1928 French Championships – Men's Singles

Men's Singles
1928 French Championships
Champion	Henri Cochet
Runner-up	René Lacoste
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

External links

• [1] Source for the draw at Fédération Française de Tennis website, fft.fr