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1929 French Championships – Men's singles

The second seed, René Lacoste, defeated Jean Borotra 6–3, 2–6, 6–0, 2–6, 8–6 in the final to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1929 French Championships.

Men's singles
1929 French Championships
Final
ChampionFrance René Lacoste[1]
Runner-upFrance Jean Borotra[1]
Score6–3, 2–6, 6–0, 2–6, 8–6
Details
Draw83
Seeds16
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
← 1928 · French Championships · 1930 →

Seeds

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The seeded players are listed below. René Lacoste is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

  1.   Henri Cochet (semifinals)
  2.   René Lacoste (champion)
  3.   Bill Tilden (semifinals)
  4.   Jean Borotra (finalist)
  5.   Frank Hunter (quarterfinals)
  6.   Umberto L. De Morpurgo (quarterfinals)
  7.   Bunny Austin (third round)
  8.   J. Colin Gregory (fourth round)
  9.   Jacques Brugnon (quarterfinals)
  10.   Béla Von Kehrling (quarterfinals)
  11.   Louis Raymond (first round)
  12.   Giorgio de Stefani (first round)
  13.   Christian Boussus (fourth round)
  14.   René De Buzelet (second round)
  15.   Daniel Prenn (third round)
  16.   Hans Moldenhauer (fourth round)

Draw

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Key

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Final eight

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
1   Henri Cochet 7 4 6 7
9   Jacques Brugnon 5 6 4 5
1   Henri Cochet 3 7 5 7 4
4   Jean Borotra 6 5 7 5 6
4   Jean Borotra 6 10 4 8 6
5   Frank Hunter 8 8 6 6 1
4   Jean Borotra 3 6 0 6 6
2   René Lacoste 6 2 6 2 8
6   Umberto L. De Morpurgo 11 6 1 2 6
3   Bill Tilden 9 3 6 6 8
3   Bill Tilden 1 0 7 3
2   René Lacoste 6 6 5 6
10   Béla Von Kehrling 6 6 0 3
2   René Lacoste 8 1 6 6

Earlier rounds

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Section 1

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1   Cochet 6 6 6
  Zahar 1 2 3
1   Cochet 6 6 2 5 6
  Grandguillot 1 1 6 7 0
  Grandguillot 3 6 7 6
  Menzel 6 0 5 0
1   Cochet 7 6 7
16   Moldenhauer 5 4 5
16   Moldenhauer
  Torralva-Ponsa
16   Moldenhauer 6 6 6
  Gentien 2 2 2
  Deniau 3 2 2
  Gentien 6 6 6

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
8   Gregory 6 6 6
Landauer 0 1 3
8   Gregory 4 6 6 7
  Aeschliman 6 0 0 5
  Aeschliman 7 6 6
Rawlins 5 2 2
8   Gregory 2 7 4 3
9   Brugnon 6 5 6 6
9   Brugnon 6 6 6 6
  Chiesa 1 8 4 1
9   Brugnon 8 6 8
  Kleinschroth 6 4 6
  Ernst 1 5 0
  Kleinschroth 6 7 6

Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
4   Borotra 7 8 6
  Torralva-Ponsa 5 6 2
4   Borotra 6 6 3 6
  Landau 4 2 6 4
  Landau 6 6 6
Rebois 2 1 0
4   Borotra 6 4 6 6
13   Boussus 3 6 4 2
13   Boussus 6 6 6
  De Borman 3 3 2
13   Boussus 6 4 6 6
  Glasser 2 6 2 1
Siedoff 0 6 2 3
  Glasser   Glasser 6 3 6 6
  Salm

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
5   Hunter 6 6 6
  Del Bono 1 4 0 5   Hunter 6 7 6
  Kuhlmann   Danet 0 5 3
  Danet 5   Hunter
  Malacek 6 7 6   Malacek
  Combemale 3 5 4   Malacek 6 5 6 6
  Malcolm   Galeppe 2 7 2 3
  Galeppe 5   Hunter 6 2 6 6
12   de Stefani   Matejka 0 6 1 4
  Bernard   Bernard 6 6 6
  Joba 6 4 3 6 2   Nielsen 3 1 3
  Nielsen 1 6 6 1 6   Bernard 2 7 10 2 3
  Matejka   Matejka 6 5 8 6 6
  Chiesa   Matejka 6 1 6 1 6
  Berthet 2 6 6 6   Berthet 2 6 1 6 3
  Fyzee 6 2 0 2

Section 5

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
  Reynaud
  Guillemot   Guillemot 4 4 3
  Borotra 3 5 6 6 5   Artens 6 6 6
  Artens 6 7 4 3 7   Artens 6 6 0 2 6
  Rogers Lyttelton   Rasmussen 2 2 6 6 1
  Rasmussen   Rasmussen 4 6 6 2 6
  Augustin   Augustin 6 4 1 6 0
11   Raymond   Artens 1 3 1
  Piel 6 6 7 6   De Morpurgo 6 6 6
  Horn 3 4 5   Piel
  Bonzi 6 6 6   Bonzi
  Cousin 3 3 1   Bonzi 3 1 1
  Zerlendis 3 3 6 4 6   De Morpurgo 6 6 6
  George 6 6 0 6   George 1 1 3
  Rodel 4 0 6 1 6   De Morpurgo 6 6 6
6   De Morpurgo 6 6 4 6

Section 6

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
  Zafiropoulo 3 1 2
  Aslangul 6 6 6   Aslangul 9 1 1 6 5
  Coen   Coen 7 6 6 4 7
  Bonte   Coen 2 8 6 6
  Collins 6 6 2 0
  Collins
14   De Buzelet
  Coen 6 7 3 1 0
3   Tilden 2 5 6 6 6
  Olliff 9 6 3 3 1
  Du Plaix 7 2 6 6 6
  Du Plaix 3 4 0
3   Tilden 6 6 6
  Wetzel 1 1 1
3   Tilden 6 6 6

Section 7

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
Covington 3 1 6
  Magaloff 6 6 8
  Magaloff 2 3 6 1
  Timmer 6 6 1 6
  Thurneyssen 3 4 3
  Timmer 6 6 6
  Timmer 6 1 0 2
10   Von Kehrling 4 6 6 6
  Martin-Legeay 1 4 1
10   Von Kehrling 6 6 6
10   Von Kehrling 4 6 2 6 7
7   Austin 6 1 6 3 5
  Goldschmidt 0 0 0
7   Austin 6 6 6

Section 8

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
  Feret 3 6 6 6
  Serventi 6 3 0 0
  Feret
15   Prenn
  Samazeuilh 4 2 0 r
15   Prenn 6 6 2
  Feret 1 6 2 2
2   Lacoste 6 4 6 6
  Mishu 6 8 0 1 r
Dannon 2 6 6 2
Dannon 2 0 0
2   Lacoste 6 6 6
  Andrews
2   Lacoste

References

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  1. ^ a b Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York City]: New Chapter Press. p. 386. ISBN 978-0942257700.
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