1928 U.S. National Championships – Men's singles

Men's singles
1928 U.S. National Championships
Final
ChampionFrance Henri Cochet[1]
Runner-upUnited States Frank Hunter[1]
Score4–6, 6–4, 3–6, 7–5, 6–3
Details
Seeds16
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
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1928 tennis event results

Henri Cochet defeated Frank Hunter in the final, 4–6, 6–4, 3–6, 7–5, 6–3 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1928 U.S. National Championships.[2] It was Cochet's first U.S. Championships singles title and fourth major singles title overall.

René Lacoste was the two-time reigning champion, but did not participate that year.

Seeds

The tournament used two lists of players for seeding the men's singles event; one list of eight U.S. players and one list of six foreign players. Henri Cochet is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.[2]

  1. United States John F. Hennessey (first round)
  2. United States George Lott (semifinals)
  3. United States Wilmer Allison (second round)
  4. United States John Van Ryn (third round)
  5. United States John Doeg (quarterfinals)
  6. United States Francis Hunter (finalist)
  7. United States Frank Shields (semifinals)
  8. United States Fritz Mercur (semifinals)
  1. France Henri Cochet (champion)
  2. France Jean Borotra (third round)
  3. United Kingdom Bunny Austin (third round)
  4. United Kingdom Colin Gregory (first round)
  5. France Jacques Brugnon (quarterfinals)
  6. Australia Jack Crawford (quarterfinals)
  7. Australia Jack Cummings (second round)
  8. Australia Edgar Moon (first round)

Draw

Key

Final eight

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
United States George Lott 6 6 7
United States John Doeg 2 2 5
United States George Lott 8 4 3 4
United States Frank Hunter 6 6 6 6
Australia Jack Crawford 5 6 3 4
United States Frank Hunter 7 3 6 6
United States Frank Hunter 6 4 6 5 3
France Henri Cochet 4 6 3 7 6
France Jacques Brugnon 5 1 0
United States Frank Shields 7 6 6
United States Frank Shields 2 6 4
France Henri Cochet 6 8 6
United States Gregory Mangin 6 3 1 2
France Henri Cochet 4 6 6 6

Earlier rounds

References

  1. ^ a b Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York City]: New Chapter Press. p. 458. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  2. ^ a b Talbert, Bill (1967). Tennis Observed – The USLTA Men's Singles Champions, 1881-1966. Barre: Barre Publishers. p. 106. OCLC 172306.
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