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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.
Henri Cochet (born Dec. 14, 1901, Lyon, Fr.—died April 1, 1987, Saint-Germain-en-Laye) was a French tennis player who, as one of the Four Musketeers (with Jean Borotra, René Lacoste, and Jacques Brugnon), helped establish the French domination of world tennis in the mid-1920s. Cochet’s father was the secretary of a local tennis court, and ...
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“Henri Cochet can beat everybody when his shots are working and be beaten by everybody when they are not,” said Lacoste, who went 1-2 against Cochet in major singles finals. Cochet won eight major doubles titles (five in men’s doubles, three in mixed doubles), ostensibly because he created continuity with the same partner.
- Henri Cochet: The Early Years
- Henri Cochet: The Peak Years
- The Davis Cup Achievements
- Turning Pro and Then Back to Amateur Status
Henri Cochet was born in Lyon in 1901. His father worked at the local tennis club, and this was how young Henri began playing at the age of eight, practicing with his friends when the courts were unoccupied. Henri began winning his first tournaments in 1920, and made himself famous the following year, when, a complete unknown in the capital city, h...
The Frenchman’s career peaked from 1926 to 1932. In 1926, he won the French Championships for the first time, defeating his Davis Cup teammate Lacoste, in the final (6-2, 6-4, 6-3). Later, in the quarter-finals of the US Championships at Forest Hills, Cochet achieved the feat of defeating the great Bill Tilden, the six-time defending champion (6-8,...
Despite these great results, Cochet would remain more famous in tennis history for his Davis Cup achievements. As part of the Four Musketeers, Cochet led his team to six consecutive titles in the annual men’s tennis team competition. After their first triumph in 1927, with their popularity growing in France, the stadium of Roland-Garros was even bu...
In 1933, Cochet turned professional, signing a contract with the Tilden Tennis Tour. He spent most of the following years touring around the world, his two main rivals being Tilden and Ellsworth Vines. He clinched one major professional title along the way, winning the French Pro at Roland-Garros in 1936. After World War II, Cochet would become an ...
Biography. Henri Cochet was the world’s #1 ranked player from 1928-31, and was considered one of the “Four Musketeers” that elevated the game in France, along with René Lacoste, Jean Borotra, and Jacques Brugnon. Cochet won seven of the current Grand Slam Championships, winning the French four times (1926, 1928, 1930, 1932), Wimbledon ...
Jun 3, 2022 · Henri Cochet was not “most players.” He was “an enfant terrible who love[d] to play with fire,” in the words of John Tunis. In the New Yorker ahead of the 1928 US National Championships, Tunis wrote: [H]e is never in his real element until the tactical situation forces him to admit the possibility of defeat….
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Apr 3, 1987 · Henri Cochet, one of the famed Four Musketeers of French tennis, died Wednesday night after a long illness. He was 85 years old. Cochet, son of a groundskeeper at a Lyon tennis club, helped lift ...
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