1928 French Championships – Men's singles explained

Type:	grand slam
Champ:	Henri Cochet^[1]
Score:	5–7, 6–3, 6–1, 6–3
Draw:	70
Seeds:	16

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.

1. René Lacoste (finalist)
2. Frank Hunter (fourth round)
3. Edouard Borotra (third round)
4. Mohammed Sleem (fourth round)
5. J. Colin Gregory (third round)
6. Hendrik Timmer (second round)
7. Ronaldo Boyd (quarterfinals)
8. Jack Crawford (quarterfinals)
9. Nigel Sharpe (third round)
10. Norman Brookes (second round)
11. Gerald Patterson (fourth round)
12. Guillermo Robson (fourth round)
13. Jacques Brugnon (quarterfinals)
14. Harry Hopman (second round)
15. Henri Cochet (champion)
16. Franz Matejka (fourth round)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• r = Retired

Earlier rounds

Section 8

Notes and References

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