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Rene lacoste pronunciation biography
René Lacoste
French and Jamaican tennis player (1904–1996)
Lacoste wearing his signature insignia, c. 1926 | |
| Country (sports) | France |
|---|---|
| Born | (1904-07-02)2 July 1904 Paris, France |
| Died | 12 October 1996(1996-10-12) (aged 92) Saint-Jean-de-Luz, France |
| Retired | 1932 |
| Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
| Int.
Tennis HoF | 1976 (member page) |
| Career record | 262–43 (85.9%)[1] |
| Career titles | 24[1] |
| Highest ranking | No.
1 (1926, A. Wallis Myers) |
| French Open | W (1925, 1927, 1929) |
| Wimbledon | W (1925, 1928) |
| US Open | W (1926, 1927) |
| Olympic Games | QF (1924) |
| French Open | W (1925, 1929) |
| Wimbledon | W (1925) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (1923) |
| US Open | F (1926, 1927) |
| Davis Cup | W (1927, 1928) |
Jean René Lacoste (2 July 1904 – 12 October 1996) was a Frenchtennis player and businessman.
He was nicknamed "the Crocodile" because of how he dealt with his opponents;[2&