1928 French Championships (tennis)
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List of Champions of the 1928 French Championships (now known as the French Open
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Henri Cochet
def. René Lacoste
, 5-7, 6-3, 6-1, 6-3
Helen Wills
def.
Eileen Bennett, 6-1, 6-2
Jean Borotra
/ Jacques Brugnon
def. Henri Cochet
/ Ren de Buzelet, 6-4, 3-6, 6-2, 3-6, 6-4
Phoebe Holcroft Watson
/ Eileen Bennett Whittingstall
def. Suzanne Deve / Sylvia Lafaurie, 6-0, 6-2
Eileen Bennett Whittingstall
/ Henri Cochet
def. Helen Wills
/ Frank Hunter
, 3-6, 6-3, 6-3
French Open (tennis)
The French Open |Roland Garros]]) is a major tennis tournament held over two weeks between late May and early June in Paris, France, at the Stade Roland Garros. It is the premier clay court tennis tournament in the world and the second of the four annual Grand Slam tournaments – the other three are...
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Men's Singles
Henri CochetHenri Cochet
Henri Jean Cochet was a champion tennis player, one of the famous "Four Musketeers" from France who dominated tennis in the late 1920s and early 1930s....
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René LacosteRené Lacoste
Jean René Lacoste was a French tennis player and businessman. He was nicknamed "the Crocodile" by fans because of his tenacity on the court; he is also known worldwide as the namesake of the Lacoste tennis shirt, which he introduced in 1929.Lacoste was one of The Four Musketeers, French tennis...
, 5-7, 6-3, 6-1, 6-3
Women's Singles
Helen WillsHelen Wills Moody
Helen Newington Wills Roark , also known as Helen Wills Moody, was an American tennis player. She has been described as "the first American born woman to achieve international celebrity as an athlete."-Biography:...
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Eileen Bennett, 6-1, 6-2Men's Doubles
Jean BorotraJean Borotra
Jean Robert Borotra was a French champion tennis player. He was one of the famous "Four Musketeers" from his country who dominated tennis in the late 1920s and early 1930s.-Career:...
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Jacques BrugnonJacques Brugnon
Jacques "Toto" Brugnon 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 Paris and died in Paris....
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Henri CochetHenri Cochet
Henri Jean Cochet was a champion tennis player, one of the famous "Four Musketeers" from France who dominated tennis in the late 1920s and early 1930s....
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Ren de Buzelet, 6-4, 3-6, 6-2, 3-6, 6-4Women's Doubles
Phoebe Holcroft WatsonPhoebe Holcroft Watson
Phoebe Holcroft Watson was a tennis player from the United Kingdom whose best result in singles was reaching the final of the US Championships in 1929, losing to Helen Wills Moody 6–4, 6–2...
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Eileen Bennett WhittingstallEileen Bennett Whittingstall
Eileen Bennett Whittingstall was a female tennis player from the United Kingdom who won six Grand Slam doubles titles from 1927 to 1931.-Career:...
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Suzanne Deve / Sylvia Lafaurie, 6-0, 6-2Mixed Doubles
Eileen Bennett WhittingstallEileen Bennett Whittingstall
Eileen Bennett Whittingstall was a female tennis player from the United Kingdom who won six Grand Slam doubles titles from 1927 to 1931.-Career:...
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Henri CochetHenri Cochet
Henri Jean Cochet was a champion tennis player, one of the famous "Four Musketeers" from France who dominated tennis in the late 1920s and early 1930s....
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Helen WillsHelen Wills Moody
Helen Newington Wills Roark , also known as Helen Wills Moody, was an American tennis player. She has been described as "the first American born woman to achieve international celebrity as an athlete."-Biography:...
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Frank HunterFrancis Hunter
For the Distinguished Service Cross recipient, see Francis Hunter .----Francis "Frank" Townsend Hunter was a male tennis player from the United States of America...
, 3-6, 6-3, 6-3