title: 1928 Australian Championships – Men's singles
text: # 1928 Australian Championships – Men's singles
  
  Jean Borotra defeated Jack Cummings 6–4, 6–1, 4–6, 5–7, 6–3 in the final to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1928 Australian Championships.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  The seeded players are listed below. Jean Borotra is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.
  
  * Jean Borotra (champion)
  * Gerald Patterson (quarterfinals)
  * Jacques Brugnon (third round)
  * Jack Crawford (semifinals)
  * Christian Boussus (third round)
  * Harry Hopman (quarterfinals)
  * Jack Hawkes (quarterfinals)
  * Gar Moon (third round)
  
  ## Draw
  
  ### Key
  
  * Q = Qualifier
  * WC = Wild card
  * LL = Lucky loser
  * r = Retired
  
  ### Finals
  
  | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
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  | 1 | Jean Borotra | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 6 | Harry Hopman | 4 | 4 | 3 | | | 1 | Jean Borotra | 4 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | |
  | 4 | Jack Crawford | 6 | 8 | 6 | | | 4 | Jack Crawford | 6 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | |
  | 7 | Jack Hawkes | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Jean Borotra | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
  | | Jack Cummings | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 | | | | | | | | | Jack Cummings | 4 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3 |
  | | Frederick Kalms | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 1 | | Jack Cummings | 6 | 2 | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | | |
  | | Bob Schlesinger | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | Bob Schlesinger | 1 | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | 2 | Gerald Patterson | 4 | 9 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Earlier rounds
  
  **Section 1**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
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  | 1 | Borotra | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Fitzgerald | 2 | 3 | 0 | | | 1 | Borotra | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Sproule | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | Sproule | 2 | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Brewster | 2 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Borotra | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | Medcalf | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | Baker | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | | | | | |
  | | Williams | 2 | 3 | 2 | | | | Medcalf | 7 | 8 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Baker | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | | Baker | 5 | 10 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Munns | 7 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Borotra | 6 | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Hopman | 4 | 4 | 3 |
  | | | | | | | | 6 | Hopman | 5 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | Page | 7 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Hopman | 6 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Wertheim | 3 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 4 | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | Wertheim | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | Hicks | 0 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Section 2**
  
  | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 4 | Crawford | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Cattanach | 3 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | 4 | Crawford | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | Bayley | 4 | 2 | 5 | | | | | |
  | | Bayley | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Smith | 5 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Crawford | 6 | 8 | 6 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Hawkes | 2 | 6 | 3 |
  | 7 | Hawkes | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Southwick | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | 7 | Hawkes | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | Dunlop | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
  | | Dunlop | 6 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | McCausland | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Section 3**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | | | | Cummings | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | Ward | 0 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | Cummings | 6 | 1 | 6 | 9 | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Brugnon | 2 | 6 | 2 | 7 | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | 3 | Brugnon | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | Coram | 2 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Cummings | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 |
  | | Colvin | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | Kalms | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
  | | Thurlow | 2 | 7 | 1 | 3 | | Colvin | 4 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Kalms | 8 | 6 | 6 | | | Kalms | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Hatherley | 6 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | Kalms | 10 | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
  | | A. Willard | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | 8 | Moon | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | |
  | | Dunn | 4 | 3 | 6 | 1 | | A. Willard | 2 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 8 | Moon | 6 | 6 | 6 | | 8 | Moon | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Frankenberg | 3 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Section 4**
  
  | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 5 | Boussus | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Ford | 1 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | 5 | Boussus | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | Schlesinger | 6 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
  | | Schlesinger | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | J. Willard | 0 | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Schlesinger | 6 | 7 | 6 | rtd. |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Patterson | 4 | 9 | 4 | |
  | | Peach | 6 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Walker | 2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | Peach | 8 | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | 2 | Patterson | 10 | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | |
  | | Down | 2 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 2 | Patterson | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  