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Biography of René Lacoste - Tennis
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Jean René Lacoste (July 2, 1904 - October 12, 1996) was a famous France|French tennis player, businessman, and innovator, nicknamed "the crocodile" by fans; he is now mostly known as being the namesake of the Lacoste (company)|Lacoste tennis shirt, which he introduced in 1929. Lacoste was one of The Four Musketeers, France's tennis stars who dominated the game in the 1920s and early 1930s. He won 7 Grand Slam singles titles in the French, American, and British championships, failing to win only in Australia. The Four Musketeers were inducted simultaneously into the International Tennis Hall of Fame, in Newport, Rhode Island, in 1976. René Lacoste's daughter Catherine Lacoste was a champion golfer. ==Grand Slam results== ===French Open|French Open Championships=== * Singles champion: 1925, 1927, 1929 ** Singles finalist: 1926, 1928 * Doubles champion: 1925, 1929 ** Doubles finalist: 1927 ===Wimbledon Championships=== * Singles champion: 1925, 1928 ** Singles finalist: 1924 * Doubles champion: 1925 ===US Open|U.S. Open Championships=== * Singles champion: 1926, 1927 ** Mixed finalist: 1926, 1927 ==See also== *Lacoste *List of male tennis players* ==External links== * http://www.lacoste.com Official Site of Lacoste * http://www.fashiontomorrow.com/Rene_Lacoste/ René Lacoste Info

