This was a tennis rivalry played between French player Jean Borotra and the French player Henri Cochet, which in their respective careers the met 16 times from 1922 until 1949.[1]
Jean Borotra a former World Number 2 and four time Grand Slam singles champion and Henri Cochet a former World number 1 and seven time Grand Slam champion, three time ITF Major champion and one time Pro Slam champion and both Davis Cup champions.
They first met in each other in the final of the World Covered Court Championships at Palace Lawn Tennis Club, in St. Moritz in 1922 with Cochet winning there inugrial meeting. Their final meeting was at the Pierre Gillou Cup In Paris in the semi-finals in 1949 that time Borotra was the winner. They played each other on multiple surfaces including grass courts, clay courts, hard courts and wood courts and in different environments both outdoors and indoors.
| Legend (Borotra-Cochet) | |
| Grand Slams (3–3) | |
| ILTF Major (0–1) |
| No | Tournament | Year | Round | Surface | Winner | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1922 | Final | Hard | Henri Cochet | 4–6 2–6 6–2 6–3 6–0 [2] | ||
| 2 | 1922 | Round Robin | Clay | Henri Cochet | 6–3 0–6 6–3 | ||
| 3 | French National Championships | 1922 | Final | Clay | Henri Cochet | 6–3 7–5 6–2 | |
| 4 | 1923 | Semifinal | Hard | Jean Borotra | 2–6 6–3 6–2 | ||
| 5 | 1924 | Final | Hard/Wood (i) | Jean Borotra | 6–2 9–7 5–7 6–4 | ||
| 6 | 1924 | Semifinal | Clay | Henri Cochet | 6–2 5–7 6–2 6–3 | ||
| 7 | 1925 | Semifinal | Grass | Jean Borotra | 5–7 8–6 6–4 6–1 | ||
| 8 | 1926 | Final | Grass | Jean Borotra | 2–6 7–5 2–6 6–3 7–5 | ||
| 9 | 1927 | Final | Grass | Henri Cochet | 4–6 4–6 6–3 6–4 7–5 | ||
| 10 | French Championships | 1928 | Semifinal | Clay | Henri Cochet | 6–3 2–6 7–5 6–4 | |
| 11 | Coupe de Noel | 1928 | Final | Hard | Henri Cochet | 6–3 6–4 6–3 | |
| 12 | 1929 | Final | Hard | Jean Borotra | 7–5 6–4 3–6 6–3 | ||
| 13 | 1929 | Semifinal | Clay | Jean Borotra | 6–3 5–7 7–5 5–7 6–4 | ||
| 14 | Wimbledon Championships | 1929 | Final | Grass | Henri Cochet | 6–4 6–3 6–4 | |
| 15 | 1930 | Final | Clay | Jean Borotra | 4–6 6–3 6–4 4–6 8–6 | ||
| 16 | 1949 | Semifinal | Hard | Jean Borotra | 6–1 2–6 6–4 |