1940 U.S. National Championships – Men's Singles
Donald McNeill defeated Bobby Riggs 4-6 6-8 6-3 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
Seeds
The seeded players are listed below. Donald McNeill is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.
Draw
Key
- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild Card
- LL = Lucky Loser
- r. = retired
Final Eight
Earlier Rounds
Section 1
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Second Round |
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Third Round |
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Fourth Round |
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Carver |
6 |
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4 |
6 |
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Lyttleton-Rogers |
3 |
8 |
6 |
8 |
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Lyttleton-Rogers |
6 |
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3 |
4 |
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Bowden |
4 |
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6 |
6 |
6 |
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Bellis |
1 |
4 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
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Bowden |
6 |
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2 |
1 |
8 |
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Bowden |
1 |
8 |
1 |
6 |
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5 |
Hunt |
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6 |
6 |
8 |
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Aguirre |
0 |
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2 |
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Buxby |
6 |
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6 |
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Buxby |
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4 |
1 |
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Hunt |
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3 |
6 |
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Ganzenmuller |
1 |
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6 |
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5 |
Hunt |
6 |
6 |
8 |
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Section 2
First Round |
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Second Round |
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Third Round |
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Fourth Round |
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Mattmann |
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9 |
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McDiarmid |
3 |
1 |
7 |
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Mattmann |
6 |
6 |
7 |
3 |
6 |
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Crowther |
3 |
4 |
9 |
6 |
3 |
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Paul |
6 |
6 |
1 |
2 |
6 |
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Crowther |
3 |
4 |
6 |
6 |
8 |
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Mattmann |
4 |
2 |
4 |
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Kovacs |
6 |
6 |
6 |
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Vogt |
1 |
6 |
4 |
1 |
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Seixas |
6 |
1 |
6 |
6 |
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Seixas |
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9 |
4 |
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1 |
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Kovacs |
5 |
7 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
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Anderson |
1 |
6 |
1 |
8 |
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3 |
Kovacs |
6 |
3 |
6 |
10 |
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Section 3
First Round |
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Second Round |
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Third Round |
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Fourth Round |
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Schroeder |
6 |
6 |
7 |
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Wall |
3 |
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5 |
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Schroeder |
2 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
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Anderson |
6 |
3 |
4 |
4 |
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Anderson |
6 |
6 |
3 |
5 |
6 |
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Underwood |
2 |
3 |
6 |
7 |
0 |
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Schroeder |
6 |
6 |
5 |
8 |
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Grant |
4 |
3 |
7 |
6 |
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Harman |
1 |
6 |
5 |
3 |
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Hartman |
6 |
1 |
7 |
6 |
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Hartman |
1 |
6 |
1 |
3 |
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7 |
Grant |
6 |
4 |
6 |
6 |
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Anderson |
3 |
3 |
9 |
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7 |
Grant |
6 |
6 |
11 |
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Section 4
First Round |
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Second Round |
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Third Round |
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Fourth Round |
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Prochaska |
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3 |
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Podesta |
6 |
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9 |
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Davenport |
6 |
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6 |
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Davenport |
3 |
8 |
11 |
6 |
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Davenport |
5 |
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6 |
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Shields |
8 |
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0 |
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Surface |
7 |
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3 |
8 |
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Guernsey |
6 |
10 |
9 |
6 |
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Guernsey |
6 |
3 |
3 |
9 |
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Mulloy |
5 |
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3 |
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Surface |
3 |
6 |
6 |
11 |
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Surface |
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6 |
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Surface |
0 |
3 |
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Hawley |
6 |
3 |
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0 |
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Riggs |
6 |
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6 |
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Steele |
3 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
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Steele |
4 |
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3 |
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Smith |
2 |
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2 |
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Talbert |
6 |
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6 |
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Talbert |
6 |
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6 |
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Talbert |
3 |
4 |
3 |
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Mahoney |
6 |
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1 |
0 |
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Riggs |
6 |
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Sutter |
1 |
7 |
6 |
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6 |
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Sutter |
2 |
2 |
6 |
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Lubin |
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Riggs |
6 |
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8 |
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Riggs |
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Section 5
First Round |
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Second Round |
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Third Round |
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Fourth Round |
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Decker |
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Wood |
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Wood |
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Price |
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0 |
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Low |
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6 |
6 |
3 |
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Low |
5 |
6 |
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6 |
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Wood |
3 |
3 |
3 |
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Hunt |
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4 |
6 |
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Kramer |
6 |
6 |
6 |
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Kramer |
1 |
8 |
6 |
8 |
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Kramer |
6 |
6 |
6 |
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McGehee |
1 |
8 |
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3 |
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Alloo |
0 |
2 |
4 |
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Alloo |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
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Kramer |
6 |
8 |
5 |
6 |
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Yamagishi |
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3 |
1 |
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Prusoff |
3 |
6 |
7 |
3 |
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Amark |
6 |
6 |
6 |
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Amark |
4 |
6 |
3 |
6 |
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Johnson |
2 |
6 |
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3 |
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Doeg |
6 |
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6 |
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3 |
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Doeg |
6 |
2 |
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Amark |
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1 |
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Froehling |
6 |
6 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
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6 |
Prusoff |
3 |
4 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
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Hall |
1 |
1 |
6 |
6 |
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Hall |
6 |
3 |
6 |
7 |
4 |
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Prusoff |
1 |
6 |
0 |
9 |
6 |
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Section 6
First Round |
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Second Round |
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Third Round |
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Fourth Round |
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Hecht |
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6 |
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8 |
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Gillespie |
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3 |
6 |
3 |
10 |
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Gillespie |
4 |
6 |
3 |
6 |
6 |
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Bobbitt |
6 |
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6 |
3 |
3 |
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Bickel |
3 |
4 |
2 |
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Bobbitt |
6 |
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6 |
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Gillespie |
2 |
3 |
8 |
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Parker |
6 |
6 |
10 |
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Kelly |
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Arenberg |
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Kelly |
3 |
1 |
3 |
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Parker |
6 |
6 |
6 |
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Maguire |
3 |
1 |
5 |
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4 |
Parker |
6 |
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7 |
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Section 7
First Round |
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Second Round |
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Third Round |
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Fourth Round |
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Bartlett |
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6 |
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6 |
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Evert |
6 |
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3 |
3 |
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Bartlett |
5 |
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6 |
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Olewine |
7 |
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Greenberg |
3 |
7 |
6 |
0 |
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Olewine |
6 |
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0 |
6 |
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Olewine |
3 |
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4 |
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Cooke |
6 |
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6 |
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Kantrowitz |
1 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
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Martin |
6 |
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1 |
3 |
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Kantrowitz |
3 |
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3 |
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Cooke |
6 |
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6 |
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Choy |
1 |
3 |
3 |
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Cooke |
6 |
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6 |
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Section 8
First Round |
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Second Round |
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Third Round |
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Fourth Round |
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O'Neill |
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Pryor |
w/o |
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O'Neill |
1 |
3 |
3 |
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Everett |
6 |
6 |
6 |
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Everett |
3 |
5 |
6 |
6 |
15 |
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10 |
Van Horn |
6 |
7 |
1 |
0 |
13 |
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Everett |
3 |
3 |
1 |
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2 |
McNeill |
6 |
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6 |
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Thackara |
6 |
2 |
5 |
6 |
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Toley |
1 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
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Toley |
3 |
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1 |
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McNeill |
6 |
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Fishbach |
1 |
1 |
1 |
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2 |
McNeill |
6 |
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