Wimbledon Championships 1927 / men's singles

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Wimbledon Championships 1927
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Wimbledon Championships
Men's Singles
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Men's singles at the Wimbledon Championships 1927 .

The winner was Henri Cochet . His semi-final win against Bill Tilden is one of the most memorable games in tennis history. Tilden led 6: 2, 6: 4, 5: 1 and 30: 0 on his own serve. Then Cochet got 17 points in sequence. He won the third set 7: 5 and also won the following two sets and thus the match.

Seeding list

No. player Round reached

01. FranceFrance René Lacoste Semifinals
02. United StatesUnited States Bill Tilden Semifinals
03. FranceFrance Jean Borotra final
04th FranceFrance Henri Cochet victory
No. player Round reached
05. JapanJapan Takeichi Harada First round

06th South Africa 1912South African Union Louis Raymond Second round

07th FranceFrance Jacques Brugnon Quarter finals

08th. Czechoslovakia 1918Czechoslovakia Jan Koželuh Quarter finals

Tournament schedule

Explanation of symbols

  • r = retired
  • d = disqualification
  • where = walkover

Quarter-finals, semi-finals, finals

  Quarter finals Semifinals final
                                                   
   NetherlandsNetherlands H. Timmer 1 6th 3 0              
3  FranceFrance J. Borotra 6th 3 6th 6th    
3  FranceFrance J. Borotra 6th 6th 1 1 6th
  1  FranceFrance R. Lacoste 4th 3 6th 6th 2  
8th  Czechoslovakia 1918Czechoslovakia J. Koželuh 4th 3 4th    
 
  1  FranceFrance R. Lacoste 6th 6th 6th      
  3  FranceFrance J. Borotra 6th 6th 3 4th 5
  4th  FranceFrance H. Cochet 4th 4th 6th 6th 7th
   United States 48United States FT Hunter 6th 6th 2 2 3  
4th  FranceFrance H. Cochet 3 3 6th 6th 6th  
4th  FranceFrance H. Cochet 2 4th 7th 6th 6th
  2  United States 48United States B. Tilden 6th 6th 5 4th 3  
7th  FranceFrance J. Brugnon 3 1 6th 5  
 
  2  United States 48United States B. Tilden 6th 6th 3 7th    

Upper half

Upper half 1

First round   Second round   Third round   Round of 16
 South Africa 1912South African Union G. Sherwell 1 6th 1 3                    
 United KingdomUnited Kingdom C. Eames 6th 4th 6th 6th      United KingdomUnited Kingdom C. Eames 6th 4th 5 2  
 United KingdomUnited Kingdom M. Temple 3 4th 4th        United KingdomUnited Kingdom H. Lee 3 6th 7th 6th    
 United KingdomUnited Kingdom H. Lee 6th 6th 6th          United KingdomUnited Kingdom H. Lee 9 7th 1 2 4th
 United KingdomUnited Kingdom WHM Aitken 6th 3 3 4th        United KingdomUnited Kingdom CL Philcox 7th 5 6th 6th 6th  
 United KingdomUnited Kingdom CL Philcox 2 6th 6th 6th      United KingdomUnited Kingdom CL Philcox 6th 6th 6th      
 United KingdomUnited Kingdom RDN Pryce-Jones 2 6th 4th        United KingdomUnited Kingdom F. Jarvis 3 3 3      
 United KingdomUnited Kingdom F. Jarvis 6th 8th 6th          United KingdomUnited Kingdom CL Philcox 3 2 0    
Q  United KingdomUnited Kingdom JDF Fisher 1 3 0          NetherlandsNetherlands H. Timmer 6th 6th 6th    
 United KingdomUnited Kingdom WC Crawley 6th 6th 6th        United KingdomUnited Kingdom WC Crawley 4th 4th 2      
 United States 48United States W. Washburn 1 6th 6th        NetherlandsNetherlands H. Timmer 6th 6th 6th      
 NetherlandsNetherlands H. Timmer 6th 8th 8th          NetherlandsNetherlands H. Timmer 7th 6th 3 8th  
 United KingdomUnited Kingdom F. Crosbie 3 6th 6th 1        FranceFrance PL Landry 5 4th 6th 6th    
 United KingdomUnited Kingdom N. Dicks 6th 8th 4th 6th      United KingdomUnited Kingdom N. Dicks 1 6th 1 2    
 FranceFrance PL Landry 4th 6th 6th 1 6th    FranceFrance PL Landry 6th 2 6th 6th    
5  JapanJapan T. Harada 6th 4th 1 6th 2    

Upper half 2

First round   Second round   Third round   Round of 16
 United KingdomUnited Kingdom WD Stott 1 1 0                      
 Ireland 1922Irish Free State CJ Campbell 6th 6th 6th        Ireland 1922Irish Free State CJ Campbell 6th 6th 6th    
Q  United KingdomUnited Kingdom PRR Hurditch 7th 4th 4th        United KingdomUnited Kingdom D. Williams 1 1 0      
 United KingdomUnited Kingdom D. Williams 9 6th 6th          Ireland 1922Irish Free State CJ Campbell 6th 6th 6th    
 British IndiaBritish India HA Fyzee                South Africa 1912South African Union N. Farquharson 1 4th 1      
 United KingdomUnited Kingdom ANW Dudley w. O.          United KingdomUnited Kingdom ANW Dudley 8th 6th 7th 4th 3  
 United KingdomUnited Kingdom C. McIlquham 7th 6th 3 3 4th    South Africa 1912South African Union N. Farquharson 10 4th 5 6th 6th  
 South Africa 1912South African Union N. Farquharson 5 0 6th 6th 6th      Ireland 1922Irish Free State CJ Campbell 8th 6th 0 1  
 AustriaAustria H. Artens 6th 6th 2 5 6th     3  FranceFrance J. Borotra 6th 8th 6th 6th  
 United KingdomUnited Kingdom E. Higgs 2 3 6th 7th 8th    United KingdomUnited Kingdom E. Higgs 6th 6th 4th 6th    
 United KingdomUnited Kingdom B. Gilbert              United KingdomUnited Kingdom W. Collins 3 0 6th 4th    
 United KingdomUnited Kingdom W. Collins w. O.            United KingdomUnited Kingdom E. Higgs 1 6th 6th 2 2
 IndonesiaIndonesia Tbsp sarkies 2 1 3         3  FranceFrance J. Borotra 6th 2 1 6th 6th  
 United KingdomUnited Kingdom W. Radcliffe 6th 6th 6th        United KingdomUnited Kingdom W. Radcliffe 5 6th 4th 4th    
 United KingdomUnited Kingdom A. Belgrave 5 5 7th       3  FranceFrance J. Borotra 7th 3 6th 6th    
3  FranceFrance J. Borotra 7th 7th 9        

Upper half 3

First round   Second round   Third round   Round of 16
 United KingdomUnited Kingdom L. Godfree 4th 4th 7th 3                    
 United KingdomUnited Kingdom K. Lester 6th 6th 5 6th      United KingdomUnited Kingdom K. Lester 6th 6th 6th    
 United KingdomUnited Kingdom N. Deed 2 2 3        German EmpireGerman Empire O. cruiser 1 0 3      
 German EmpireGerman Empire O. cruiser 6th 6th 6th          United KingdomUnited Kingdom K. Lester 6th 6th 4th 4th 4th
 United KingdomUnited Kingdom C. Tindell-Green 2 1 1          United KingdomUnited Kingdom D. Greig 3 3 6th 6th 6th  
 United KingdomUnited Kingdom N. Sharpe 6th 6th 6th        United KingdomUnited Kingdom N. Sharpe 4th 6th 6th 3 4th  
 United KingdomUnited Kingdom D. Hodges 4th 1 5        United KingdomUnited Kingdom D. Greig 6th 1 4th 6th 6th  
 United KingdomUnited Kingdom D. Greig 6th 6th 7th          United KingdomUnited Kingdom D. Greig 4th 0 r    
 SwedenSweden H. Muller 3 4th 6th 3       8th  Czechoslovakia 1918Czechoslovakia J. Koželuh 6th 3      
 United KingdomUnited Kingdom CH Campbell 6th 6th 4th 6th      United KingdomUnited Kingdom CH Campbell 8th 5 1      
 United KingdomUnited Kingdom L. Anderson 5 4th 7th        Ireland 1922Irish Free State St. J. Mahony 10 7th 6th      
 Ireland 1922Irish Free State St. J. Mahony 7th 6th 9          Ireland 1922Irish Free State St. J. Mahony 2 4th 4th    
 Egypt 1922Egypt L. Wahid               8th  Czechoslovakia 1918Czechoslovakia J. Koželuh 6th 6th 6th      
 United KingdomUnited Kingdom H. Hillier w. O.          United KingdomUnited Kingdom H. Hillier 1 4th 4th      
 United KingdomUnited Kingdom REA Dash 7th 4th 1 2     8th  Czechoslovakia 1918Czechoslovakia J. Koželuh 6th 6th 6th      
8th  Czechoslovakia 1918Czechoslovakia J. Koželuh 5 6th 6th 6th      

Upper half 4

First round   Second round   Third round   Round of 16
 United KingdomUnited Kingdom A. Berger 1 3 2                      
 United KingdomUnited Kingdom H. Mayes 6th 6th 6th        United KingdomUnited Kingdom H. Mayes 6th 4th 6th 6th  
 British IndiaBritish India AA Fyzee             Q  United KingdomUnited Kingdom C. Walsh 2 6th 1 0    
Q  United KingdomUnited Kingdom C. Walsh w. O.            United KingdomUnited Kingdom H. Mayes 7th 6th 2 6th 0
 United KingdomUnited Kingdom D. Powell 9 2 1 7th 2      South Africa 1912South African Union J. Condon 9 4th 6th 4th 6th  
 FranceFrance C. Gentien 7th 6th 6th 5 6th    FranceFrance C. Gentien 3 7th 4th      
Q  United KingdomUnited Kingdom O. Jameson 2 0 4th        South Africa 1912South African Union J. Condon 6th 9 6th      
 South Africa 1912South African Union J. Condon 6th 6th 6th          South Africa 1912South African Union J. Condon 0 3 3    
 United KingdomUnited Kingdom CJ Brierley               1  FranceFrance R. Lacoste 6th 6th 6th    
 FranceFrance R. Danet w. O.          FranceFrance R. Danet 4th 6th 3 4th    
 United KingdomUnited Kingdom TGP Greville 4th 3 7th 5      United KingdomUnited Kingdom H. Mackintosh 6th 4th 6th 6th    
 United KingdomUnited Kingdom H. Mackintosh 6th 6th 5 7th        United KingdomUnited Kingdom H. Mackintosh 0 2 2    
 United KingdomUnited Kingdom B. Helmore 1 3 1         1  FranceFrance R. Lacoste 6th 6th 6th      
 British IndiaBritish India S. Jacob 6th 6th 6th        British IndiaBritish India S. Jacob 6th 0 3 4th    
 United States 48United States S. Wood 1 3 1       1  FranceFrance R. Lacoste 2 6th 6th 6th    
1  FranceFrance R. Lacoste 6th 6th 6th        

Bottom half

Lower half 1

First round   Second round   Third round   Round of 16
 United KingdomUnited Kingdom H. Stand ring 8th 3 0                      
 United KingdomUnited Kingdom A. Kingscote 10 6th 6th        United KingdomUnited Kingdom A. Kingscote 3 3 4th    
 JapanJapan Y. Ohta 1 4th 3        United States 48United States F. Hunter 6th 6th 6th      
 United States 48United States F. Hunter 6th 6th 6th          United States 48United States F. Hunter 6th 8th 6th    
 United KingdomUnited Kingdom EJ Avory 3 6th 6th 0        United KingdomUnited Kingdom AH Lowe 2 6th 3      
 United KingdomUnited Kingdom B. Hillyard 6th 8th 3 6th      United KingdomUnited Kingdom B. Hillyard 4th 4th 0      
 AustraliaAustralia R. Lycett 2 4th 4th        United KingdomUnited Kingdom AH Lowe 6th 6th 6th      
 United KingdomUnited Kingdom AH Lowe 6th 6th 6th          United States 48United States F. Hunter 4th 7th 6th 4th 6th
 United KingdomUnited Kingdom M. Summerson 8th 0 3          United KingdomUnited Kingdom C. Gregory 6th 5 2 6th 3
 United KingdomUnited Kingdom C. Gregory 10 6th 6th        United KingdomUnited Kingdom C. Gregory 6th 6th 6th      
 United KingdomUnited Kingdom JE Pogson-Smith 6th 9 1 6th 6th    United KingdomUnited Kingdom L. Crawford 3 1 3      
 United KingdomUnited Kingdom L. Crawford 2 11 6th 3 8th      United KingdomUnited Kingdom C. Gregory 6th 6th 6th    
 United KingdomUnited Kingdom DM Evans 1 5 6th 3        United KingdomUnited Kingdom G. Crole-Rees 3 3 1      
 United KingdomUnited Kingdom G. Crole-Rees 6th 7th 2 6th      United KingdomUnited Kingdom G. Crole-Rees 2 6th 4th 7th 6th  
 United KingdomUnited Kingdom C. Roupell 4th 5 6th       6th  South Africa 1912South African Union L. Raymond 6th 3 6th 5 2  
6th  South Africa 1912South African Union L. Raymond 6th 7th 8th        

Lower half 2

First round   Second round   Third round   Round of 16
 United KingdomUnited Kingdom J. Pennycuick 1 3 6th 5                    
 Hungary 1918Hungary B. von Kehrling 6th 6th 3 7th      Hungary 1918Hungary B. von Kehrling 4th 6th 10 6th  
Q  United KingdomUnited Kingdom H. Stoker 8th 3 9 6th 1    United KingdomUnited Kingdom W. Powell 6th 0 8th 4th    
 United KingdomUnited Kingdom W. Powell 6th 6th 11 2 6th      Hungary 1918Hungary B. von Kehrling 6th 6th 6th    
 Czechoslovakia 1918Czechoslovakia E. Gottlieb                United KingdomUnited Kingdom RD England 1 1 2      
 United KingdomUnited Kingdom N. Latchford w. O.          United KingdomUnited Kingdom N. Latchford 6th 6th 6th 4th 3  
 Ireland 1922Irish Free State J. Miley 6th 5 5 3      United KingdomUnited Kingdom RD England 4th 1 8th 6th 6th  
 United KingdomUnited Kingdom RD England 2 7th 7th 6th        Hungary 1918Hungary B. von Kehrling 6th 3 2    
 Ireland 1922Irish Free State H. Price 3 3 4th         4th  FranceFrance H. Cochet 8th 6th 6th    
 German EmpireGerman Empire H. Kleinschroth 6th 6th 6th        German EmpireGerman Empire H. Kleinschroth 6th 2 6th 6th    
 NetherlandsNetherlands C. Bryan              United KingdomUnited Kingdom L. Owen 4th 6th 1 3    
 United KingdomUnited Kingdom L. Owen w. O.            German EmpireGerman Empire H. Kleinschroth 5 7th 0    
Q  United KingdomUnited Kingdom C. Banks 2 5 1         4th  FranceFrance H. Cochet 7th 9 6th      
 United KingdomUnited Kingdom O. Turnbull 6th 7th 6th        United KingdomUnited Kingdom O. Turnbull 2 6th 2 3    
 United KingdomUnited Kingdom FS Burnett 4th 3 4th       4th  FranceFrance H. Cochet 6th 0 6th 6th    
4th  FranceFrance H. Cochet 6th 6th 6th        

Upper half 3

First round   Second round   Third round   Round of 16
 United KingdomUnited Kingdom W. Legg 2 0 2                      
 United KingdomUnited Kingdom C. Kingsley 6th 6th 6th        United KingdomUnited Kingdom C. Kingsley 6th 6th 6th    
 AustraliaAustralia A. Yencken 5 1 4th        British IndiaBritish India SK Prasada 1 1 2      
 British IndiaBritish India SK Prasada 7th 6th 6th          United KingdomUnited Kingdom C. Kingsley 6th 4th 7th 6th  
 South Africa 1912South African Union P. Spence                British IndiaBritish India AE Browne 3 6th 5 2    
 Ireland 1922Irish Free State NG Holmes w. O.          Ireland 1922Irish Free State NG Holmes 4th 8th 6th 4th 2  
Q  United KingdomUnited Kingdom EC penny 2 7th 2        British IndiaBritish India AE Browne 6th 10 3 6th 6th  
 British IndiaBritish India AE Browne 6th 9 6th          United KingdomUnited Kingdom C. Kingsley 6th 3 2 2  
 United KingdomUnited Kingdom I. Collins 9 3 6th 3       7th  FranceFrance J. Brugnon 4th 6th 6th 6th  
 German EmpireGerman Empire O. Froitzheim 11 6th 3 6th      German EmpireGerman Empire O. Froitzheim 6th 6th 12      
 United KingdomUnited Kingdom G. Stoddart 2 2 2        United KingdomUnited Kingdom E. Peters 0 3 10      
 United KingdomUnited Kingdom E. Peters 6th 6th 6th          German EmpireGerman Empire O. Froitzheim 1 2 6th 3  
 United KingdomUnited Kingdom A. Buzzard 4th 3 6th 4th       7th  FranceFrance J. Brugnon 6th 6th 4th 6th    
 United KingdomUnited Kingdom H. Hunter 6th 6th 4th 6th      United KingdomUnited Kingdom H. Hunter 5 1 3      
 New ZealandNew Zealand FMB Fisher 6th 4th 4th       7th  FranceFrance J. Brugnon 7th 6th 6th      
7th  FranceFrance J. Brugnon 8th 6th 6th        

Lower half 4

First round   Second round   Third round   Round of 16
 United KingdomUnited Kingdom J. Hillyard 7th 5 4th                      
 FranceFrance C. Boussus 9 7th 6th        FranceFrance C. Boussus 2 7th 6th 6th 6th
 FranceFrance C. de Ricou 3 6th 1 9      SwitzerlandSwitzerland H. Fisher 6th 9 3 4th 2  
 SwitzerlandSwitzerland H. Fisher 6th 4th 6th 11        FranceFrance C. Boussus 6th 5 6th 6th  
 United KingdomUnited Kingdom T. Mavrogordato 2 7th 6th 5        Ireland 1922Irish Free State E. McGuire 2 7th 0 1    
 Ireland 1922Irish Free State E. McGuire 6th 9 1 7th      Ireland 1922Irish Free State E. McGuire 14th 6th 6th      
 United KingdomUnited Kingdom E. Dearman 8th 8th 3 1 6th    United KingdomUnited Kingdom G. Cholmondeley 12 1 3      
 United KingdomUnited Kingdom G. Cholmondeley 6th 6th 6th 6th 8th      FranceFrance C. Boussus 1 5 2    
 RomaniaRomania N. Mișu 3 6th 0 6th 5     2  United States 48United States B. Tilden 6th 7th 6th    
 United KingdomUnited Kingdom P. Hughes 6th 2 6th 3 7th    United KingdomUnited Kingdom P. Hughes 6th 8th 6th      
Q  United KingdomUnited Kingdom E. Crawshay-Williams 1 3 5        United KingdomUnited Kingdom R. Worthington 2 6th 2      
 United KingdomUnited Kingdom R. Worthington 6th 6th 7th          United KingdomUnited Kingdom P. Hughes 3 4th 0    
 United KingdomUnited Kingdom R. Wackett 6th 3 4th 3       2  United States 48United States B. Tilden 6th 6th 6th      
 United KingdomUnited Kingdom R. Poland 1 6th 6th 6th      United KingdomUnited Kingdom R. Poland 3 0 1      
Q  United KingdomUnited Kingdom GA Pratt 2 1 0       2  United States 48United States B. Tilden 6th 6th 6th      
2  United States 48United States B. Tilden 6th 6th 6th        

source

  • J. Barrett: Wimbledon: The Official History of the Championships. HarperCollins Publishers, London 2001, ISBN 0-00-711707-8 , p. 298

Individual evidence

  1. http://www.munzinger.de/search/portrait/henri+cochet/1/2192.html
  2. https://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2011/feb/25/joy-of-six-sporting-chokes