1928 French Championships – Men's Singles

Men's Singles
1928 French Championships
Champion	Henri Cochet ^[1]
Runner-up	René Lacoste ^[1]
Final score	5–7, 6–3, 6–1, 6–3

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.

Seeds

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

René Lacoste (Finalist)
Frank Hunter (Fourth round)
Edouard Borotra (Third round)
Mohammed Sleem (Fourth round)
J. Colin Gregory (Third round)
Hendrik Timmer (Second round)
Ronaldo Boyd (Quarterfinalist)
Jack Crawford (Quarterfinalist)

Nigel Sharpe (Third round)
Norman Brookes (Second round)
Gerald Patterson (Fourth round)
Guillermo Robson (Fourth round)
Jacques Brugnon (Quarterfinalist)
Harry Hopman (Second round)
Henri Cochet (Champion)
Franz Matejka (Fourth round)

Draw

Key

Q = Qualifier
WC = Wild Card
LL = Lucky Loser
r. = retired

Finals

Quarterfinals							Semifinals						Finals

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

Section 1

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

External links

Source for the draw at Fédération Française de Tennis website, fft.fr

French Open Men's Singles drawsheets

Pre Open Era	1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940–1945 (WWII) 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967

Open Era	1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Friday, March 18, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.