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
Champion	Henri Cochet [1]
Runner-up	René Lacoste [1]
Final score	5–7, 6–3, 6–1, 6–3
Draw	70
Seeds	16

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

	Quarter-finals									Semi-finals									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

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

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

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