
  2.   Frank Hunter (fourth round)
  3.   Edouard Borotra (third round)
  4.   Mohammed Sleem (fourth round)
  5.   J. Colin Gregory (third round)
  6.   Hendrik Timmer (second round)
  7.   Ronaldo Boyd (quarterfinals)
  8.   Jack Crawford (quarterfinals)
  9.   Nigel Sharpe (third round)
  10.   Norman Brookes (second round)
  11.   Gerald Patterson (fourth round)
  12.   Guillermo Robson (fourth round)
  13.   Jacques Brugnon (quarterfinals)
  14.   Harry Hopman (second round)
  15.   Henri Cochet (champion)
  16.   Franz Matejka (fourth round)

Draw edit

Key edit

Finals edit

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
1   René Lacoste 6 6 7
8   Jack Crawford 0 1 5
1   René Lacoste 6 6 6
  Jack Hawkes 2 4 1
13   Jacques Brugnon 6 6 3 3 4
  Jack Hawkes 4 3 6 6 6
1   René Lacoste 7 3 1 3
15   Henri Cochet 5 6 6 6
  Christian Boussus 1 6 5 3
  Jean Borotra 6 3 7 6
  Jean Borotra 3 6 5 4
15   Henri Cochet 6 2 7 6
7   Ronaldo Boyd 5 4 2
15   Henri Cochet 7 6 6

Earlier rounds edit

Section 1 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1   Lacoste 6 6 3 6
  Persin 1 1 6 3
1   Lacoste 6 6 6
  Rodel 0 0 2
  Crawford
  Rodel
1   Lacoste 6 6 6
16   Matejka 2 0 3
16   Matejka 6 6 6
  Zappa 1 3 4
16   Matejka 3 8 6
  Van Lennep 6 6 2 r
  Bernard 2 1 1
  Van Lennep 6 6 6

Section 2 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
8   Crawford 7 6 6 6
  Geraud 9 4 3 1
8   Crawford 6 6 6
  Holthouse 3 4 1
Rigault 2 4 1
  Holthouse 6 6 6
8   Crawford 6 2 6 7
  Gentien 1 6 4 5
9   Sharpe 10 6 6
  Deniau 8 4 1
9   Sharpe 2 3 2
  Gentien 6 6 6
  Walcott 6 6 4 4 2
  Gentien 3 2 6 6 6

Section 3 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
4   Sleem 6 6 6
  Augustin 3 1 2
4   Sleem 6 8 6
  Cattaruza 1 6 2
  Thurneyssen 6 1 3 4
  Cattaruza 1 6 6 6
4   Sleem 2 2 9
13   Brugnon 6 6 11
  Danet 4 2 8 6 1
3   Borotra 6 6 6 3 6
3   Borotra 2 3 2
13   Brugnon 6 6 6
  Aragon 0 3 3 r
13   Brugnon 6 6 4

Section 4 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
5   Gregory 6 6 8
  Koopman 3 1 6
5   Gregory 4 3 6 3
  Hawkes 6 6 0 6
  Hawkes 6 6 6
  Siguier 0 3 2
  Hawkes 6 6 4 6
12   Robson 2 3 6 1
12   Robson 6 6 6
  Piel 0 7 2   Samazeuilh 4 1 1
  Samazeuilh 6 9 6 12   Robson 4 6 6 6
  Zerlendis 6 6 7   Landry 6 3 3 1
  Stralem 1 3 5   Zerlendis 0 4 7 4
  Guillemot 1 4 6 3   Landry 6 6 5 6
  Landry 6 6 1 6

Section 5 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
  Boussus 6 5 6 6
  Morea 3 7 3 4   Boussus 6 6 6
  Laurent 6 4 6 6   Laurent 1 3 2
Pope 4 6 1 2   Boussus 6 6 6
  Galeppe 3 4 4   Grandguillot 1 2 2
  Bobb 6 6 6   Bobb 2 6 6 1 6
  Grandguillot 6 1 0 6 8
  Boussus 6 5 9
11   Patterson 1 7 7 r
  Torralva-Ponsa 2 6 6 6
  Du Plaix 6 0 3 4
  Torralva-Ponsa 6 6 3 5 4
11   Patterson 3 1 6 7 6
Ingayo 4 6 6 0
11   Patterson 6 3 8 6

Section 6 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
6   Timmer
  Aron
  Aron 3 8 3 1
  Gaston 6 6 6 6
  Gaston 6 2 6 6
14   Hopman 1 6 3 1
  Gaston 6 4 1 6 3
  Borotra 3 6 6 4 6
  Turnbull 6 6 6
  Del Castillo 0 1 1
  Turnbull 3 6 6 3
  Borotra 6 1 8 6
  Rogers Lyttelton
  Borotra

Section 7 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
  De Buzelet 6 6 4 6
  Balli 2 2 6 1
  De Buzelet
  Grandguillot
10   Brookes
  Grandguillot
  Grandguillot 5 3 1
7   Boyd 7 6 6
  Artens
Rebois
  Artens 1 4 1
7   Boyd 6 6 6
  Glasser 4 4 1
7   Boyd 6 6 6

Section 8 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
15   Cochet 6 6 6
Thalbitzer 2 0 1
15   Cochet 6 6 7
  Wood 1 0 5
  Wood 6 1 7 10
  Barrelet De Ricou 4 6 5 8
15   Cochet 1 6 6 6
2   Hunter 6 3 4 3
  Kingsley 6 6 6
  Bonte 4 2 2
  Kingsley 2 8 4
2   Hunter 6 10 6
  Combemale 0 3 2
2   Hunter 6 6 6

References edit

  1. ^ a b 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

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