1928 Wimbledon Championships - Men's Singles
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René Lacoste
defeated Henri Cochet
6–1 4–6 6–4 6–2 in the final to win the Gentlemen's Singles title at the 1928 Wimbledon Championships
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See also:
is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.
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...
defeated 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....
6–1 4–6 6–4 6–2 in the final to win the Gentlemen's Singles title at the 1928 Wimbledon Championships
1928 Wimbledon Championships
-Men's Singles: René Lacoste defeated Henri Cochet 6-1 4-6 6-4 6-2-Women's Singles: Helen Wills Moody defeated Lili de Alvarez 6-2, 6-3...
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See also:
- 1928 Wimbledon Championships - Ladies' Singles
Seeds
The seeded players are listed below. René LacosteRené 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...
is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.
Henri CochetHenri CochetHenri 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....
(Finalist)- René LacosteRené LacosteJean 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...
(Champion) 
William T. Tilden (Semifinalist)- Frank HunterFrancis HunterFor the Distinguished Service Cross recipient, see Francis Hunter .----Francis "Frank" Townsend Hunter was a male tennis player from the United States of America...
(First round) - Jean BorotraJean BorotraJean 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:...
(Quarterfinalist) - John Hennessey (Quarterfinalist)
Umberto De MorpurgoUmberto De MorpurgoBaron Umberto Louis De Morpurgo was a male tennis player from Italy.De Morpurgo was born in Trieste when it was part of Austria, but became an Italian citizen when the city changed hands after World War I. He was ranked in the World’s Top 10 1928-30 —- 9th in 1928, 10th in 1929, and 8th in 1930...
(Quarterfinalist)
Gerald PattersonGerald PattersonGerald Leighton Patterson MC was an Australian male tennis player. He was born in Melbourne, educated at Scotch College Melbourne and died in Melbourne in 13 June 1967. He was the co-World No...
(Fourth round)
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
- 1928 Wimbledon Championships on ITFtennis.com, the source for this draw