1927 French Championships - Men's Singles

René Lacoste

Jean René Lacoste was a French tennis player and businessman. He was nicknamed "the Crocodile" by fans because of his tenacity on the court; he is also known worldwide as the namesake of the Lacoste tennis shirt, which he introduced in 1929.Lacoste was one of The Four Musketeers, French tennis...

defeated Bill Tilden

Bill Tilden

William Tatem Tilden II , nicknamed "Big Bill," is often considered one of the greatest tennis players of all time. An American tennis player who was the World No. 1 player for seven years, he won 14 Majors including ten Grand Slams and four Pro Slams. Bill Tilden dominated the world of...

6-4 4-6 5-7 6-3 11-9 in the final to win the Men's Singles title at the 1927 French Championships

1927 French Championships (tennis)

List of Champions of the 1927 French Championships :Kornelia Bouman became the first foreign woman to win the women's singles event.-Men's Singles: René Lacoste def. Bill Tilden, 6-4, 4-6, 5-7, 6-3, 11-9...

Kornelia Bouman defeated Irene Peacock 6–2 6–4 in the final to win the Women's Singles title at the 1927 French Championships.See also:-Seeds:The seeded players are listed below...

Seeds

The seeded players are listed below. René Lacoste

René Lacoste

is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

René Lacoste
René Lacoste
Jean René Lacoste was a French tennis player and businessman. He was nicknamed "the Crocodile" by fans because of his tenacity on the court; he is also known worldwide as the namesake of the Lacoste tennis shirt, which he introduced in 1929.Lacoste was one of The Four Musketeers, French tennis...

(Champion)

Henri Cochet
Henri Cochet
Henri Jean Cochet was a champion tennis player, one of the famous "Four Musketeers" from France who dominated tennis in the late 1920s and early 1930s....

(Semifinalist)

Bill Tilden
Bill Tilden
William Tatem Tilden II , nicknamed "Big Bill," is often considered one of the greatest tennis players of all time. An American tennis player who was the World No. 1 player for seven years, he won 14 Majors including ten Grand Slams and four Pro Slams. Bill Tilden dominated the world of...

(Finalist)

Jean Borotra
Jean Borotra
Jean Robert Borotra was a French champion tennis player. He was one of the famous "Four Musketeers" from his country who dominated tennis in the late 1920s and early 1930s.-Career:...

(Fourth round)

Frank Hunter
Francis Hunter
For the Distinguished Service Cross recipient, see Francis Hunter .----Francis "Frank" Townsend Hunter was a male tennis player from the United States of America...

(Third round)

Louis Raymond
Louis Raymond
Louis Raymond was a male tennis player from South Africa. At the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium, he defeated Ichiya Kumagai in the finals to win the gold medal....

(Quarterfinalist)

Bela Von Kehrling
Béla von Kehrling
Béla von Kehrling was a Hungarian tennis, table tennis, and football player but eventually a winter sportsman familiar with ice-hockey and occasionally competing in bobsleigh....

(Fourth round)

Jacques Brugnon
Jacques Brugnon
Jacques "Toto" Brugnon was a French tennis player, one of the famous "Four Musketeers" from France who dominated tennis in the late 1920s and early 1930s.He was born in Paris and died in Paris....

(Quarterfinalist)

Nicolas Mishu (Fourth round)

Otto Froitzheim
Otto Froitzheim
Otto Froitzheim was a German tennis player. At the 1908 Summer Olympics he won a silver medal in the men's singles tournament....

(Quarterfinalist)