Fourth-seeded

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 ...

defeated defending champion

René Lacoste Jean René Lacoste (; 2 July 1904 – 12 October 1996) was a 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 tennis s ...

6–2, 6–4, 6–3 in the final to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1926 French Championships. The draw consisted of 75 player of which 16 were seeded.

Seeds

The seeded players are listed below.

is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated. # Vinnie Richards ''(semifinals)'' #

''(finalist)'' #

Howard Kinsey Howard Oreon Kinsey (December 3, 1899 – July 26, 1966) was an American tennis player in the 1920s. He was originally from California. Playing record His significant championships were the 1926 French National men's doubles championship, whe ...

''(quarterfinals)'' #

''(champion)'' #

Jean Washer Jean Marie Octave Constant Washer (; 22 August 1894 – 23 March 1972) was a Belgian tennis player successful in the 1920s. He was the father of Philippe Washer. Tennis career Washer reached the final of the World Hard Court championships (the ...

''(quarterfinals)'' #

Jean Borotra Jean Laurent Robert Borotra (, ; 13 August 1898 – 17 July 1994) was a French tennis champion. He was one of the " Four Musketeers" from his country who dominated tennis in the late 1920s and early 1930s. Borotra was imprisoned in Itter Castle ...

''(semifinals)'' # Charles F. Aeschliman ''(fourth round)'' #

Athar-Ali Fyzee Athar-Ali Fyzee (28 August 1883 – 3 November 1963) was an Indian international tennis and table tennis player. He competed in the men's singles tennis tournament at the 1924 Summer Olympics. In a tennis career lasting 18 seasons from 1909 ...

''(second round)'' #

Béla Von Kehrling Béla may refer to: * Béla (crater), an elongated lunar crater * Béla (given name), a common Hungarian male given name See also * Bela (disambiguation) * Belá (disambiguation) * Bělá (disambiguation) Bělá may refer to: Places in the Cze ...

''(quarterfinals)'' # Nicolae Mișu ''(quarterfinals)'' #

Hendrik Timmer Hendrik "Henk" Timmer (; 8 February 1904 – 13 November 1998) was a Dutch sportsman, who primarily played tennis. Born in Utrecht, Timmer also won golf tournaments, became Dutch squash champion, played badminton and hockey. He died aged 94 i ...

''(second round)'' # Jan Koželuh ''(fourth round)'' # José María Tejada ''(fourth round)'' # Léonce Aslangul ''(fourth round)'' # Guillermo Robson ''(fourth round)'' # J. Colin Gregory ''(fourth round)''

Draw

Key

* Q = Qualifier * 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. This can occur when another competitor withdraws during the tournament because of illness ...

* r =

Retired Retirement is the withdrawal from one's position or occupation or from one's active working life. A person may also semi-retire by reducing work hours or workload. Many people choose to retire when they are elderly or incapable of doing their j ...

Finals

Earlier rounds

Section 1

Section 2

Section 3

Section 4

Section 5

Section 6

Section 7

Section 8

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:1926 French Championships - Men's Singles French Championships - Men's Singles French Championships (tennis) by year – Men's singles