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

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.