1928 Wimbledon Championships – Men's doubles

Men's doubles
Men's doubles
1928 Wimbledon Championships
Final
Champions	Jacques Brugnon ; Henri Cochet
Runners-up	Jack Hawkes ; Gerald Patterson
Score	13–11, 6–4, 6–4
Details
Draw	64 (5 Q )
Seeds	4
Events

Last updated August 14, 2023

Frank Hunter and Bill Tilden were the defending champions, but lost in the semifinals to Jack Hawkes and Gerald Patterson.

Seeds

0 1.

Frank Hunter /

Bill Tilden (semifinals)

0 2.

Jacques Brugnon /

Henri Cochet (champions)

0 3.

John Hennessey /

George Lott (semifinals)

0 4.

Jack Hawkes /

Gerald Patterson (final)

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

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals						Semifinals							Final

1	Frank Hunter Bill Tilden	4	6	6	6

	Gordon Crole-Rees Cyril Eames	6	1	3	2
						1	Frank Hunter Bill Tilden	7	7	6	6	10

						4	Jack Hawkes Gerald Patterson	9	9	4	4	8
4	Jack Hawkes Gerald Patterson	6	6	4	6

	Ronaldo Boyd Guillermo Robson	4	4	6	3
													4	Jack Hawkes Gerald Patterson	11	4	4

													2	Jacques Brugnon Henri Cochet	13	6	6
2	Jacques Brugnon Henri Cochet	6	6	6

	Hector Fisher Hendrik Timmer	3	3	2
						2	Jacques Brugnon Henri Cochet	11	6	3	7

						3	John Hennessey George Lott	9	4	6	5
3	John Hennessey George Lott	6	6	1	6

	Jack Cummings Gar Moon	1	1	6	3

Top half

Section 1

First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals

1	Frank Hunter Bill Tilden	6	6	6
Q	Ted Avory Colin Higgins	2	3	0			1	F Hunter W Tilden	6	6	6
	Friedrich Frenz Feo Hartz	4	6	7	3	1		D O'Callaghan C Scroope	3	3	2
	Denis O'Callaghan Charles Scroope	6	4	5	6	6								1	F Hunter W Tilden	6	6	5	5	6
	René de Buzelet Édouard Borotra	6	9	6											R de Buzelet E Borotra	4	4	7	7	2
Q	Lewis Michell Arthur Vinall	3	7	4				R de Buzelet E Borotra	7	4	6	6
	George Lyttleton-Rogers Emmanuel du Plaix	4	2	2				D Hodges K Lester	5	6	2	1
	Douglas Hodges Keats Lester	6	6	6																	1	F Hunter W Tilden	4	6	6	6
Q	Laddie Wheatcroft Ulysses Williams	3	6	6	6																	G Crole-Rees C Eames	6	1	3	2
LL	John Peacock Russell Young	6	3	2	2		Q	I Wheatcroft U Williams	6	3	6	2	1
	Leighton Crawford Eric Peters	3	0	6	5			H Austin I Collins	3	6	4	6	6
	Bunny Austin Ian Collins	6	6	3	7										H Austin I Collins	2	3	4
	Athar-Ali Fyzee Hassan Ali Fyzee	4	5	2											G Crole-Rees C Eames	6	6	6
	Béla von Kehrling Jan Koželuh	6	7	6				B von Kehrling J Koželuh	3	9	5	6	5
	Gordon Crole-Rees Cyril Eames	7	6	6				G Crole-Rees C Eames	6	7	7	4	7
	Hermann Artens Franz Matejka	5	4	2

Section 2

First round						Second round						Third round							Quarterfinals

4	Jack Hawkes Gerald Patterson	6	6	6
	Sidney Hepburn André Lacroix	1	4	2		4	J Hawkes G Patterson	7	9	6
	Mohammed Sleem Hira-Lal Soni	6	6	2	4		E Higgs P Wheatley	5	7	3
	Teddy Higgs Patrick Wheatley	8	4	6	6							4	J Hawkes G Patterson	6	5	6	9
	Max Balli Augustos Zerlendis	0	3	4									J Borotra R Lacoste	3	7	4	7
	Christian Boussus Pierre Henri Landry	6	6	6			C Boussus PH Landry	5	6	4	4
	Lionel Alderson Maurice Summerson	1	1	0			J Borotra R Lacoste	7	4	6	6
	Jean Borotra René Lacoste	6	6	6															4	J Hawkes G Patterson	6	6	4	6
	Norman Brookes Wilbur Coen	6	6	6																R Boyd G Robson	4	4	6	3
	Guy Cooper Campbell Rodger	1	3	3			N Brookes W Coen	6	6	7
	John Holthouse HL Walcott						J Holthouse HL Walcott	3	4	5
	Roberto Bocciardo Giorgio de Stefani	w/o											N Brookes W Coen	6	2	3	6	4
	Henry Brunie Sidney Wood	4	10	5									R Boyd G Robson	4	6	6	3	6
	Billy Collins William Radcliffe	6	12	7			W Collins W Radcliffe	3	3	4
	Ronaldo Boyd Guillermo Robson	6	6	6			R Boyd G Robson	6	6	6
	Norman Latchford RDN Pryce-Jones	1	4	4

Bottom half

Section 3

First round							Second round							Third round					Quarterfinals

2	Jacques Brugnon Henri Cochet
	Herbert Roper Barrett Frank Fisher	w/o					2	J Brugnon H Cochet	10	6	7	4	6
	Edward Dearman William Powell	3	0	1				J Crawford H Hopman	8	2	9	6	4
	Jack Crawford Harry Hopman	6	6	6										2	J Brugnon H Cochet	6	6	6
	Bill Lingelbach Edward Mather	6	6	6											P Hughes D Pitt	2	2	4
	Turner Cole RC Wackett	3	4	4				W Lingelbach E Mather	3	4	7	5
	Pat Hughes Dudley Pitt	6	6	5	5	7		P Hughes D Pitt	6	6	5	7
	Brian Gilbert GR Westmacott	3	3	7	7	5													2	J Brugnon H Cochet	6	6	6
	George Cholmondeley Henry Mayes	6	5	6	3	6														H Fisher H Timmer	3	3	2
	Jack Hillyard Julien Lezard	3	7	1	6	1		G Cholmondeley H Mayes	6	2	3	2
	Jack Olmsted Claude de Ricou	8	4	6	6			J Olmsted C de Ricou	3	6	6	6
	Harvey Mackintosh WB Stott	6	6	1	4										J Olmsted C de Ricou	7	2	7
	Percival Davson Theodore Mavrogordato	6	7	2	6										H Fisher H Timmer	9	6	9
	Hector Cattaruzza Adriano Zappa	2	5	6	4			P Davson T Mavrogordato	5	7	1	0^r
	Placido Gaslini Uberto de Morpurgo	w/o						H Fisher H Timmer	7	5	6	4
	Hector Fisher Hendrik Timmer

Section 4

First round							Second round						Third round					Quarterfinals

3	John Hennessey George Lott	7	7	6
	Roger Danet Antoine Gentien	5	5	3			3	J Hennessey G Lott	6	4	6	6
	Colin Gregory Charles Kingsley	3	2	6	6	6		J Gregory C Kingsley	3	6	0	3
	Randolph Lycett Pat Spence	6	6	3	2	4							3	J Hennessey G Lott	6	6	6
	Buster Andrews Norman Farquharson	7	2	0	6	4								A Lowe G Sherwell	2	2	3
	Arthur Lowe Gerald Sherwell	5	6	6	2	6		A Lowe G Sherwell	4	6	6	6
	Nigel Sharpe Noel Turnbull							N Sharpe N Turnbull	6	2	1	4
	Sydney Jacob Roderich Menzel	w/o																3	J Hennessey G Lott	6	6	1	6
	Jack Cummings Gar Moon	6	6	6															R Cummings E Moon	1	1	6	3
Q	Arthur Belgrave EC Penny	1	2	2				R Cummings E Moon	6	3	7	8
	Leslie Godfree Donald Greig	11	6	6				L Godfree D Greig	4	6	5	6
	John Olliff Douglas Powell	9	0	1										R Cummings E Moon	6	6	13
	HE Forman WHA Hunt	6	10	5	6									H Kleinschroth F Rahe	1	4	11
Q	Cyril Banks Richard Pickersgill	2	8	7	1			HE Forman WHA Hunt	1	6	0	4
	Heinrich Kleinschroth Friedrich Rahe							H Kleinschroth F Rahe	6	2	6	6
	EV Bobb U Kramet	w/o

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References

↑ 100 Years of Wimbledon by Lance Tingay, Guinness Superlatives Ltd. 1977
↑ Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.

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[Tingay-1] 100 Years of Wimbledon by Lance Tingay, Guinness Superlatives Ltd. 1977

[Barrett-2] Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.

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