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1925 French Championships – Men's singles

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Men's singles
1925 French Championships
Final
ChampionFrance René Lacoste[1]
Runner-upFrance Jean Borotra[1]
Score7–5, 6–1, 6–4
Details
Draw61
Seeds16
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
French Championships · 1926 →

Fifth-seeded René Lacoste defeated Jean Borotra in the final, 7–5, 6–1, 6–4 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1925 French Championships.[1] The draw consisted of 61 players of whom 16 were seeded. This was the first time the French Championships was staged as a Grand Slam event.[2]

Seeds

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01.   South Africa Pat Spence (third round)
02.   Belgium Jean Washer (semifinals)
03.   France Jean Borotra (final)
04.   Colombia Fred Restrepo (third round)
05.   France René Lacoste (champion)
06.   Switzerland Charles Aeschlimann (second round)
07.   Romania Nicolae Mișu (third round)
08.   India Sydney Jacob (semifinals)
09.   France Jacques Brugnon (third round)
10.   France Henri Cochet (quarterfinals)
11.   France Paul Féret (quarterfinals)
12.   France Antoine Gentien (second round)
13.   Spain Eduardo Flaquer (quarterfinals)
14.   France Léonce Aslangul (third round)
15.   Spain Raimundo Morales (third round)
16.   France André Gobert (quarterfinals)

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
                     
2 Belgium Jean Washer 8 8 6
10 France Henri Cochet 6 6 4
2 Belgium Jean Washer 2 1 3
3 France Jean Borotra 6 6 6
3 France Jean Borotra 1 6 6 6
11 France Paul Féret 6 3 3 2
3 France Jean Borotra 5 1 4
5 France René Lacoste 7 6 6
5 France René Lacoste 6 7 6
13 Spain Eduardo Flaquer 4 5 2
5 France René Lacoste 6 6 4 7
8 India Sydney Jacob 2 1 6 5
8 India Sydney Jacob 2 2 6 7 0
16 France André Gobert 6 6 4 5 0r

Top half

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Section 1

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
2 Belgium Jean Washer 6 6 7
France Jean Augustin 1 2 2 United Kingdom C Eames 4 3 5
United Kingdom Cyril Eames 6 6 6 2 Belgium J Washer 7 6 6
France René Meunier 15 Spain R Morales 5 3 2
France Jean Couiteas France R Meunier 2 3 0
France Roger George 1 1 4 15 Spain R Morales 6 6 6
15 Spain Raimundo Morales 6 6 6 10 France H Cochet 6 6 4
France A Persin 4 6 6 4 5 2 Belgium J Washer 8 8 6
7 Romania Nicolae Mișu 6 4 4 6 7 7 Romania N Mișu 6 6 6
France Roger Danet France R Danet 4 3 4
United Kingdom Percy Portlock 7 Romania N Mișu 3 0 2
10 France Henri Cochet 6 6 6 10 France H Cochet 6 6 6
France Raymond Rodel 4 4 0 10 France H Cochet 4 6 6 6
France Georges Gouttenoire 4 6 4 2 India JM Lal 6 3 4 2
India Jagat Mohan Lal 6 4 6 6

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
3 France Jean Borotra 6 10 4 6
France Alain Bernard 4 8 6 3 3 France J Borotra 6 6 1 6
France René de Buzelet 6 1 1 3 India HA Fyzee 4 2 6 3
India Hassan Ali Fyzee 4 6 6 6 3 France J Borotra 6 4 6 4 6
France Pierre Passemard 3 3 5 14 France L Aslangul 3 6 4 6 0
14 France Léonce Aslangul 6 6 7 14 France L Aslangul 6 6 6
France Pierre Hirsch 4 6 6 6 France P Hirsch 3 4 3
Portugal Rodrigo de Castro Pereira 6 4 1 4 3 France J Borotra 1 6 6 6
France R le Blant 11 France P Féret 6 3 3 2
6 Switzerland Charles Aeschlimann 6 Switzerland C Aeschlimann 6 5 0 3
France Jacques Quiry 1 5 6 2 11 France P Féret 2 7 6 6
11 France Paul Féret 6 7 2 6 11 France P Féret 6 6 6
France Jacques Arago Spain L de Olivares 2 0 0
Greece Augustos Zerlendis France J Arago 1 2 6 3
France Max Decugis Spain L de Olivares 6 6 4 6
Spain Luis de Olivares

Bottom half

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Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
5 France René Lacoste 6 6 6
India Shashidri Suvarna 0 0 0 5 France R Lacoste 6 6 6
France Jean de Buzelet 4 10 3 3 Switzerland C Vuarin 2 0 0
Switzerland C Vuarin 6 8 6 6 5 France R Lacoste 6 6 9
France André Chancerel India AA Fyzee 4 1 7
India Athar-Ali Fyzee India AA Fyzee 5 11 0
12 France Antoine Gentien 6 6 6 12 France A Gentien 7 9 0r
Portugal Antonio Casanovas 2 2 1 5 France R Lacoste 6 7 6
France Maxime Guillemot 1 2 6 3 13 Spain E Flaquer 4 5 2
13 Spain Eduardo Flaquer 6 6 3 6 13 Spain E Flaquer 6 6 6
France Pierre Canivet France P Canivet 2 0 4
Australia Rodney Heath 13 Spain E Flaquer 6 8 3 7
United Kingdom Y Das de Kapurthala 4 Colombia F Restrepo 3 6 6 5
France Jean-Pierre Samazeuilh United Kingdom Y Das de Kapurthala 3 1 4
France Edouard Borotra 7 6 2 4 4 Colombia F Restrepo 6 6 6
4 Colombia F Restrepo 9 4 6 6

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
8 India Sydney Jacob 7 6 6
France André Piel 5 0 3 8 India S Jacob 2 6 6 6
Greece Pan Papadopoulos 4 1 3 France A Aron 6 2 1 1
France Adrien Aron 6 6 6 8 India S Jacob 7 3 6 6
9 France Jacques Brugnon 9 France J Brugnon 5 6 2 3
France M Fournier 9 France J Brugnon 6 9 6
United Kingdom Gordon Crole-Rees 2 3 8 6 6 United Kingdom G Crole-Rees 3 7 3
France Robert Champin 6 6 6 4 2 8 India S Jacob 2 2 6 7 0
France Henri Reynaud 1 2 6 3 16 France A Gobert 6 6 4 5 0r
16 France André Gobert 6 6 3 6 16 France A Gobert 5 6 6 6
France Pierre Henri Landry France PH Landry 7 3 2 1
Italy Ugo Chiesa 16 France A Gobert 0 9 6 6
1 South Africa P Spence 6 7 2 3
Poland Edward Kleinadel 3 2 1
1 South Africa Pat Spence 6 6 6

References

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  1. ^ a b c Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York City]: New Chapter Press. p. 386. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  2. ^ "1925 French Championships – Men's singles". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
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Preceded by Grand Slam men's singles Succeeded by