Henri Cochet
Henri Jean Cochet (French: [ɑ̃ʁi ʒɑ̃ ˈkɔʃɛ]; 14 December 1901 – 1 April 1987) was a French tennis player. He was a world No. 1 ranked player, and a member of the famous "Four Musketeers" from France who dominated tennis in the late 1920s and early 1930s.
Cochet at the 1924 Olympics | ||||||||||||
| Full name | Henri Jean Cochet | |||||||||||
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| Country (sports) | France | |||||||||||
| Born | 14 December 1901 Villeurbanne, France | |||||||||||
| Died | 1 April 1987 (aged 85) Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France | |||||||||||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | |||||||||||
| Turned pro | 1933 (amateur tour from 1920) | |||||||||||
| Retired | 1958 (as a reinstated amateur) | |||||||||||
| Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) | |||||||||||
| Int. Tennis HoF | 1976 (member page) | |||||||||||
| Singles | ||||||||||||
| Career record | 684–186 (78.6%) | |||||||||||
| Career titles | 90 | |||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 1 (1928, A. Wallis Myers) | |||||||||||
| Grand Slam singles results | ||||||||||||
| French Open | W (1926, 1928, 1930, 1932) | |||||||||||
| Wimbledon | W (1927, 1929) | |||||||||||
| US Open | W (1928) | |||||||||||
| Other tournaments | ||||||||||||
| WHCC | W (1922) | |||||||||||
| WCCC | W (1922, 1923) | |||||||||||
| Professional majors | ||||||||||||
| Wembley Pro | SF (1937) | |||||||||||
| French Pro | W (1936) | |||||||||||
| Doubles | ||||||||||||
| Career record | 0–0 | |||||||||||
| Grand Slam doubles results | ||||||||||||
| French Open | W (1927, 1930, 1932) | |||||||||||
| Wimbledon | W (1926, 1928) | |||||||||||
| Other doubles tournaments | ||||||||||||
| WHCC | W (1922) | |||||||||||
| WCCC | W (1922, 1923) | |||||||||||
| Mixed doubles | ||||||||||||
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | ||||||||||||
| French Open | W (1928, 1929) | |||||||||||
| Wimbledon | SF (1930, 1932) | |||||||||||
| US Open | W (1927) | |||||||||||
| Other mixed doubles tournaments | ||||||||||||
| WHCC | W (1922, 1923) | |||||||||||
| Team competitions | ||||||||||||
| Davis Cup | W (1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Born in Villeurbanne, Rhône, Cochet won a total 22 majors including seven Grand Slam singles, five doubles and three mixed doubles. In addition he won three singles, two doubles and one mixed doubles ILTF majors. He also won one professional major in singles. During his major career, he won singles and doubles titles on three different surfaces: clay, grass and wood. He was ranked as world No. 1 player for four consecutive years, 1928 through 1931 by A. Wallis Myers. Cochet turned professional in 1933, but after a less than stellar pro career, he was reinstated as an amateur in 1945 after the end of World War II.
The Four Musketeers were inducted simultaneously into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport, Rhode Island in 1976. Cochet died in 1987 in Paris at age 85.