# 1929 French Championships – Men's doubles

Jean Borotra and Jacques Brugnon were the defending champions but they split up and Borotra teamed up with René Lacoste and Brugnon partnered with Henri Cochet. The final saw the encounter of these teams known all together as the Four Musketeers with the former pair clinching the title.

## Seeds

Every but 16 teams (neither the third and four seeds) received a bye into the second round.
* Bill Tilden / Frank Hunter (semifinal)
* Henri Cochet / Jacques Brugnon (final)
* Leonardo Bonzi / Clemente Serventi (second round)
* André Roche / Pierre Joba (second round)
* René Lacoste / Jean Borotra (champions)
* Roderich Menzel / Josef Malacek(third round)
* Emmanuel du Plaix / Raymond Rodel (third round)
* René de Buzelet / Christian Boussus (Quarterfinal)

## 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 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Tilden Hunter | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Kehrling Kleinschroth | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Kehrling Kleinschroth | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | | 1 | Tilden Hunter | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | 5 | Lacoste Borotra | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Lacoste Borotra | 2 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 5 | Lacoste Borotra | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | De Morpurgo del Bono | 6 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | De Morpurgo del Bono | 6 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | 5 | Lacoste Borotra | 6 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 8 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Cochet Brugnon | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| | Gregory Collins | 6 | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Cochet Brugnon | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| 8 | de Buzelet Boussus | 3 | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | de Buzelet Boussus | 3 | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | Gregory Collins | 3 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | 2 | Cochet Brugnon | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Timmer O. von Salm-Hoogstraeten | 2 | 2 | 7 | | | 2 | Cochet Brugnon | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Cochet Brugnon | 6 | 6 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 1 | Tilden Hunter | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Rasmussen Nielsen | 0 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | 1 | Tilden Hunter | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | É Borotra Coen | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| É Borotra Coen | É Borotra Coen | 6 | 11 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Zahar Danon | Zahar Danon | 2 | 9 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Tilden Hunter | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Kehrling Kleinschroth | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Kehrling Kleinschroth | Kehrling Kleinschroth | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Zerlendis Zafiropoulo | Zerlendis Zafiropoulo | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | Kehrling Kleinschroth | 2 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | 7 | du Plaix Rodel | 6 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | |
| | Olliff Austin | 8 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | du Plaix Rodel | 10 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 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 | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | | | 5 | Lacoste Borotra | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | Fyzee Misu | 0 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Lacoste Borotra | 2 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Moldenhauer Prenn | 6 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Moldenhauer Prenn | Moldenhauer Prenn | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Benny Berthet Jean Lesueur | Benny Berthet Jean Lesueur | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Lacoste Borotra | 2 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| Umberto De Morpurgo Alberto del Bono | Umberto De Morpurgo Alberto del Bono | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | De Morpurgo del Bono | 6 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 3 |
| Edmond-Blanc Nicolas Magaloff | Edmond-Blanc Nicolas Magaloff | 3 | 2 | 4 | | | De Morpurgo del Bono | De Morpurgo del Bono | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Henri Reynaud Denis Laurent | Henri Reynaud Denis Laurent | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | Reynaud Laurent | Reynaud Laurent | 3 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Charles Aeschlimann Ernst | Charles Aeschlimann Ernst | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | De Morpurgo del Bono | De Morpurgo del Bono | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Domingo Torralva-Ponsa Luis Torralva-Ponsa | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | D Torralva-Ponsa L Torralva-Ponsa | D Torralva-Ponsa L Torralva-Ponsa | 3 | 7 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | Jean Augustin François Terrier | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | | | D Torralva-Ponsa L Torralva-Ponsa | 4 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Arthur Wallis Myers Hunt | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 4 | Roche Joba | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | André Roche Pierre Joba | 6 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Leonardo Bonzi Clemente Serventi | 6 | 8 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E. Goldschmidt J. Converse | 1 | 6 | 3 | | 3 | Bonzi Serventi | 2 | 5 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Georges Glasser André Martin-Legeay | Georges Glasser André Martin-Legeay | 1 | 4 | 2 | | | Gregory Collins | 6 | 7 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Colin Gregory Ian Collins | Colin Gregory Ian Collins | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | Gregory Collins | Gregory Collins | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | | | | | | |
| A.G. Rawlins Homer Levinson | A.G. Rawlins Homer Levinson | 7 | 2 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | Gallepe Aslangul | Gallepe Aslangul | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | |
| Paul Féret Marcel Cousin | Paul Féret Marcel Cousin | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | Féret Cousin | Féret Cousin | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jean Pastré Jacques Deniau | Jean Pastré Jacques Deniau | 0 | 4 | 3 | | Gallepe Aslangul | Gallepe Aslangul | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| René Gallepe Léonce Aslangul | René Gallepe Léonce Aslangul | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Gregory Collins | 6 | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | de Buzelet Boussus | 3 | 6 | 2 | 3 |
| | | | | | | Robbins Salm-Hoogstraeten | Robbins Salm-Hoogstraeten | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Danet George | Danet George | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Danet George | 5 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | de Buzelet Boussus | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Fuchs Wetzel | 4 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 8 | de Buzelet Boussus | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 6 | Menzel Malaček | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Thurneyssen Gentien | 1 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | Menzel Malacek | 4 | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Timmer O. von Salm-Hoogstraeten | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| de Borman Toussaint | de Borman Toussaint | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Timmer O. von Salm-Hoogstraeten | Timmer O. von Salm-Hoogstraeten | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | Timmer O. von Salm-Hoogstraeten | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Cochet Brugnon | 6 | 6 | 9 |
| Landau Broquedis | Landau Broquedis | 4 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Grandguillot Covington | Grandguillot Covington | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Grandguillot Covington | 2 | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Cochet Brugnon | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Matejka Artens | 4 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Cochet Brugnon | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

## Sources

Béla Kehrling, ed. (10 June 1929). "A férfi páros mezőnye [The doubles draw]" (in Hungarian) (pdf). Tennisz és Golf. I (Budapest, Hungary: Bethlen Gábor Irod. és Nyomdai RT) 3: 67. Retrieved September 22, 2012.