René Lacoste, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

René Lacoste

French tennis player

Date of Birth: 02-Jul-1904

Place of Birth: Paris, Île-de-France, France

Date of Death: 12-Oct-1996

Profession: entrepreneur, fashion designer, tennis player, tennis coach

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Jean René Lacoste (French pronunciation: ?[??~ ??ne la'k?st]; 2 July 1904 – 12 October 1996) was a French tennis player and businessman.
He was nicknamed "the Crocodile" because of how he dealt with his opponents; he is also known worldwide as the creator of the Lacoste tennis shirt, which he introduced in 1929. Lacoste was one of The Four Musketeers with Jean Borotra, Jacques Brugnon, and Henri Cochet, French tennis stars who dominated the game in the late 1920s and early 1930s.
He won seven Grand Slam singles titles at the French, American, and British championships and was an eminent baseline player and tactician of the pre-war period.
As a member of the French team, Lacoste won the Davis Cup in 1927 and 1928.
Lacoste was the World No.
1 player for both 1926 and 1927.