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1927 French Championships – Men's Singles
First-seeded René Lacoste defeated Bill Tilden 6–4, 4–6, 5–7, 6–3, 11–9 in the final to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1927 French Championships. The draw consisted of 75 player of which 16 were seeded. Seeds The seeded players are listed below. René Lacoste is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated. # René Lacoste ''(champion)'' # Henri Cochet ''(semifinals)'' # Bill Tilden ''(finalist)'' # Jean Borotra ''(fourth round)'' # Frank Hunter ''(third round)'' # Louis Raymond ''(quarterfinals)'' # Béla von Kehrling ''(fourth round)'' # Jacques Brugnon ''(quarterfinals)'' # Nicolas Mishu ''(fourth round)'' # Otto Froitzheim ''(quarterfinals)'' # Sri Krishna Prasada ''(fourth round)'' # Keats Lester ''(fourth round)'' # Patrick Spence ''(semifinals)'' # Charles F. Aeschliman ''(fourth round)'' # Hendrik Timmer ''(fourth round)'' # Stanisław Czetwertyński ''(fourth round)'' Draw Key * Q = Qualifier * WC = ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
René Lacoste
Jean René Lacoste was a French people, French tennis player and businessman. He was nicknamed "the Crocodile" because of how he dealt with his opponents; he is also known worldwide as the creator of the Lacoste polo shirt, tennis shirt, which he introduced in 1929, and eventually founded the brand and its logo in 1933. Lacoste was one of The Four Musketeers (tennis), The Four Musketeers with Jean Borotra, Jacques Brugnon, and Henri Cochet, French tennis stars who dominated the game in the late 1920s and early 1930s. He won seven Grand Slam (tennis), Grand Slam singles titles at the French, American, and British championships and was an eminent baseline player and tactician of the pre-war period. As a member of the French team, Lacoste won the Davis Cup in 1927 International Lawn Tennis Challenge, 1927 and 1928 International Lawn Tennis Challenge, 1928. Lacoste was the World number one male tennis player rankings, World No. 1 player for both 1926 and 1927. He also won a bronze me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
