Champion Henri Cochet Singles men Doubles men | Runner-up Jean Borotra men women | |
Final score 4–6, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4, 7–5 | ||
Henri Cochet (FRA) defeated Jean Borotra (FRA) 4–6, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4, 7–5 in the final to win the Gentlemen's Singles tennis title at the 1927 Wimbledon Championships. Cochet became the first player to win three consecutive Grand Slam matches from two sets down, a record that was not matched until Tommy Robredo did the same at the French Open in 2013.
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Sidney Wood became the youngest competitor in the Men's Singles at Wimbledon at 15 years 231 days when René Lacoste beat him 6–1 6–3 6–1 in the first round.
Seeds
The seeded players are listed below. Henri Cochet is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.
- René Lacoste (Semifinalist)
- Bill Tilden (Semifinalist)
- Jean Borotra (Finalist)
- Henri Cochet (Champion)
- Takeichi Harada (First round)
- Louis Raymond (Second round)
- Jacques Brugnon (Quarterfinalist)
- Jan Koželuh (Quarterfinalist)
Key
References
1927 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA