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1928 Australian Championships – Men's Singles
Jean Borotra defeated Jack Cummings 6–4, 6–1, 4–6, 5–7, 6–3 in the final to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1928 Australian Championships. Seeds The seeded players are listed below. Jean Borotra is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated. # Jean Borotra ''(champion)'' # Gerald Patterson ''(quarterfinals)'' # Jacques Brugnon ''(third round)'' # Jack Crawford ''(semifinals)'' # Christian Boussus ''(third round)'' # Harry Hopman ''(quarterfinals)'' # Jack Hawkes ''(quarterfinals)'' # Gar Moon ''(third round)'' Draw Key * Q = Qualifier * WC = Wild card * LL = Lucky loser * r = Retired Finals Earlier rounds Section 1 Section 2 Section 3 Section 4 See also *1928 Australian Championships – Women's singles Daphne Akhurst defeated Esna Boyd 7–5, 6–2, in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1928 Australian Championships. Seeds The seeded players are listed below. Daphne Akhurst is the cha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean Borotra
Jean Laurent Robert Borotra (, ; 13 August 1898 – 17 July 1994) was a French tennis champion. He was one of the "The Four Musketeers (tennis), Four Musketeers" from his country who dominated tennis in the late 1920s and early 1930s. Borotra was imprisoned in Itter Castle during the latter years of World War II and subsequently fought in the Battle for Castle Itter. Career Borotra was born in Domaine du Pouy, Biarritz, Aquitaine, the oldest of four children. Known as "the Bounding Basque people, Basque", he won four Grand Slam in tennis, Grand Slam singles titles in the French Open, French, Australian Open, Australian, and The Championships, Wimbledon, All England championships. The 1924 French Championship does not count towards his grand slam total as the French was only open to French nationals and members of French clubs. He only failed to win the US Open (tennis), U.S. Championships, as he was defeated in the final by his countryman René Lacoste in straight sets, thus mis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
