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

Men's singles
1928 U.S. National Championships
Champion Henri Cochet[1]
Runner-up Frank Hunter[1]
Score4–6, 6–4, 3–6, 7–5, 6–3
Seeds16
Main article: 1928 U.S. National Championships (tennis)

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]

Draw

Key

Final eight

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

Earlier rounds

Section 1

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
2 Lott 6 6 6
Landry 2 3 1 2 Lott 6 6 6
Jacobs 11 2 5 4 Griffin 0 2 3
Griffin 9 6 7 6 2 Lott 6 6 6
Hyde 2 7 6 6 Boussus 2 2 4
Strachan 6 5 3 3 Hyde 5 1 6 2
Boussus 6 6 6 Boussus 7 6 4 6
(8) Moon 1 4 3 2 Lott 6 6 7
5 Doeg 6 7 6 6 5 Doeg 2 2 5
Tapia 3 5 8 3 5 Doeg 6 6 1 6
Onda 7 6 6 6 Onda 4 4 6 4
Aydelotte 9 4 4 1 5 Doeg 6 5 6 6 6
Wright 2 6 3 6 6 (3) Austin 4 7 2 8 2
Higgs 6 1 6 3 2 Wright 6 3 3 8 3
Toba 1 6 4 6 1 (3) Austin 3 6 6 6 6
(3) Austin 6 3 6 4 6

Section 2

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
4 Van Ryn 6 6 6
Morales 0 2 1 4 Van Ryn 6 6 6
Unda 0 0 2 Herndon 2 4 4
Herndon 6 6 6 4 Van Ryn 6 4 6 2 3
Johnson 3 3 0 (6) Crawford 4 6 1 6 6
Gorchakoff 6 6 6 Gorchakoff 8 9 3 5 1
Wood 7 9 10 4 (6) Crawford 6 7 6 7 6
(6) Crawford 9 7 12 6 (6) Crawford 5 6 3 4
6 Hunter 6 6 7 6 Hunter 7 3 6 6
Williams 1 4 5 6 Hunter 6 6 7
Seligson 6 6 7 Seligson 3 3 5
Quick 1 4 5 6 Hunter 0 5 6 6 6
Jones 4 6 6 6 (2) Borotra 6 7 0 4 2
Cram 6 2 3 3 Jones 2 3 4
Alonso w/ o (2) Borotra 6 6 6
(2) Borotra

Section 3

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1 Hennessey 5 4 4
King 7 6 6 King 6 6 7
Kynaston 6 6 1 6 Kynaston 3 3 5
Partridge 3 1 6 4 King 2 6 0 3
Gilpin 6 3 6 6 (5) Brugnon 6 4 6 6
Paré 1 6 2 3 Gilpin 4 6 5 4
Fischer 2 3 6 6 (5) Brugnon 6 1 7 6
(5) Brugnon 6 6 4 8 (5) Brugnon 5 1 0
7 Shields 6 6 6 7 Shields 7 6 6
Hopman 1 1 4 7 Shields 7 6 6
Feibleman 10 6 6 Feibleman 5 3 1
Collins 8 4 3 7 Shields 11 6 6
Coggeshall 6 1 3 8 6 Coggeshall 9 2 2
Hall 2 6 6 6 4 Coggeshall 6 6 6
Bowman 6 1 6 2 6 Bowman 1 4 4
(4) Gregory 3 6 3 6 2

Section 4

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
3 Allison 6 8 10
de Ricou 3 6 8 3 Allison 6 6 4 4 1
de Buzelet 7 4 6 6 de Buzelet 2 1 6 6 6
Garland 5 6 3 2 de Buzelet 6 2 6 2
Brunie 6 1 4 4 Mangin 8 6 3 6
Mangin 3 6 6 6 Mangin 6 6 2 6
Johnson 2 4 6 (7) Cummings 3 2 6 4
(7) Cummings 6 6 8 Mangin 6 3 1 2
8 Mercur 6 6 6 (1) Cochet 4 6 6 6
Dawson 4 3 1 8 Mercur 3 6 6 7
McKnight 0 6 6 6 McKnight 6 4 0 5
Upmann 6 2 2 2 8 Mercur 6 9 4 4
Washburn 6 9 2 3 4 (1) Cochet 4 11 6 6
Coen 4 7 6 6 6 Coen 5 3 3
Wilber 0 2 1 (1) Cochet 7 6 6
(1) Cochet 6 6 6

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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