1929 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles

Men's singles
1929 Wimbledon Championships
Final
ChampionFrance Henri Cochet
Runner-upFrance Jean Borotra
Score6–4, 6–3, 6–4
Details
Draw128 (10 Q )
Seeds8
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
← 1928 · Wimbledon Championships · 1930 →

Henri Cochet defeated Jean Borotra 6–4, 6–3, 6–4 in the final to win the gentlemen's singles tennis title at the 1929 Wimbledon Championships.[1] René Lacoste was the defending champion, but did not participate.

Seeds

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01.   France Henri Cochet (champion)
02.   France Jean Borotra (final)
03.   United States Bill Tilden (semifinals)
04.   United States Frank Hunter (second round)
05.   Italy Uberto de Morpurgo (third round)
06.   United States George Lott (quarterfinals)
07.   Hungary Béla von Kehrling (quarterfinals)
08.   United Kingdom Colin Gregory (fourth round)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Draw

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Key

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Finals

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
1 France Henri Cochet 6 7 6
Netherlands Hendrik Timmer 4 5 2
1 France Henri Cochet 6 6 7
3 United States Bill Tilden 4 1 5
3 United States Bill Tilden 6 2 6 7
France Pierre Henri Landry 4 6 3 5
1 France Henri Cochet 6 6 6
2 France Jean Borotra 4 3 4
2 France Jean Borotra 6 6 6
6 United States George Lott 3 3 4
2 France Jean Borotra 6 10 5 6
United Kingdom Bunny Austin 1 8 7 1
United Kingdom Bunny Austin 6 8 6
7 Hungary Béla von Kehrling 2 6 3

Top half

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Section 1

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1 France Henri Cochet 6 6 6
United Kingdom Tony Crossley 3 4 3 1 France H Cochet 6 6 4 6
India Hassan Ali Fyzee 3 6 6 7 6 United Kingdom K Gandar-Dower 4 4 6 4
United Kingdom Kenneth Gandar-Dower 6 4 4 9 8 1 France H Cochet 5 6 9 4 6
Republic of Ireland George Lyttleton-Rogers 6 7 6 Republic of Ireland G Lyttleton-Rogers 7 0 7 6 3
Q United Kingdom Jack Lysaght 3 5 3 Republic of Ireland G Lyttleton-Rogers 3 6 6 7
United Kingdom William Powell 6 6 4 6 United Kingdom W Powell 6 1 4 5
United Kingdom Harvey Mackintosh 1 4 6 4 1 France H Cochet 6 6 9
United Kingdom David Williams 6 6 6 United States J Hennessey 1 4 7
Sweden Curt Östberg 3 4 4 United Kingdom D Williams 4 2 3
United Kingdom Stan Harris 6 7 6 United Kingdom JH Frowen 6 6 6
United Kingdom JH Frowen 4 5 2 United Kingdom JH Frowen 2 1 5
United States John Hennessey 6 6 6 United States J Hennessey 6 6 7
South Africa Roy Malcolm 3 0 3 United States J Hennessey 6 6 6
Spain Francisco Sindreu w/o United Kingdom R Worthington 4 4 3
United Kingdom Roger Worthington

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
5 Italy Uberto de Morpurgo 6 6 6
United Kingdom GR Ashton 3 0 0 5 Italy H de Morpurgo 3 6 6 2 6
Germany Hans Moldenhauer 6 6 6 Germany H Moldenhauer 6 4 3 6 4
United Kingdom RG Bernard 1 2 4 5 Italy H de Morpurgo 2 4 6 3
United Kingdom Nigel Sharpe 6 6 3 6 United Kingdom N Sharpe 6 6 4 6
United Kingdom Ian Collins 2 1 6 2 United Kingdom N Sharpe 6 7 7
Republic of Ireland Noel Holmes 2 6 2 1 United Kingdom J Chamberlain 2 5 5
United Kingdom Jack Chamberlain 6 4 6 6 United Kingdom N Sharpe 1 6 0 9
Denmark Einer Ulrich 7 9 6 Netherlands H Timmer 6 3 6 11
Republic of Ireland Henry Purcell 5 7 1 Denmark E Ulrich 6 5 0 4
France René de Buzelet 6 0 5 6 7 France R de Buzelet 4 7 6 6
Q United Kingdom Arthur Vinall 0 6 7 1 5 France R de Buzelet 6 6 3 2 3
Greece Costas Efstratiadis 2 2 3 Netherlands H Timmer 2 4 6 6 6
United Kingdom Jack Hillyard 6 6 6 United Kingdom J Hillyard 3 0 2
United States Bill Lingelbach 0 2 3 Netherlands H Timmer 6 6 6
Netherlands Hendrik Timmer 6 6 6

Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
3 United States Bill Tilden 6 6 6
Republic of Ireland Shirley Dillon 1 1 2 3 United States W Tilden 6 6 6
Czechoslovakia Roderich Menzel 6 6 6 6 3 United Kingdom C Campbell 1 2 0
United Kingdom Craig Campbell 3 4 8 8 6 3 United States W Tilden 6 6 8
United Kingdom Eric Peters 4 3 6 3 Germany D Prenn 0 0 6
Italy Alberto del Bono 6 6 4 6 Italy A del Bono 3 4 1
United Kingdom Herman David 2 2 3 Germany D Prenn 6 6 6
Germany Daniel Prenn 6 6 6 3 United States W Tilden 6 9 6
United States Wilbur Coen 2 9 6 6 France C Boussus 3 7 4
Canada Jack Wright 6 7 4 2 United States W Coen 6 6 7 6
South Africa Colin Robbins 6 6 6 South Africa C Robbins 1 1 9 1
Germany Eberhard Nourney 4 4 4 United States W Coen 1 8 5
France Christian Boussus 4 6 6 6 France C Boussus 6 10 7
United Kingdom Norman Latchford 6 0 0 3 France C Boussus 6 6 6
United Kingdom Victor Cazalet 3 6 2 6 2 United Kingdom G Crole-Rees 4 4 3
United Kingdom Gordon Crole-Rees 6 3 6 4 6

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
8 United Kingdom Colin Gregory 4 6 6 7
United Kingdom Keats Lester 6 3 3 5 8 United Kingdom C Gregory 1 6 6 6
United Kingdom Frank Wilde w/o United Kingdom FRL Crawford 6 0 1 2
United Kingdom Leighton Crawford 8 United Kingdom C Gregory 2 6 6 6
France Raymond Rodel 6 6 4 6 France R Rodel 6 2 4 0
United Kingdom Brian Helmore 4 3 6 2 France R Rodel 6 6 6 6
Germany Fritz Kuhlmann Germany F Kuhlmann 4 8 2 1
United Kingdom Leslie Godfree w/o 8 United Kingdom C Gregory 6 4 6 3
New Zealand Buster Andrews 6 6 6 France PH Landry 8 6 3 6
Hungary Pál Leiner 1 1 0 New Zealand E Andrews 6 5 0 1
Austria Ludwig von Salm-Hoogstraeten 4 0 0 France PH Landry 4 7 6 6
France Pierre Henri Landry 6 6 6 France PH Landry 5 4 6 6 6
Belgium André Lacroix 6 1 6 2 3 United Kingdom H Lee 7 6 4 2 3
Japan Yoshiro Ohta 4 6 2 6 6 Japan Y Ohta 7 4 4 5
United Kingdom Alan Brown 4 1 5 United Kingdom H Lee 5 6 6 7
United Kingdom Harry Lee 6 6 7

Bottom half

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Section 5

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
2 France Jean Borotra 6 6 6
South Africa Gerald Sherwell 4 4 4 2 France J Borotra 6 6 6
United Kingdom Billy Collins 6 6 8 United Kingdom W Collins 3 4 2
United Kingdom Frank Jarvis 1 3 6 2 France J Borotra 6 6 5 6
India Syed Mohammad Hadi 2 1 4 United Kingdom N Turnbull 2 1 7 4
United Kingdom Noel Turnbull 6 6 6 United Kingdom N Turnbull 1 6 7 6
South Africa Norman Farquharson 8 1 2 6 2 United Kingdom P Hughes 6 4 5 0
United Kingdom Pat Hughes 6 6 6 2 6 2 France J Borotra 6 6 4 6
Hungary Imre Takáts 4 2 3 United States W Allison 3 1 6 3
United Kingdom Patrick Wheatley 6 6 6 United Kingdom P Wheatley 5 6 6 7
Q United Kingdom Colin Higgins 5 6 7 6 Q United Kingdom C Higgins 7 4 3 5
United Kingdom DH Balfour 7 2 5 2 United Kingdom P Wheatley 1 1 1
United Kingdom Guy Cooper 6 6 6 United States W Allison 6 6 6
Q India Harish Dhanda 2 2 2 United Kingdom G Cooper 3 6 3 2
United States Bud Chandler 6 3 3 3 United States W Allison 6 3 6 6
United States Wilmer Allison 2 6 6 6

Section 6

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
6 United States George Lott 6 6 6
France Emmanuel du Plaix 4 3 2 6 United States G Lott 6 6 6
Belgium Léopold de Borman Belgium L de Borman 1 1 2
Egypt Jacques Grandguillot w/o 6 United States G Lott 6 6 6
Switzerland Charles Aeschlimann w/o Italy L Bonzi 1 0 3
Italy Leonardo Bonzi Italy L Bonzi 6 6 6
United Kingdom Harry Lewis-Barclay 2 1 4 United Kingdom D Greig 2 4 3
United Kingdom Donald Greig 6 6 6 6 United States G Lott 6 6 6
Spain Enrique Maier w/o