Rene Lacoste Dies
- By Unknown
- Oct. 16 1996 00:00
Lacoste, whose death was confirmed by his daughter, was the last survivor of the "Four Musketeers," French tennis' dream team in the 1920s. One of the four -- Lacoste, Henri Cochet, Jean Borotra and Jacques Brugnon -- won the Wimbledon singles title each year from 1924 to 1929.
Lacoste was the world's No. 1 player in 1926 and 1927 and won seven major singles titles in his career: Wimbledon twice, the U.S. Open twice and the French Open three times.