# 1928 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles

René Lacoste defeated the defending champion Henri Cochet 6–1, 4–6, 6–4, 6–2 in the final to win the gentlemen's singles tennis title at the 1928 Wimbledon Championships.

## Seeds

    01. Henri Cochet (final)
    02. René Lacoste (champion)
    03. Bill Tilden (semifinals)
    04. Frank Hunter (first round)
    05. Jean Borotra (quarterfinals)
    06. John Hennessey (quarterfinals)
    07. Uberto de Morpurgo (quarterfinals)
    08. Gerald Patterson (fourth round)
Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

## Draw
### Key

* Q = Qualifier
* WC = Wild card
* LL = Lucky loser
* Alt = Alternate
* SE = Special exempt
* PR = Protected ranking
* ITF = ITF entry
* JE = Junior exempt
* w/o = Walkover
* r = Retired
* d = Defaulted
* SR = Special ranking

### Finals

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Henri Cochet | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | John Hennessey | 4 | 1 | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | John Hennessey | 4 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | Henri Cochet | 11 | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Christian Boussus | 9 | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | Christian Boussus | 12 | 10 | 6 | | | Christian Boussus | 9 | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | Jacques Brugnon | 10 | 8 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jacques Brugnon | 10 | 8 | 2 | | | | | | | | | 1 | Henri Cochet | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | René Lacoste | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| 2 | René Lacoste | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | René Lacoste | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| 7 | Uberto de Morpurgo | 2 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Uberto de Morpurgo | 2 | 3 | 4 | | 2 | René Lacoste | 2 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3 | Bill Tilden | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | |
| 3 | Bill Tilden | 8 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | Bill Tilden | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Jean Borotra | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 1 | Henri Cochet | 6 | 8 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mohammed Sleem | 2 | 6 | 2 | | | 1 | H Cochet | 6 | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Teddy Higgs | 2 | 4 | 5 | | | | H Hopman | 1 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Harry Hopman | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | 1 | H Cochet | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Henry Mayes | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | H Mayes | 1 | 8 | 5 | 2 | | | | | |
| | Jack Cummings | 3 | 2 | 1 | | | | H Mayes | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Frank Jarvis | 5 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 1 | | GWV Hurst | 1 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | GWV Hurst | 7 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | H Cochet | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| | Édouard Borotra | 7 | 4 | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | R Boyd | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| | André Lacroix | 5 | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | É Borotra | 6 | 6 | 10 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | André Aron | w/o | | | | | | C Scroope | 8 | 1 | 12 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Charles Scroope | | | | | | | | | | | | | C Scroope | 3 | 6 | 0 | | | | | | |
| | Ronaldo Boyd | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | R Boyd | 6 | 8 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Leslie Godfree | 3 | 2 | 2 | | | | R Boyd | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Adriano Zappa | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | | Q | D Pitt | 3 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Dudley Pitt | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 6 | John Hennessey | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Edward Mather | 1 | 0 | 2 | | | 6 | J Hennessey | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Norman Latchford | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | N Latchford | 2 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Theodore Mavrogordato | 3 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | 6 | J Hennessey | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Gerald Sherwell | 6 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | | | | | | | | | G Sherwell | 4 | 5 | 2 | | | | | |
| | Brame Hillyard | 3 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 7 | | G Sherwell | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Cyril Eames | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | C Eames | 6 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | CL Philcox | 4 | 9 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | J Hennessey | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| | Gordon Crole-Rees | 2 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | F Frenz | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| | Eric Peters | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | E Peters | 2 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Friedrich Frenz | | | | | | | F Frenz | 6 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Placido Gaslini | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | | F Frenz | 6 | 8 | 6 | | | | | |
| | John Peacock | 4 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | N Dicks | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | |
| | Norman Dicks | 6 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | | N Dicks | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Roger Danet | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 6 | | R Danet | 2 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Arthur Belgrave | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 3

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 4 | Frank Hunter | 4 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Buster Andrews | 6 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 7 | E Andrews | 4 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Christian Boussus | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | C Boussus | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Herman David | 1 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | C Boussus | 9 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Philip Glover | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | J Olmsted | 7 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | |
| Q | ME Nigel-Jones | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | | P Glover | 7 | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Roderich Menzel | w/o | | | | | J Olmsted | 9 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jack Olmsted | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | C Boussus | 6 | 6 | 2 | 6 |
| | William Powell | 4 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | E Moon | 0 | 4 | 6 | 2 |
| | Randolph Lycett | 6 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 6 | R Lycett | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Gar Moon | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | E Moon | 9 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Brian Gilbert | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | | E Moon | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Yoshiro Ohta | 6 | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | Y Ohta | 4 | 2 | 9 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Giorgio de Stefani | 3 | 6 | 1 | 3 | | Y Ohta | 6 | 8 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Augustos Zerlendis | 6 | 8 | 6 | | | A Zerlendis | 1 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Claude de Ricou | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 8 | Gerald Patterson | 6 | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Leighton Crawford | 2 | 6 | 3 | 5 | | 8 | G Patterson | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Heinrich Kleinschroth | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | H Kleinschroth | 0 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Billy Collins | 4 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | 8 | G Patterson | 10 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | John Olliff | 6 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | C Kingsley | 8 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 2 | | | | | | |
| | Emmanuel du Plaix | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 5 | | J Olliff | 4 | 1 | 12 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Charles Kingsley | 6 | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | C Kingsley | 6 | 6 | 10 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Noel Turnbull | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | G Patterson | 3 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| | Denis O'Callaghan | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | J Brugnon | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| Q | Richard Pickersgill | 4 | 3 | 0 | | | | D O'Callaghan | 7 | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Royden Dash | 3 | 2 | 3 | | | | G Robson | 5 | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Guillermo Robson | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | D O'Callaghan | 2 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | Jacques Brugnon | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | J Brugnon | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | U Kramet | 0 | 0 | 1 | | | | J Brugnon | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | John Holthouse | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | J Holthouse | 2 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | JH Frowen | 9 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 5

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 2 | René Lacoste | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | HL Walcott | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2 | R Lacoste | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jack Hawkes | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | J Hawkes | 3 | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Hermann Artens | 3 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | 2 | R Lacoste | 6 | 9 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | George Lott | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | G Lott | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | F Crosbie | 2 | 0 | 0 | | | G Lott | 6 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jan Koželuh | w/o | | | | | K Lester | 1 | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Keats Lester | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | R Lacoste | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6 |
| | Wilbur Coen | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | H Austin | 4 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 2 |
| | Axel Petersen | 5 | 3 | 3 | | | W Coen | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jack Hillyard | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | | EV Bobb | 3 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | EV Bobb | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | W Coen | 4 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | Bunny Austin | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | H Austin | 6 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | Sydney Jacob | 1 | 3 | 1 | | | H Austin | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Victor Cazalet | 5 | 6 | 2 | | | P Wheatley | 2 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Patrick Wheatley | 7 | 8 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 6

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 7 | Uberto de Morpurgo | 6 | 9 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Bill Breese | 2 | 7 | 1 | | 7 | H de Morpurgo | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | David Williams | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | D Williams | 2 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | DH Kleinman | 1 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | 7 | H de Morpurgo | 6 | 9 | 3 | 7 | | | | | |
| | Ted Avory | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | F-W Matejka | 2 | 7 | 6 | 5 | | | | | |
| | RC Wackett | 6 | 4 | 1 | 4 | | E Avory | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Franz Matejka | 6 | 8 | 8 | 6 | | F-W Matejka | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Friedrich Rahe | 3 | 10 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | H de Morpurgo | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| | Hector Cattaruzza | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | R de Buzelet | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| | Roger Worthington | 1 | 5 | 2 | | | H Cattaruzza | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Brian Helmore | 2 | 3 | 3 | | | H Lee | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Harry Lee | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | H Lee | 6 | 3 | 4 | 11 | | | | | |
| | Ian Collins | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | R de Buzelet | 2 | 6 | 6 | 13 | | | | | |
| | Max Balli | 3 | 3 | 3 | | | I Collins | 6 | 8 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | St John Mahony | 7 | 2 | 5 | 7 | | R de Buzelet | 3 | 10 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | René de Buzelet | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 7

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 3 | Bill Tilden | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Maurice Summerson | 0 | 1 | 0 | | | 3 | W Tilden | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Hector Fisher | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | H Fisher | 1 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Oswald Jameson | 3 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | 3 | W Tilden | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Basil Lawrence | | | | | | | | | | | | | | B von Kehrling | 2 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | Harry Lewis-Barclay | w/o | | | | | | B Lawrence | 0 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Béla von Kehrling | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | B von Kehrling | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Hira-Lal Soni | 2 | 9 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | W Tilden | 6 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| | Roberto Bocciardo | 4 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | PH Landry | 4 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 4 |
| | Cecil Campbell | 6 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 7 | | C Campbell | 2 | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Pierre Henri Landry | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | | PH Landry | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Donald Greig | 3 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 2$^r$ | | | | | | | | | PH Landry | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | |
| Q | Sidney Wood | 10 | 6 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | Q | S Wood | 6 | 1 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | Nigel Sharpe | 8 | 1 | 10 | | | Q | S Wood | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Henry Brunie | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | H Brunie | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Antoine Gentien | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 8

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 5 | Jean Borotra | 6 | 8 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Arthur Lowe | 2 | 6 | 4 | | | 5 | J Borotra | 1 | 6 | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Russell Young | 1 | 4 | 4 | | | | P Hughes | 6 | 4 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Pat Hughes | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 5 | J Borotra | 7 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | Hendrik Timmer | 8 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | P Spence | 5 | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | George Lyttleton-Rogers | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | H Timmer | 1 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Pat Spence | 6 | 10 | 2 | 6 | | | P Spence | 6 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Harvey Mackintosh | 1 | 8 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | J Borotra | 3 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 |
| | John Pennycuick | 8 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | J Crawford | 6 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 3 |
| | Norman Farquharson | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | J Pennycuick | 4 | 6 | 3 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jack Crawford | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | J Crawford | 6 | 2 | 6 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Douglas Hodges | 1 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | J Crawford | 9 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | Colin Gregory | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | C Gregory | 7 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | Feo Hartz | 2 | 7 | 3 | 4 | | | C Gregory | 6 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Bill Lingelbach | 6 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 4 | | C Morea | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Carlos Morea | 4 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |