Jean René
Lacoste
Male
France
1904-07-02
Paris, France
1996-10-12
Saint-Jean-de-Luz, France
René Lacoste was named the world\'s #1 tennis player in 1926 and 1927, but nowadays he is probably better known for the Lacoste clothing brand, which started in 1929 with a tennis shirt bearing the logo of a crocodile (or alligator). This was taken from Lacoste\'s nickname, with various stories surrounding the origin of the name. Besides the shirt, Lacoste also revolutionized the tennis world by inventing the first steel racket in 1936. One the court, Lacoste was highly successful. Together with three other French players (Borotra, Cochet and Brugnon), dubbed the \"Four Musketeers\", he won the Davis Cup in 1927 and 1928. He took three singles titles at Roland Garros, and two at Wimbledon and the U.S. Open. In addition, he won three Grand Slam doubles titles. In 1929, he married French golfer Simone de la Chaume. Their daughter, Catherine Lacoste, became the first (and as of 2008, only) golfer to win the U.S. Women\'s Open as an amateur in 1967.
1921 - 1932
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223
189
1929 - Roland Garros (Grandslam)
1929 - Highbury (Amateur)
1928 - British Hard Court Championships (Open)
1928 - Highbury (Amateur)
1928 - Wimbledon (Grandslam)
1928 - Monte Carlo Easter Tournament (Amateur)
1927 - US Open (Grandslam)
1927 - British Hard Court Championships (Open)
1927 - Roland Garros (Grandslam)
1926 - US International Indoor Championships (Amateur)
1926 - Coupe de Noel (Amateur)
1926 - US Open (Grandslam)
1925 - Coupe de Noel (Amateur)
1925 - Barcelona International (Amateur)
1925 - South of France Championships (Amateur)
1925 - Roland Garros (Grandslam)
1925 - Wimbledon (Grandslam)
1925 - Côte d'Azur Championships (Amateur)
1925 - French Closed Covered Court Championships (Amateur)
1924 - South of France Championships (Amateur)
1924 - Coupe de Noel (Amateur)
1923 - French Closed Covered Court Championships (Amateur)
1923 - Bordeaux Tournament (Amateur)
1922 - Le Havre (Amateur)
Round 1
Rene Lacoste 1 *
Jiri Krasny
6-3
6-1
0-6
6-0
Round 2
Rene Lacoste 1 *
Sergei Rodzianko
6-1
6-3
4-6
3-6
6-1
Round 3
Rene Lacoste 1 *
Sidney Wood jr.
6-0
6-1
3-6
6-8
7-5
Round 4
Harry Lee 1 *
Rene Lacoste
6-2
6-4
4-6
7-5
Round 2
Rene Lacoste 1 *
Eskel Andrews
w.o.
Round 3
Rene Lacoste 1 *
H. Dannon
6-2
6-0
6-0
Round 4
Rene Lacoste 1 *
Paul Féret
6-1
4-6
6-2
6-2
Quarterfinals
Rene Lacoste 1 *
Bela Von Kehrling
8-6
1-6
6-0
6-3
Semifinals
Rene Lacoste 1 *
Bill Tilden
6-1
6-0
5-7
6-3
Final
Rene Lacoste 1 *
Jean Borotra
6-3
2-6
6-0
2-6
8-6
Final
Rene Lacoste 1 *
Jacques (Toto) Brugnon
6-1
6-2
6-3
Round 1
Rene Lacoste 1 *
Harry Lind Kelsal Cornish Bowden Walcott
6-0
6-2
6-2
Round 2
Rene Lacoste 1 *
John Bailey (Jack) Hawkes
6-3
4-6
6-3
6-4
Round 3
Rene Lacoste 1 *
George Lott
6-1
9-7
6-8
6-2
Round 4
Rene Lacoste 1 *
Bunny Austin
6-4
6-4
6-8
1-6
6-2
Quarterfinals
Rene Lacoste 1 *
Umberto de Morpurgo
6-2
6-3
6-4
Semifinals
Rene Lacoste 1 *
Bill Tilden
2-6
6-4
2-6
6-4
6-3
Final
Rene Lacoste 1 *
Henri Cochet
6-1
4-6
6-4
6-2
Round 2
Rene Lacoste 1 *
A. Persin
6-1
6-1
3-6
6-3
Round 3
Rene Lacoste 1 *
Raymond Rodel
6-0
6-0
6-2
Round 4
Rene Lacoste 1 *
Franz Wilhelm Matejka
6-2
6-0
6-3
Quarterfinals
Rene Lacoste 1 *
Jack Crawford
6-0
6-1
7-5
Semifinals
Rene Lacoste 1 *
John Bailey (Jack) Hawkes
6-2
6-4
6-1
Final
Henri Cochet 1 *
Rene Lacoste
5-7
6-3
6-1
6-3
Final
Rene Lacoste 1 *
Patrick Spence
6-2
6-2
6-2
Final
Rene Lacoste 1 *
Henry Mayes
5-7
2-6
7-5
6-2
8-6
Final
Rene Lacoste 1 *
Oswald Graham Noel Turnbull
6-4
6-3
6-2
Round 1
Rene Lacoste 1 *
Sidney Wood jr.
6-1
6-3
6-1
Round 2
Rene Lacoste 1 *
Sydney Jacob
2-
6-0
6-3
6-4
Round 3
Rene Lacoste 1 *
Harvey Goodwin Mackintosh
6-0
6-2
6-2
Round 4
Rene Lacoste 1 *
Jack Condon
6-0
6-3
6-3
Quarterfinals
Rene Lacoste 1 *
Jan Kozeluh
6-4
6-3
6-4
Semifinals
Jean Borotra 1 *
Rene Lacoste
6-4
6-3
1-6
1-6
6-2
Round 2
Rene Lacoste 1 *
Roger George
6-2
6-4
6-3
Round 3
Rene Lacoste 1 *
Heinrich Kleinschroth
6-2
6-1
6-3
Round 4
Rene Lacoste 1 *
Stanislav Czetwertynski
6-3
8-6
6-3
Quarterfinals
Rene Lacoste 1 *
Jacques (Toto) Brugnon
6-4
6-4
5-7
6-3
Semifinals
Rene Lacoste 1 *
Patrick Spence
6-1
6-3
6-2
Final
Rene Lacoste 1 *
Bill Tilden
6-4
4-6
5-7
6-3
11-9
Round 1
Rene Lacoste 1 *
Frank C. Owens
6-4
6-4
6-2
Round 2
Rene Lacoste 1 *
Gilbert Nunns
6-0
6-2
6-4
Round 3
Rene Lacoste 1 *
Takeichi Harada
6-3
6-4
6-3
Quarterfinals
Rene Lacoste 1 *
Manuel Alonso
6-8
6-4
6-1
6-2
Semifinals
Rene Lacoste 1 *
Bill Johnston
6-2
2-6
6-4
6-1
Final
Rene Lacoste 1 *
Bill Tilden
11-9
6-3
11-9
Final
Rene Lacoste 1 *
Patrick Spence
6-1
6-2
6-2
Round 1
Gerard Leembruggen 1 *
Rene Lacoste
w.o.
Round 2
Rene Lacoste 1 *
Max Wetselaar
w.o.
Round 3
Rene Lacoste 1 *
Eugene Lucas Sarkies
6-0
6-3
6-4
Round 4
Rene Lacoste 1 *
Guillermo (William) Robson
6-2
6-1
3-6
6-1
Quarterfinals
Rene Lacoste 1 *
Nicolae Mishu
14-12
6-1
6-1
Semifinals
Rene Lacoste 1 *
Jean Borotra
8-6
3-6
6-2
6-4
Final
Henri Cochet 1 *
Rene Lacoste
6-2
6-4
6-3
Round 1
Rene Lacoste 1 *
Charles Stedman (Chuck) Garland
6-2
6-1
6-0
Round 2
Rene Lacoste 1 *
Malcolm T. Hill
6-0
6-3
6-4
Round 3
Rene Lacoste 1 *
Manuel Alonso
6-1
6-2
4-6
6-2
Quarterfinals
Rene Lacoste 1 *
Dick Williams jr
6-0
6-3
8-6
Semifinals
Rene Lacoste 1 *
Henri Cochet
2-6
4-6
6-4
6-4
6-3
Final
Rene Lacoste 1 *
Jean Borotra
6-4
6-0
6-4
Round 1
Round 2
Rene Lacoste 1 *
Édouard Borotra
6-1
6-3
Round 3
Rene Lacoste 1 *
Roger Thierry
6-0
6-0
Quarterfinals
Rene Lacoste 1 *
Luis Torralva-Ponsa
6-0
1-6
6-2
Semifinals
Rene Lacoste 1 *
Jean Augustin
6-0
6-1
Final
Rene Lacoste 1 *
Pierre Henri Landry
8-6
6-2
8-6
Final
Rene Lacoste 1 *
Jean Borotra
15-13
6-3
2-6
6-3
Round 1
Round 2
Rene Lacoste 1 *
Maxime (Max) Combemale
6-1
6-0
6-0
Quarterfinals
Rene Lacoste 1 *
Fred R. Restrepo
6-0
7-5
6-1
Semifinals
Rene Lacoste 1 *
Paul Féret
7-5
6-8
6-4
6-4
Final
Jean Borotra 1 *
Rene Lacoste
1-6
6-3
6-3
8-10
8-6
Round 1
Rene Lacoste 1 *
Edward (Teddy) Higgs
6-4
6-2
6-2
Round 2
Rene Lacoste 1 *
Maurice Summerson
6-4
6-2
7-5
Round 3
Rene Lacoste 1 *
Randolph Lycett
6-3
4-6
7-5
6-4
Round 4
Rene Lacoste 1 *
Raymond John (Ray) Casey
8-6
6-4
6-1
Quarterfinals
Rene Lacoste 1 *
Sydney Jacob
6-3
6-8
6-0
6-4
Semifinals
Rene Lacoste 1 *
James Anderson
6-4
7-5
6-1
Final
Rene Lacoste 1 *
Jean Borotra
6-3
6-3
4-6
8-6
Round 2
Rene Lacoste 1 *
Hector Chiesa
w.o.
Round 3
Rene Lacoste 1 *
Ernest Lamb
6-1
6-3
Quarterfinals
Rene Lacoste 1 *
Wayne Cumming
w.o.
Round 1
Rene Lacoste 1 *
Shashidri Suvarna
6-0
6-0
6-0
Round 2
Rene Lacoste 1 *
C. Vuarin
6-2
6-0
6-0
Round 3
Rene Lacoste 1 *
Athar Ali Fyzee
6-4
6-1
9-7
Quarterfinals
Rene Lacoste 1 *
Eduardo Flaquer
6-4
7-5
6-2
Semifinals
Rene Lacoste 1 *
Sydney Jacob
6-2
6-1
4-6
7-5
Final
Rene Lacoste 1 *
Jean Borotra
7-5
6-1
6-4
Round 1
Rene Lacoste 1 *
Wallace Wendell Scott
6-0
6-1
6-3
Round 2
Rene Lacoste 1 *
Frank Hunter
6-2
6-4
7-5
Round 3
Rene Lacoste 1 *
Brian Norton
6-4
2-6
8-6
3-6
8-6
Quarterfinals
Vincent (Vinnie) Richards 1 *
Rene Lacoste
6-4
6-4
6-3
Round 1
Rene Lacoste 1 *
G. de Iszkowski
6-1
6-1
Round 2
Rene Lacoste 1 *
Harold Stewart (Barney) Utz
6-3
6-2
Quarterfinals
Rene Lacoste 1 *
Brame Hillyard
6-1
3-6
6-1
Semifinals
Rene Lacoste 1 *
Charles Aeschlimann
6-0
6-3
Final
Rene Lacoste 1 *
Gordon Lowe
4-6
6-0
6-3
6-4
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Rene Lacoste 1 *
Christian Boussus
6-1
6-0
Round 4
Rene Lacoste 1 *
R.M. Archibald
6-2
6-0
Quarterfinals
Rene Lacoste 1 *
Pierre Henri Landry
6-2
6-4
Semifinals
Rene Lacoste 1 *
Jacques (Toto) Brugnon
6-4
6-3
Final
Rene Lacoste 1 *
Jean Borotra
6-1
4-6
8-6
7-5
Round 1
Rene Lacoste 1 *
H.A. Milne
w.o.
Round 2
Rene Lacoste 1 *
Alberto Henri Chiesa
w.o.
Quarterfinals
Rene Lacoste 1 *
Robert Champin
6-2
6-2
Semifinals
Rene Lacoste 1 *
George Cholmondeley
6-4
6-2
Final
Rene Lacoste 1 *
Gordon Lowe
6-1
6-4
6-3
Round 1
Rene Lacoste 1 *
R. Rovira
6-1
6-3
6-3
Round 2
Rene Lacoste 1 *
José Eduardo de Olano
6-2
6-2
4-6
6-4
Quarterfinals
Alfons Noblom 1 *
Rene Lacoste
6-3
6-1
6-2
Semifinals
Rene Lacoste 1 *
Francisco Sindreu Pons
6-0
6-2
6-0
Final
Rene Lacoste 1 *
Eduardo Flaquer
6-0
6-8
6-1
6-2
Round 1
Round 2
Rene Lacoste 1 *
Mr. Rouillon
6-3
6-0
Quarterfinals
Norman J. Watson 1 *
Rene Lacoste
w.o.
Round 1
Rene Lacoste 1 *
François Edmond-Blanc
6-0
6-1
Quarterfinals
Maxime Guillemot 1 *
Rene Lacoste
w.o.
Round 1
Rene Lacoste 1 *
Georges Sabbagh
w.o.
Round 2
Rene Lacoste 1 *
Fred R. Restrepo
6-4
6-2
6-1
Quarterfinals
Rene Lacoste 1 *
Max Decugis
6-1
6-1
6-2
Semifinals
Rene Lacoste 1 *
Paul Féret
6-2
6-2
6-2
Final
Rene Lacoste 1 *
André Gobert
3-6
6-1
6-1
3-6
6-4
Round 1
Rene Lacoste 1 *
Sunao Okamoto
6-2
4-6
6-3
6-4
Round 2
Rene Lacoste 1 *
Manuel Alonso
2-6
6-2
13-15
6-3
6-2
Round 3
Rene Lacoste 1 *
Syed Mohammad Hadi
7-5
6-3
6-3
Round 4
Rene Lacoste 1 *
John (Brian) Gilbert
6-3
6-3
6-2
Quarterfinals
Rene Lacoste 1 *
Jean Washer
6-1
5-7
6-4
6-2
Semifinals
Rene Lacoste 1 *
Dick Williams jr
6-1
3-6
6-2
6-3
Final
Jean Borotra 1 *
Rene Lacoste
6-1
3-6
6-1
3-6
6-4
Round 2
Rene Lacoste 1 *
J. Emmett Pare
6-4
6-4
6-2
Round 3
Rene Lacoste 1 *
John W. Caldwell
6-4
6-3
6-1
Round 4
Rene Lacoste 1 *
Brian Norton
1-6
6-3
6-0
6-1
Quarterfinals
Bill Johnston 1 *
Rene Lacoste
6-3
6-3
6-3
Round 2
Rene Lacoste 1 *
E.R. Mayer
6-0
6-0
Round 3
Rene Lacoste 1 *
Prince Carlo D' Avalos
6-1
6-4
Round 4
Rene Lacoste 1 *
George C. Golding
6-0
6-4
Quarterfinals
Rene Lacoste 1 *
Jack Hillyard
6-2
6-4
Semifinals
Rene Lacoste 1 *
Leonce Aslangul
6-1
7-5
Final
Henri Cochet 1 *
Rene Lacoste
7-5
6-4
6-4
Round 3
Rene Lacoste 1 *
Pablo Debran
6-1
6-1
Round 4
Rene Lacoste 1 *
George Cholmondeley
6-0
6-2
Quarterfinals
Charles Aeschlimann 1 *
Rene Lacoste
6-2
6-4
Round 1
Rene Lacoste 1 *
M. Fournier
6-0
6-1
Round 2
Rene Lacoste 1 *
P. Guillemant
6-1
6-1
Quarterfinals
Rene Lacoste 1 *
Antoine (Coco) Gentien
6-3
6-3
Semifinals
Rene Lacoste 1 *
Paul Féret
8-6
6-3
Final
Rene Lacoste 1 *
Jean Borotra
8-6
6-0
6-3
Round 2
Rene Lacoste 1 *
Lajos Göncz de Gönc
6-0
6-0
6-1
Round 3
Rene Lacoste 1 *
Jan Kozeluh
6-1
6-2
6-1
Round 4
Rene Lacoste 1 *
Patrick Spence
6-2
6-0
6-1
Quarterfinals
Vincent (Vinnie) Richards 1 *
Rene Lacoste
8-6
4-6
1-6
6-2
6-3
Round 1
Rene Lacoste 1 *
W.M. Sherring
6-1
6-1
Round 2
Rene Lacoste 1 *
John Flavelle
6-0
6-1
Round 3
Rene Lacoste 1 *
George Cholmondeley
6-1
6-4
Quarterfinals
Rene Lacoste 1 *
Umberto de Morpurgo
6-4
4-6
6-2
Semifinals
Rene Lacoste 1 *
Charles Aeschlimann
6-1
6-1
Final
Rene Lacoste 1 *
Jean Washer
6-1
6-0
3-6
7-9
6-3
Round 2
Rene Lacoste 1 *
Jean Couitéas de Faucamberge
6-2
6-2
6-2
Quarterfinals
Rene Lacoste 1 *
Antoine (Coco) Gentien
w.o.
Semifinals
Rene Lacoste 1 *
Henri Cochet
6-4
6-4
2-6
3-6
6-4
Final
Jean Borotra 1 *
Rene Lacoste
7-5
6-4
0-6
5-7
6-2
Round 1
Quarterfinals
Rene Lacoste 1 *
Alain Gerbault
6-0
6-4
6-1
Semifinals
Henri Cochet 1 *
Rene Lacoste
2-6
6-3
6-1
2-6
6-2
Round 1
Rene Lacoste 1 *
Stanisław Menda
6-0
6-4
6-1
Round 2
Rene Lacoste 1 *
Royden Dash
6-1
6-3
6-4
Round 3
Rene Lacoste 1 *
Alfred Warburton Davson
6-2
6-2
6-0
Round 4
Cecil Campbell 1 *
Rene Lacoste
1-6
3-6
6-3
6-2
6-3
Round 1
Rene Lacoste 1 *
Clarence James (Peck) Griffin
6-2
6-0
6-2
Round 2
Frank Hunter 1 *
Rene Lacoste
1-6
6-0
6-2
1-6
6-3
Round 1
Rene Lacoste 1 *
Pierre Passemard
6-1
6-1
Round 2
Rene Lacoste 1 *
Anton Bulla
6-1
6-0
Round 3
Rene Lacoste 1 *
Robert Champin
6-2
6-1
Quarterfinals
Rene Lacoste 1 *
Leonce Aslangul
6-1
6-3
Semifinals
Rene Lacoste 1 *
Jacques (Toto) Brugnon
6-2
6-2
Final
Jean Borotra 1 *
Rene Lacoste
6-4
6-4
2-6
6-3
Semifinals
Rene Lacoste 1 *
Jean-Pierre (Jean) Samazeuilh
6-4
6-4
Final
Rene Lacoste 1 *
Jean Borotra
7-9
6-2
8-6
Round 2
Rene Lacoste 1 *
Jose de Verda
6-3
6-3
6-3
Round 3
Rene Lacoste 1 *
Charles Aeschlimann
6-1
7-5
2-6
6-2
Round 4
Rene Lacoste 1 *
Patrick Wheatley
6-4
7-5
6-1
Quarterfinals
Rene Lacoste 1 *
Marinus (Maas) Van der Feen
6-1
6-3
6-1
Semifinals
Bill Johnston 1 *
Rene Lacoste
6-4
8-10
6-4
6-3
Round 1
Paul Féret 1 *
Rene Lacoste
4-6
6-1
6-2
3-6
6-2
Round 1
Rene Lacoste 1 *
J. Dicenta
6-0
6-0
6-0
Round 2
Manuel Alonso 1 *
Rene Lacoste
6-1
4-6
6-3
6-4
Round 1
Quarterfinals
Rene Lacoste 1 *
Jean Borotra
6-2
6-2
6-3
Semifinals
Rene Lacoste 1 *
Roger Danet
6-0
6-0
6-1
Final
Rene Lacoste 1 *
Pierre Hirsch
5-7
11-9
6-3
6-0
Round 1
Pat O'Hara Wood 1 *
Rene Lacoste
6-1
6-1
6-3
Round 1
Rene Lacoste 1 *
Philippe Morel-Deville
6-2
6-0
Round 2
Rene Lacoste 1 *
Mr. Cany
6-0
6-0
Quarterfinals
Rene Lacoste 1 *
Denys Hippolyte Marie Laurent
6-3
6-1
Semifinals
Jean Borotra 1 *
Rene Lacoste
1-6
6-3
6-3
Round 1
Round 2
Rene Lacoste 1 *
P. Chauveau
6-1
6-2
Round 3
Rene Lacoste 1 *
A. Persin
6-1
6-3
Quarterfinals
Leonce Aslangul 1 *
Rene Lacoste
1-6
7-5
6-3
Round 1
Rene Lacoste 1 *
Herbert Roper Barrett
6-4
6-4
5-7
0-6
6-0
Round 2
Rene Lacoste 1 *
Joseph Thellier de Poncheville
6-0
6-1
7-5
Round 3
Nicolae Mishu 1 *
Rene Lacoste
6-2
6-3
6-2
Semifinals
Rene Lacoste 1 *
Marcel Eugène Dupont
6-1
6-1
Final
Rene Lacoste 1 *
Roger Danet
6-1
6-1
6-1
Round 2
Rene Lacoste 1 *
Mr. Scima
6-1
6-2
Quarterfinals
Rene Lacoste 1 *
R. Brochot
6-0
7-5
Semifinals
Pierre Hirsch 1 *
Rene Lacoste
6-3
6-4
Round 1
Round 2
Rene Lacoste 1 *
Pierre Dezerville
6-2
6-1
Round 3
Leonce Aslangul 1 *
Rene Lacoste
6-4
7-5
Round 1
Rene Lacoste 1 *
Henri De Clouet
6-0
6-1
Round 2
Rene Lacoste 1 *
G. Brossy
6-0
6-1
Quarterfinals
Rene Lacoste 1 *
Pierre Du Pasquier
?
Semifinals
Maurice Cousin 1 *
Rene Lacoste
6-4
7-5
Round 1
Rene Lacoste 1 *
P. Hoppenot
6-0
2-6
6-4
Round 2
Paul Féret 1 *
Rene Lacoste
6-3
3-6
6-2
Round 1
Rene Lacoste 1 *
J. Fabry
6-1
6-1
Round 2
Rene Lacoste 1 *
J. Perreau
6-0
6-2
Round 3
Pierre Hirsch 1 *
Rene Lacoste
3-6
6-4
9-7
Round 1
Rene Lacoste 1 *
Jean Borotra
w.o.
Quarterfinals
Marcel Eugène Dupont 1 *
Rene Lacoste
6-4
3-6
7-5
Round 1
Jean Couitéas de Faucamberge 1 *
Rene Lacoste
3-6
6-2
9-7