1928 in tennis
| Years in tennis |
This page covers all the important events in the sport of tennis in 1928. It provides the results of notable tournaments throughout the year on both the men's and women's ILTF tennis circuits.
Australian Open
Men's singles
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Jack Cummings 6–4, 6–1, 4–6, 5–7, 6–3[1]
Women's singles
Daphne Akhurst defeated Esna Boyd 7–5, 6–2[1]
Men's doubles
Jean Borotra / Jacques Brugnon defeated Gar Moon / Jim Willard 6–2, 4–6, 6–4, 6–4
Women's doubles
Daphne Akhurst / Esna Boyd defeated Kathleen Le Messurier / Dorothy Weston 6–3, 6–1
Mixed doubles
Daphne Akhurst / Jean Borotra defeated Esna Boyd / Jack Hawkes walkover
French Open
Men's singles
Henri Cochet (FRA) defeated René Lacoste (FRA) 5–7, 6–3, 6–1, 6–3
Women's singles
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Helen Wills (USA) defeated 
Eileen Bennett (GBR) 6–1, 6–2
Men's doubles
Jean Borotra (FRA) / Jacques Brugnon (FRA) defeated Henri Cochet (FRA) / René de Buzelet (FRA) 6–4, 3–6, 6–2, 3–6, 6–4
Women's doubles
Phoebe Holcroft Watson (GBR) / Eileen Bennett Whittingstall (GBR) defeated Suzanne Devé (FRA) /
Sylvie Lafaurie (FRA) 6–0, 6–2
Mixed doubles
Eileen Bennett Whittingstall (GBR) / Henri Cochet (FRA) defeated Helen Wills (USA) / Frank Hunter (USA) 3–6, 6–3, 6–3
Wimbledon
Men's singles
René Lacoste defeated Henri Cochet, 6–1, 4–6, 6–4, 6–2 [2]
Women's singles
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Lilí de Álvarez, 6–2, 6–3 [3]
Men's doubles
Jacques Brugnon / Henri Cochet defeated John Hawkes / Gerald Patterson, 13–11, 6–4, 6–4 [4]
Women's doubles
Peggy Saunders / Phoebe Watson defeated Eileen Bennett / Ermyntrude Harvey, 6–2, 6–3 [5]
Mixed doubles
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Pat Spence / Elizabeth Ryan defeated Jack Crawford / Daphne Akhurst, 7–5, 6–4 [6]
US Open
Men's singles
Henri Cochet defeated Francis Hunter 4–6, 6–4, 3–6, 7–5, 6–3
Women's singles
Helen Wills defeated Helen Jacobs 6–2, 6–1
Men's doubles
George Lott / John Hennessey defeated Gerald Patterson / Jack Hawkes 6–2, 6–1, 6–2
Women's doubles
Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman / Helen Wills defeated 
Edith Cross / Anna McCune Harper 6–2, 6–2
Mixed doubles
Helen Wills / Jack Hawkes defeated Edith Cross / Edgar Moon 6–1, 6–3
Notes
References
- 1 2 Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 357–377. ISBN 978-0942257700.
- ↑ "Gentlemen's Singles Finals 1877-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
- ↑ "Ladies' Singles Finals 1884-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
- ↑ "Gentlemen's Doubles Finals 1884-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
- ↑ "Ladies' Doubles Finals 1913-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
- ↑ "Mixed Doubles Finals 1913-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
External links
- Official website of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP)
- Official website of the Women's Tennis Association (WTA)
- Official website of the International Tennis Federation (ITF)
- Official website of the International Team Competition in Men's Tennis (Davis Cup) Archived June 8, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- Official website of the International Team Competition in Women's Tennis (Fed Cup) Archived January 7, 2014, at the Wayback Machine