1928 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles

René Lacoste defeated the defending champion Henri Cochet 6–1, 4–6, 6–4, 6–2 in the final to win the Gentlemen's Singles tennis title at the 1928 Wimbledon Championships.[1]

Men's Singles
1928 Wimbledon Championships
Champion René Lacoste
Runner-up Henri Cochet
Final score6–1, 4–6, 6–4, 6–2
Draw128 (10 Q )
Seeds8
Main article: 1928 Wimbledon Championships

Seeds
01.   Henri Cochet (Final)
02.   René Lacoste (Champion)
03.   Bill Tilden (Semifinals)
04.   Frank Hunter (First round)
05.   Jean Borotra (Quarterfinals)
06.   John Hennessey (Quarterfinals)
07.   Uberto de Morpurgo (Quarterfinals)
08.   Gerald Patterson (Fourth round)

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Draw

Key

Finals
Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
1 Henri Cochet 6 6 5 6
6 John Hennessey 4 1 7 3
1 Henri Cochet 11 3 6 6
Christian Boussus 9 6 2 3
Christian Boussus 12 10 6
Jacques Brugnon 10 8 2
1 Henri Cochet 1 6 4 2
2 René Lacoste 6 4 6 6
2 René Lacoste 6 6 6
7 Uberto de Morpurgo 2 3 4
2 René Lacoste 2 6 2 6 6
3 Bill Tilden 6 4 6 4 3
3 Bill Tilden 8 3 6 6
5 Jean Borotra 6 6 3 2

Section 1
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
1 Henri Cochet 6 8 6
Mohammed Sleem 2 6 2 1 H Cochet 6 6 8
Teddy Higgs 2 4 5 H Hopman 1 4 6
Harry Hopman 6 6 7 1 H Cochet 6 6 7 6
Henry Mayes 6 6 6 H Mayes 1 8 5 2
Jack Cummings 3 2 1 H Mayes 6 6 6
Frank Jarvis 5 1 9 6 1 GWV Hurst 1 2 2
GWV Hurst 7 6 7 1 6 1 H Cochet 6 6 6
Édouard Borotra 7 4 6 8 R Boyd 4 1 3
André Lacroix 5 6 1 6 É Borotra 6 6 10 4
André Aron w/o C Scroope 8 1 12 6
Charles Scroope C Scroope 3 6 0
Ronaldo Boyd 6 6 6 R Boyd 6 8 6
Leslie Godfree 3 2 2 R Boyd 6 6 7
Q Adriano Zappa 3 2 6 2 Q D Pitt 3 3 5
Q Dudley Pitt 6 6 3 6

Section 2
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
6 John Hennessey 6 6 6
Q Edward Mather 1 0 2 6 J Hennessey 6 6 6
Norman Latchford 6 6 6 N Latchford 2 4 2
Theodore Mavrogordato 3 0 1 6 J Hennessey 6 7 6
Gerald Sherwell 6 0 3 6 9 G Sherwell 4 5 2
Brame Hillyard 3 6 6 1 7 G Sherwell 3 6 6 5 7
Cyril Eames 6 7 6 6 C Eames 6 3 3 7 5
CL Philcox 4 9 3 1 6 J Hennessey 6 6 6
Gordon Crole-Rees 2 2 1 F Frenz 4 1 3
Eric Peters 6 6 6 E Peters 2 6 6 10 5
Friedrich Frenz F Frenz 6 2 2 12 7
Placido Gaslini w/o F Frenz 6 8 6
John Peacock 4 6 6 2 3 N Dicks 3 6 3
Norman Dicks 6 3 1 6 6 N Dicks 6 6 6
Roger Danet 6 6 0 3 6 R Danet 2 1 1
Arthur Belgrave 3 1 6 6 3

Section 3
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
4 Frank Hunter 4 7 4 6 5
Buster Andrews 6 5 6 2 7 E Andrews 4 1 1
Christian Boussus 6 6 6 C Boussus 6 6 6
Herman David 1 3 2 C Boussus 9 6 6
Philip Glover 6 6 1 6 J Olmsted 7 1 2
Q ME Nigel-Jones 1 1 6 2 P Glover 7 1 5
Roderich Menzel w/o J Olmsted 9 6 7
Jack Olmsted C Boussus 6 6 2 6
William Powell 4 6 5 8 2 E Moon 0 4 6 2
Randolph Lycett 6 4 7 6 6 R Lycett 7 6 5 7 0
Gar Moon 5 6 6 6 E Moon 9 4 7 5 6
Brian Gilbert 7 1 0 4 E Moon 6 6 7 6
Yoshiro Ohta 6 1 6 6 Y Ohta 4 2 9 4
Giorgio de Stefani 3 6 1 3 Y Ohta 6 8 6
Augustos Zerlendis 6 8 6 A Zerlendis 1 6 3
Q Claude de Ricou 4 6 4

Section 4
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
8 Gerald Patterson 6 4 6 7
Leighton Crawford 2 6 3 5 8 G Patterson 6 6 6
Heinrich Kleinschroth 6 6 6 H Kleinschroth 0 2 1
Billy Collins 4 2 1 8 G Patterson 10 9 10 5 6
John Olliff 6 1 1 6 7 C Kingsley 8 11 8 7 2
Emmanuel du Plaix 1 6 6 3 5 J Olliff 4 1 12 2
Charles Kingsley 6 1 6 6 C Kingsley 6 6 10 6
Noel Turnbull 2 6 3 2 8 G Patterson 3 7 4 2
Denis O'Callaghan 6 6 6 J Brugnon 6 5 6 6
Q Richard Pickersgill 4 3 0 D O'Callaghan 7 6 1 6
Q Royden Dash 3 2 3 G Robson 5 3 6 4
Guillermo Robson 6 6 6 D O'Callaghan 2 2 4
Jacques Brugnon 6 6 6 J Brugnon 6 6 6
U Kramet 0 0 1 J Brugnon 6 6 6
J Holthouse 7 6 6 6 6 J Holthouse 2 4 2
JH Frowen 9 4 2 8 4

Section 5
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
2 René Lacoste 6 6 6
HL Walcott 0 2 2 2 R Lacoste 6 4 6 6
Jack Hawkes 6 6 6 J Hawkes 3 6 3 4
Hermann Artens 3 4 1 2 R Lacoste 6 9 6 6
George Lott 6 6 6 G Lott 1 7 8 2
F Crosbie 2 0 0 G Lott 6 7 7
Jan Koželuh w/o K Lester 1 5 5
Keats Lester 2 R Lacoste 6 6 6 1 6
Wilbur Coen 7 6 6 H Austin 4 4 8 6 2
Axel Petersen 5 3 3 W Coen 6 6 6
Jack Hillyard 4 2 6 4 EV Bobb 3 3 3
EV Bobb 6 6 3 6 W Coen 4 6 4 6 1
Bunny Austin 6 6 6 H Austin 6 3 6 3 6
Sydney Jacob 1 3 1 H Austin 6 6 6 6 6
Q Victor Cazalet 5 6 2 P Wheatley 2 8 8 2 1
Patrick Wheatley 7 8 6

Section 6
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
7 Uberto de Morpurgo 6 9 6
Bill Breese 2 7 1 7 H de Morpurgo 6 6 6
David Williams 6 6 7 D Williams 2 4 2
DH Kleinman 1 4 5 7 H de Morpurgo 6 9 3 7
Ted Avory 4 6 6 6 W Matejka 2 7 6 5
RC Wackett 6 4 1 4 E Avory 6 6 0 3 0
Wilhelm Matejka 6 8 8 6 W Matejka 3 3 6 6 6
Friedrich Rahe 3 10 6 3 7 H de Morpurgo 6 6 6
Hector Cattaruzza 6 7 6 R de Buzelet 4 2 2
Roger Worthington 1 5 2 H Cattaruzza 6 2 3 2
Brian Helmore 2 3 3 H Lee 1 6 6 6
Harry Lee 6 6 6 H Lee 6 3 4 11
Ian Collins 6 6 6 R de Buzelet 2 6 6 13
Max Balli 3 3 3 I Collins 6 8 4 2
St John Mahony 7 2 5 7 R de Buzelet 3 10 6 6
René de Buzelet 5 6 7 9

Section 7
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
3 Bill Tilden 6 6 6
Maurice Summerson 0 1 0 3 W Tilden 6 6 6
Hector Fisher 6 6 6 H Fisher 1 3 1
Q Oswald Jameson 3 2 4 3 W Tilden 6 6 6
Basil Lawrence B von Kehrling 2 3 1
Harry Lewis-Barclay w/o B Lawrence 0 2 3
Béla von Kehrling 6 7 6 6 B von Kehrling 6 6 6
Hira-Lal Soni 2 9 2 2 3 W Tilden 6 2 2 6 6
Roberto Bocciardo 4 6 4 6 5 PH Landry 4 6 6 1 4
Cecil Campbell 6 4 6 3 7 C Campbell 2 6 4 3
Pierre Henri Landry 6 6 6 4 3 PH Landry 6 4 6 6
Donald Greig 3 8 4 6 2r PH Landry 4 6 6 8
Q Sidney Wood 10 6 12 Q S Wood 6 1 1 6
Nigel Sharpe 8 1 10 Q S Wood 1 4 6 6 6
Henry Brunie 3 3 6 6 6 H Brunie 6 6 3 4 2
Antoine Gentien 6 6 3 3 4

Section 8
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
5 Jean Borotra 6 8 6
Arthur Lowe 2 6 4 5 J Borotra 1 6 6 8
Russell Young 1 4 4 P Hughes 6 4 3 6
Pat Hughes 6 6 6 5 J Borotra 7 7 6
Hendrik Timmer 8 6 6 P Spence 5 5 3
George Lyttleton-Rogers 6 4 3 H Timmer 1 6 4 10 3
Pat Spence 6 10 2 6 P Spence 6 4 6 8 6
Harvey Mackintosh 1 8 6 3 5 J Borotra 3 6 6 7 6
John Pennycuick 8 6 6 J Crawford 6 4 2 9 3
Norman Farquharson 6 3 3 J Pennycuick 4 6 3 10
Jack Crawford 6 6 6 J Crawford 6 2 6 12
Douglas Hodges 1 3 2 J Crawford 9 6 6
Colin Gregory 6 5 6 6 C Gregory 7 4 3
Feo Hartz 2 7 3 4 C Gregory 6 3 8 4 6
Bill Lingelbach 6 3 8 6 4 C Morea 3 6 6 6 1
Carlos Morea 4 6 10 4 6

References
  1. Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.
Preceded by
1928 French Championships		 Grand Slams
Men's Singles		 Succeeded by
1928 U.S. Championships
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