1931 U.S. National Championships – Men's Singles

Men's Singles
1931 U.S. National Championships
Champion	Ellsworth Vines[1]
Runner-up	George Lott[1]
Final score	7–9, 6–3, 9–7, 7–5

First-seeded Ellsworth Vines defeated fourth-seeded George Lott 7–9, 6–3, 9–7, 7–5 in the final to win the Men's Singles tennis title at the 1931 U.S. National Championships.^[2]

Seeds

The tournament used two lists of eight players for seeding the men's singles event; one for U.S. players and one for foreign players. Ellsworth Vines is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

Draw

Finals

	Quarterfinals									Semifinals									Finals
	1	Ellsworth Vines	6	6	8
		Berkeley Bell	1	4	6
										1	Ellsworth Vines	4	3	6	6	6
										(1)	Fred Perry	6	6	4	4	3
		Frank Bowden	2	3	4
	(1)	Fred Perry	6	6	6
																			1	Ellsworth Vines	7	6	9	7
																			4	George Lott	9	3	7	5
	2	Frank Shields	2	9	6	6
	5	John Doeg	6	11	4	8
										5	John Doeg	5	3	0
										4	George Lott	7	6	6
	4	George Lott	5	1	6	7	6
	7	John Van Ryn	7	6	0	5	1

References