1940 U.S. National Championships - Men's Singles

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Donald McNeill defeated Bobby Riggs 8-6 6-8 6-3 7-5 in the final to win the Men's Singles title at the 1940 U.S. National Championships.

See also:

1940 U.S. National Championships - Women's Singles

Contents 1 Seeds 2 Draw 2.1 Key 2.2 Finals 2.3 Earlier Rounds 2.3.1 Section 1 2.3.2 Section 2 2.3.3 Section 3 2.3.4 Section 4 2.3.5 Section 5 2.3.6 Section 6 2.3.7 Section 7 2.3.8 Section 8 3 External links

[edit] Seeds

The seeded players are listed below. Donald McNeill is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

Bobby Riggs (Finalist) Donald McNeill (Champion) Francis Kovacs (Quarterfinalist) Frank Parker (Quarterfinalist) Joseph Hunt (Semifinalist)

Henry Prusoff (Fourth round) Bryan Grant (Fourth round) Elwood Cooke (Quarterfinalist) Gardnar Mulloy (First round) Welby Van Horn (Second round)

[edit] Draw

[edit] Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• LL = Lucky Loser
• r. = retired

[edit] Finals

	Quarterfinals									Semifinals									Finals
	5	Joseph Hunt	6	6	6
	3	Francis Kovacs	4	1	4
										5	Joseph Hunt	6	3	7	3	4
										1	Bobby Riggs	4	6	5	6	6
		Ted Schroeder	1	7	3	4
	1	Bobby Riggs	6	5	6	6
																			1	Bobby Riggs	6	8	3	5
																			2	Donald McNeill	8	6	6	7
		Jack Kramer	1	6	3	6	6
	4	Frank Parker	6	1	6	3	1
											Jack Kramer	1	7	4	3
										2	Donald McNeill	6	5	6	6
	8	Elwood Cooke	7	8	4	3
	2	Donald McNeill	9	6	6	6

[edit] Earlier Rounds

[edit] Section 1

First Round									Second Round									Third Round									Fourth Round
										Carver	6	6	4	6
										Lyttleton-Rogers	3	8	6	8
																			Lyttleton-Rogers	6	6	3	4	4
																			Bowden	4	4	6	6	6
										Bellis	1	4	6	6	6
										Bowden	6	6	2	1	8
																												Bowden	1	8	1	6
																											5	Hunt	6	6	6	8
										Aguirre	0	1	2
										Buxby	6	6	6
																			Buxby	5	6	4	1
																		5	Hunt	7	3	6	6
										Ganzenmuller	1	1	6
									5	Hunt	6	6	8

[edit] Section 2

First Round									Second Round									Third Round									Fourth Round
										Mattmann	6	6	9
										McDiarmid	3	1	7
																			Mattmann	6	6	7	3	6
																			Crowther	3	4	9	6	3
										Paul	6	6	1	2	6
										Crowther	3	4	6	6	8
																												Mattmann	4	2	4
																											3	Kovacs	6	6	6
										Vogt	1	6	4	1
										Seixas	6	1	6	6
																			Seixas	7	9	4	4	1
																		3	Kovacs	5	7	6	6	6
										Anderson	1	6	1	8
									3	Kovacs	6	3	6	10

[edit] Section 3

First Round									Second Round									Third Round									Fourth Round
										Schroeder	6	6	7
										Wall	3	0	5
																			Schroeder	2	6	6	6
																			Anderson	6	3	4	4
										Anderson	6	6	3	5	6
										Underwood	2	3	6	7	0
																												Schroeder	6	6	5	8
																											7	Grant	4	3	7	6
										Harman	1	6	5	3
										Hartman	6	1	7	6
																			Hartman	1	6	1	3
																		7	Grant	6	4	6	6
										Walter Anderson	3	3	9
									7	Grant	6	6	11

[edit] Section 4

First Round									Second Round									Third Round									Fourth Round
										Prochaska	1	1	3
	Podesta	6	6	9	4					Davenport	6	6	6
	Davenport	3	8	11	6														Davenport	5	5	6	6
	Shields	8	8	7	0														Surface	7	7	3	8
	Guernsey	6	10	9	6					Guernsey	6	3	3	9
9	Mulloy	5	1	3						Surface	3	6	6	11
	Surface	7	6	6																								Surface	0	3	1
	Hawley	6	3	1	0																						1	Riggs	6	6	6
	Steele	3	6	6	6					Steele	4	4	3
	Smith	2	1	2						Talbert	6	6	6
	Talbert	6	6	6															Talbert	3	4	3
	Mahoney	6	9	1	1	0												1	Riggs	6	6	6
	Sutter	1	7	6	6	6				Sutter	2	2	6
	Lubin	w/o							1	Riggs	6	6	8
1	Riggs

[edit] Section 5

First Round									Second Round									Third Round									Fourth Round
	Decker	1	1	2
	Wood	6	6	6						Wood	6	1	8	6
	Price	7	1	0	1					Low	2	6	6	3
	Low	5	6	6	6														Wood	3	3	3
	Hunt	6	6	4	6														Kramer	6	6	6
	Kramer	1	8	6	8					Kramer	6	6	6
	McGehee	1	8	1	3					Alloo	0	2	4
	Alloo	6	6	6	6																							Kramer	6	8	5	6
	Yamagishi	1	3	1																							6	Prusoff	3	6	7	3
	Amark	6	6	6						Amark	4	6	3	6	6
	Johnson	2	6	1	3					Doeg	6	1	6	3	3
	Doeg	6	2	6	6														Amark	6	6	1	0	1
	Froehling	6	6	2	3	3												6	Prusoff	3	4	6	6	6
	Hall	1	1	6	6	6				Hall	6	3	6	7	4
									6	Prusoff	1	6	0	9	6

[edit] Section 6

First Round									Second Round									Third Round									Fourth Round
										Hecht	2	6	1	6	8
										Gillespie	6	3	6	3	10
																			Gillespie	4	6	3	6	6
																			Bobbitt	6	1	6	3	3
										Bickel	3	4	2
										Bobbitt	6	6	6
																												Gillespie	2	3	8
																											4	Parker	6	6	10
										Kelly
										Arenberg	w/o
																			Kelly	3	1	3
																		4	Parker	6	6	6
										Maguire	3	1	5
									4	Parker	6	6	7

[edit] Section 7

First Round									Second Round									Third Round									Fourth Round
										Bartlett	1	6	6	6
										Evert	6	4	3	3
																			Bartlett	5	3	6
																			Olewine	7	6	8
										Greenberg	3	7	6	0
										Olewine	6	9	0	6
																												Olewine	3	1	4
																											8	Cooke	6	6	6
										Kantrowitz	1	6	6	6
										Martin	6	1	1	3
																			Kantrowitz	3	1	3
																		8	Cooke	6	6	6
										Choy	1	3	3
									8	Cooke	6	6	6

[edit] Section 8

First Round									Second Round									Third Round									Fourth Round
										O'Neill
										Pryor	w/o
																			O'Neill	1	3	3
																			Everett	6	6	6
										Everett	3	5	6	6	15
									10	Van Horn	6	7	1	0	13
																												Everett	3	3	1
																											2	McNeill	6	6	6
										Thackara	6	2	5	6
										Toley	1	6	7	8
																			Toley	3	3	1
																		2	McNeill	6	6	6
										Fishbach	1	1	1
									2	McNeill	6	6	6

[edit] External links

• 1940 U.S. National Championships on ITFtennis.com, the source for this draw