Henri Cochet

Henri Cochet

Henri Jean Cochet was a champion tennis player, one of the famous "Four Musketeers" from France who dominated tennis in the late 1920s and early 1930s....

 defeated Jean Borotra

Jean Borotra

Jean Robert Borotra was a French champion tennis player. He was one of the famous "Four Musketeers" from his country who dominated tennis in the late 1920s and early 1930s.-Career:...

 4–6 4–6 6–3 6–4 7–5 in the final to win the Gentlemen's Singles title at the 1927 Wimbledon Championships

1927 Wimbledon Championships

-Men's Singles: Henri Cochet defeated Jean Borotra 4-6 4-6 6-3 6-4 7-5-Women's Singles: Helen Wills Moody defeated Lili de Alvarez 6-2, 6-4...

. Couchet's record of coming back from 2 sets down to win the Championship stands to this day.

Sidney Wood

Sidney Wood

Sidney Wood was an American tennis player.Wood was born in Black Rock, Connecticut. He won the Arizona State Men’s Tournament on his 14th birthday, which qualified him for the French Championship and led to him earning a spot at Wimbledon He attended The Hill School in Pottstown, Pennsylvania,...

 became the youngest competitor in the Men's Singles at Wimbledon at 15 years 231 days when René Lacoste

René Lacoste

Jean René Lacoste was a French tennis player and businessman. He was nicknamed "the Crocodile" by fans because of his tenacity on the court; he is also known worldwide as the namesake of the Lacoste tennis shirt, which he introduced in 1929.Lacoste was one of The Four Musketeers, French tennis...

 beat him 6–1 6–3 6–1 in the first round.

See also:

1927 Wimbledon Championships - Ladies' Singles

Seeds

The seeded players are listed below. Henri Cochet

Henri Cochet

Henri Jean Cochet was a champion tennis player, one of the famous "Four Musketeers" from France who dominated tennis in the late 1920s and early 1930s....

 is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

1.   René Lacoste
   René Lacoste
   Jean René Lacoste was a French tennis player and businessman. He was nicknamed "the Crocodile" by fans because of his tenacity on the court; he is also known worldwide as the namesake of the Lacoste tennis shirt, which he introduced in 1929.Lacoste was one of The Four Musketeers, French tennis...
   
    (Semifinalist)
2.   William T. Tilden (Semifinalist)
3.   Jean Borotra
   Jean Borotra
   Jean Robert Borotra was a French champion tennis player. He was one of the famous "Four Musketeers" from his country who dominated tennis in the late 1920s and early 1930s.-Career:...
   
    (Finalist)
4.   Henri Cochet
   Henri Cochet
   Henri Jean Cochet was a champion tennis player, one of the famous "Four Musketeers" from France who dominated tennis in the late 1920s and early 1930s....
   
    (Champion)
5.   Takeichi Harada (First round)
6.   Louis Raymond
   Louis Raymond
   Louis Raymond was a male tennis player from South Africa. At the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium, he defeated Ichiya Kumagai in the finals to win the gold medal....
   
    (Second round)
7.   Jacques Brugnon
   Jacques Brugnon
   Jacques "Toto" Brugnon was a French tennis player, one of the famous "Four Musketeers" from France who dominated tennis in the late 1920s and early 1930s.He was born in Paris and died in Paris....
   
    (Quarterfinalist)
8.   Jan Kozeluh
   Jan Koželuh
   Jan Koželuh was a Czech tennis player of the 1920s, not to be confused with his older brother Karel Koželuh , a player of the same era...
   
    (Quarterfinalist)

Key

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

Finals

Section 1

Section 2

Section 3

Section 4

Section 5

Section 6

Section 7

Section 8

External links

• 1927 Wimbledon Championships on ITFtennis.com, the source for this draw