The second seed,
René Lacoste, defeated
Jean Borotra 6–3, 2–6, 6–0, 2–6, 8–6 in the final to win the men's singles tennis title at the
1929 French Championships.
Seeds
The seeded players are listed below.
René Lacoste is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.
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Henri Cochet
Henri Jean Cochet (; 14 December 1901 – 1 April 1987) was a French tennis player. He was a world No. 1 ranked player, and a member of the famous " Four Musketeers" from France who dominated tennis in the late 1920s and early 1930s.
Born in ...
''(semifinals)''
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René Lacoste ''(champion)''
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Bill Tilden
William Tatem Tilden II (February 10, 1893 – June 5, 1953), nicknamed "Big Bill", was an American tennis player. Tilden was the world No. 1 amateur for six consecutive years, from 1920 to 1925, and was ranked as the world No. 1 professional b ...
''(semifinals)''
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Jean Borotra ''(finalist)''
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Frank Hunter ''(quarterfinals)''
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Umberto L. De Morpurgo ''(quarterfinals)''
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Bunny Austin
Henry Wilfred "Bunny" Austin (26 August 1906 – 26 August 2000) was an English tennis player. For 74 years he was the last Briton to reach the final of the men's singles at Wimbledon, until Andy Murray did so in 2012. He was also a finalist ...
''(third round)''
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J. Colin Gregory ''(fourth round)''
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Jacques Brugnon
Jacques Marie Stanislas Jean Brugnon (11 May 1895 – 20 March 1978), nicknamed "Toto", was a French tennis player, one of the famous " Four Musketeers" from France who dominated tennis in the late 1920s and early 1930s. He was born in and died ...
''(quarterfinals)''
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Béla Von Kehrling
Béla von Kehrling ( hu, Kehrling Béla ; 25 January 1891 – 26 April 1937) was a Hungarian tennis, table tennis, and football player but eventually a winter sportsman familiar with ice-hockey and occasionally competing in bobsleigh. He compet ...
''(quarterfinals)''
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Louis Raymond ''(first round)''
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Giorgio de Stefani ''(first round)''
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Christian Boussus ''(fourth round)''
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René De Buzelet
René de Buzelet (24 May 1907 – 8 April 1995) was a French tennis player who was active during the 1920s and 30s.
Career
De Buzelet was a runner-up at the men's doubles event at the 1928 French Championships. Partnering Henri Cochet they los ...
''(second round)''
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Daniel Prenn
Daniel Prenn (7 September 1904 – 3 September 1991) was a Russian Empire-born German, Polish, and British tennis player who was Jewish. He was ranked the world No. 6 for 1932 by A. Wallis Myers, and the European No. 1 by "American Lawn Tennis" ...
''(third round)''
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Hans Moldenhauer
Moldenhauer (right) won in Davis Cup against E. Flaquer
Moldenhauer (right) plays in Davis Cup against Bill Tilden (US). July 1929
Hans Moldenhauer (10 April 1901 – 29 December 1929) was Germany's first major international tennis player, c ...
''(fourth round)''
Draw
Key
* Q =
Qualifier
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* WC =
Wild card
* LL =
Lucky loser
A lucky loser is a sports competitor (player or team) who loses a match in a knockout tournament or loses in qualifying, but who then enters the main draw, usually when another competitor withdraws during the tournament because of illness, injury ...
* r =
Retired
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Many people choose to retire when they are elderly or incapable of doing their j ...
Final eight
Earlier rounds
Section 1
Section 2
Section 3
Section 4
Section 5
Section 6
Section 7
Section 8
References
External links
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{{DEFAULTSORT:1929 French Championships - Men's Singles
French Championships - Men's Singles
French Championships (tennis) by year – Men's singles