# 1928 Australian Championships – Men's singles

Jean Borotra defeated Jack Cummings 6–4, 6–1, 4–6, 5–7, 6–3 in the final to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1928 Australian Championships.

## Seeds

The seeded players are listed below. Jean Borotra is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.
* Jean Borotra (champion)
* Gerald Patterson (quarterfinals)
* Jacques Brugnon (third round)
* Jack Crawford (semifinals)
* Christian Boussus (third round)
* Harry Hopman (quarterfinals)
* Jack Hawkes (quarterfinals)
* Gar Moon (third round)

## Draw
### Key

* Q = Qualifier
* WC = Wild card
* LL = Lucky loser
* r = Retired

### Finals

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1 | Jean Borotra | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Harry Hopman | 4 | 4 | 3 | | | 1 | Jean Borotra | 4 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Jack Crawford | 6 | 8 | 6 | | | 4 | Jack Crawford | 6 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Jack Hawkes | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Jean Borotra | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | Jack Cummings | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 | | | | | | | | | Jack Cummings | 4 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3 |
| | Frederick Kalms | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 1 | | Jack Cummings | 6 | 2 | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | | |
| | Bob Schlesinger | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | Bob Schlesinger | 1 | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Gerald Patterson | 4 | 9 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Earlier rounds
#### 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 | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 1 | Borotra | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fitzgerald | 2 | 3 | 0 | | | 1 | Borotra | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Sproule | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | Sproule | 2 | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Brewster | 2 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Borotra | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Medcalf | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | Baker | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | | | | | |
| | Williams | 2 | 3 | 2 | | | | Medcalf | 7 | 8 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Baker | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | | Baker | 5 | 10 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Munns | 7 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Borotra | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Hopman | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| | | | | | | | 6 | Hopman | 5 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | Page | 7 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Hopman | 6 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Wertheim | 3 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 4 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | Wertheim | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | Hicks | 0 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| Second round | Second round | 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 |
| 4 | Crawford | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Cattanach | 3 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | 4 | Crawford | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | Bayley | 4 | 2 | 5 | | | | | |
| | Bayley | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Smith | 5 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Crawford | 6 | 8 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Hawkes | 2 | 6 | 3 |
| 7 | Hawkes | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Southwick | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | 7 | Hawkes | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | Dunlop | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
| | Dunlop | 6 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | McCausland | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 3

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First 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 |
| | | | | | | | Cummings | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Ward | 0 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Cummings | 6 | 1 | 6 | 9 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Brugnon | 2 | 6 | 2 | 7 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3 | Brugnon | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Coram | 2 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Cummings | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 |
| | Colvin | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | Kalms | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| | Thurlow | 2 | 7 | 1 | 3 | | Colvin | 4 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Kalms | 8 | 6 | 6 | | | Kalms | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Hatherley | 6 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | Kalms | 10 | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | A. Willard | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | 8 | Moon | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | |
| | Dunn | 4 | 3 | 6 | 1 | | A. Willard | 2 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Moon | 6 | 6 | 6 | | 8 | Moon | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Frankenberg | 3 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| 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 |
| 5 | Boussus | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ford | 1 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | 5 | Boussus | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | Schlesinger | 6 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Schlesinger | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J. Willard | 0 | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Schlesinger | 6 | 7 | 6 | rtd. |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Patterson | 4 | 9 | 4 | |
| | Peach | 6 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Walker | 2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | Peach | 8 | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | 2 | Patterson | 10 | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | Down | 2 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Patterson | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |