1940 U.S. National Championships – Men's singles
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| Men's singles | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 U.S. National Championships | |||||||
| Final | |||||||
| Champion | United States Donald McNeill [1] | ||||||
| Runner-up | United States Bobby Riggs [1] | ||||||
| Score | 4–6, 6–8, 6–3, 6–3, 7–5 | ||||||
| Details | |||||||
| Draw | 78 | ||||||
| Seeds | 10 | ||||||
| Events | |||||||
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1940 tennis event results
Donald McNeill defeated Bobby Riggs 4–6, 6–8, 6–3, 6–3, 7–5 in the final to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1940 U.S. National Championships.[2]
Seeds
[edit ]The seeded players are listed below. Donald McNeill is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.
- United States Bobby Riggs (finalist)
- United States Donald McNeill (champion)
- United States Francis Kovacs (quarterfinals)
- United States Frank Parker (quarterfinals)
- United States Joseph Hunt (semifinals)
- United States Henry Prusoff (fourth round)
- United States Bryan Grant (fourth round)
- United States Elwood Cooke (quarterfinals)
- United States Gardnar Mulloy (first round)
- United States Welby Van Horn (second round)
Draw
[edit ]Key
[edit ]- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild card
- LL = Lucky loser
- r = Retired
Final eight
[edit ] Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Final
5
United States Joseph Hunt
6
6
6
3
United States Francis Kovacs
4
1
4
5
United States Joseph Hunt
6
3
7
3
4
1
United States Bobby Riggs
4
6
5
6
6
United States Ted Schroeder
1
7
3
4
1
United States Bobby Riggs
6
5
6
6
1
United States Bobby Riggs
6
8
3
3
5
2
United States Donald McNeill
4
6
6
6
7
United States Jack Kramer
1
6
3
6
6
4
United States Frank Parker
6
1
6
3
1
United States Jack Kramer
1
7
4
3
2
United States Donald McNeill
6
5
6
6
8
United States Elwood Cooke
7
8
4
3
2
United States Donald McNeill
9
6
6
6
Earlier rounds
[edit ]Section 1
[edit ] First round
Second round
Third round
Fourth round
United States Carver
6
6
4
6
Republic of Ireland Lyttleton-Rogers
3
8
6
8
Republic of Ireland Lyttleton-Rogers
6
6
3
4
4
United States Bowden
4
4
6
6
6
United States Bellis
1
4
6
6
6
United States Bowden
6
6
2
1
8
United States Bowden
1
8
1
6
5
United States Hunt
6
6
6
8
United States Buxby
6
6
6
United States Buxby
5
6
4
1
5
United States Hunt
7
3
6
6
United States Ganzenmuller
1
1
6
5
United States Hunt
6
6
8
Section 2
[edit ] First round
Second round
Third round
Fourth round
United States Mattmann
6
6
9
United States Mattmann
6
6
7
3
6
United States Crowther
3
4
9
6
3
United States Paul
6
6
1
2
6
United States Crowther
3
4
6
6
8
United States Mattmann
4
2
4
3
United States Kovacs
6
6
6
United States Vogt
1
6
4
1
United States Seixas
6
1
6
6
United States Seixas
7
9
4
4
1
3
United States Kovacs
5
7
6
6
6
United States Anderson
1
6
1
8
3
United States Kovacs
6
3
6
10
Section 3
[edit ] First round
Second round
Third round
Fourth round
United States Schroeder
6
6
7
United States Wall
3
0
5
United States Schroeder
2
6
6
6
United States Anderson
6
3
4
4
United States Anderson
6
6
3
5
6
United States Underwood
2
3
6
7
0
United States Schroeder
6
6
5
8
7
United States Grant
4
3
7
6
United States Harman
1
6
5
3
United States Hartman
6
1
7
6
United States Hartman
1
6
1
3
7
United States Grant
6
4
6
6
United States Anderson
3
3
9
7
United States Grant
6
6
11
Section 4
[edit ] First round
Second round
Third round
Fourth round
United States Prochaska
1
1
3
Section 5
[edit ] First round
Second round
Third round
Fourth round
United States Decker
1
1
2
6
United States Prusoff
1
6
0
9
6
Section 6
[edit ] First round
Second round
Third round
Fourth round
Czechoslovakia Hecht
2
6
1
6
8
United States Gillespie
6
3
6
3
10
United States Gillespie
4
6
3
6
6
United States Bobbitt
6
1
6
3
3
United States Bickel
3
4
2
United States Bobbitt
6
6
6
United States Gillespie
2
3
8
4
United States Parker
6
6
10
United States Kelly
3
1
3
4
United States Parker
6
6
6
4
United States Parker
6
6
7
Section 7
[edit ] First round
Second round
Third round
Fourth round
United States Bartlett
1
6
6
6
United States Evert
6
4
3
3
United States Bartlett
5
3
6
United States Olewine
7
6
8
United States Greenberg
3
7
6
0
United States Olewine
6
9
0
6
United States Olewine
3
1
4
8
United States Cooke
6
6
6
United States Kantrowitz
1
6
6
6
United States Martin
6
1
1
3
United States Kantrowitz
3
1
3
8
United States Cooke
6
6
6
8
United States Cooke
6
6
6
Section 8
[edit ] First round
Second round
Third round
Fourth round
United States Pryor
w/o
United States O'Neill
1
3
3
United States Everett
6
6
6
United States Everett
3
5
6
6
15
10
United States Van Horn
6
7
1
0
13
United States Everett
3
3
1
2
United States McNeill
6
6
6
United States Thackara
6
2
5
6
United States Toley
1
6
7
8
United States Toley
3
3
1
2
United States McNeill
6
6
6
United States Fishbach
1
1
1
2
United States McNeill
6
6
6
Notes
[edit ]- ^ In his book Tennis Observed (1967) Bill Talbert lists the player's name as P. Maguire.
References
[edit ]External links
[edit ]- 1940 U.S. National Championships on ITFtennis.com Archived 2016年03月31日 at the Wayback Machine, the source for this draw