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 tennis title at the 1940 U.S. National Championships.[2]
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
| First Round
| | | Second Round
| | | Third Round
| | | Fourth Round
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| Carver
| 6
| 6
| 4
| 6
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| Lyttleton-Rogers
| 3
| 8
| 6
| 8
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| Lyttleton-Rogers
| 6
| 6
| 3
| 4
| 4
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| Bowden
| 4
| 4
| 6
| 6
| 6
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| Bellis
| 1
| 4
| 6
| 6
| 6
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| Bowden
| 6
| 6
| 2
| 1
| 8
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| Bowden
| 1
| 8
| 1
| 6
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| | | | | | 5
| Hunt
| 6
| 6
| 6
| 8
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| Aguirre
| 0
| 1
| 2
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| Buxby
| 6
| 6
| 6
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| Buxby
| 5
| 6
| 4
| 1
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| | | | | 5
| Hunt
| 7
| 3
| 6
| 6
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| Ganzenmuller
| 1
| 1
| 6
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| | | | 5
| Hunt
| 6
| 6
| 8
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Section 2
| First Round
| | | Second Round
| | | Third Round
| | | Fourth Round
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| Mattmann
| 6
| 6
| 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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| | | | | | 3
| 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
| 7
| 9
| 4
| 4
| 1
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| | | | | 3
| 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
| | | Second Round
| | | Third Round
| | | Fourth Round
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| Schroeder
| 6
| 6
| 7
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| Wall
| 3
| 0
| 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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| | | | | | 7
| 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
| | | Second Round
| | | Third Round
| | | Fourth Round
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| Prochaska
| 1
| 1
| 3
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| Podesta
| 6
| 6
| 9
| 4
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| Davenport
| 6
| 6
| 6
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| Davenport
| 3
| 8
| 11
| 6
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| Davenport
| 5
| 5
| 6
| 6
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| Shields
| 8
| 8
| 7
| 0
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| Surface
| 7
| 7
| 3
| 8
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| Guernsey
| 6
| 10
| 9
| 6
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| Guernsey
| 6
| 3
| 3
| 9
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| 9
| Mulloy
| 5
| 1
| 3
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| Surface
| 3
| 6
| 6
| 11
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| Surface
| 7
| 6
| 6
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| Surface
| 0
| 3
| 1
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| Hawley
| 6
| 3
| 1
| 0
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| | | | | 1
| Riggs
| 6
| 6
| 6
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| Steele, Jr.
| 3
| 6
| 6
| 6
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| Steele, Jr.
| 4
| 4
| 3
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| Smith
| 2
| 1
| 2
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| Talbert
| 6
| 6
| 6
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| Talbert
| 6
| 6
| 6
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| Talbert
| 3
| 4
| 3
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| Mahoney
| 6
| 9
| 1
| 1
| 0
| | | | 1
| Riggs
| 6
| 6
| 6
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| Sutter
| 1
| 7
| 6
| 6
| 6
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| Sutter
| 2
| 2
| 6
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| Lubin
| w/o
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| | | 1
| Riggs
| 6
| 6
| 8
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| 1
| Riggs
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Section 5
| First Round
| | | Second Round
| | | Third Round
| | | Fourth Round
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| Decker
| 1
| 1
| 2
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| Wood
| 6
| 6
| 6
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| Wood
| 6
| 1
| 8
| 6
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| Price
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 1
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| Low
| 2
| 6
| 6
| 3
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| Low
| 5
| 6
| 6
| 6
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| Wood
| 3
| 3
| 3
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| Hunt
| 6
| 6
| 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
| 1
| 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
| 1
| 3
| 1
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| | | | | 6
| Prusoff
| 3
| 6
| 7
| 3
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| Amark
| 6
| 6
| 6
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| Amark
| 4
| 6
| 3
| 6
| 6
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| Johnson
| 2
| 6
| 1
| 3
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| Doeg
| 6
| 1
| 6
| 3
| 3
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| Doeg
| 6
| 2
| 6
| 6
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| Amark
| 6
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 1
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| Froehling
| 6
| 6
| 2
| 3
| 3
| | | | 6
| Prusoff
| 3
| 4
| 6
| 6
| 6
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| Hall
| 1
| 1
| 6
| 6
| 6
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| Hall
| 6
| 3
| 6
| 7
| 4
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| | | | 6
| Prusoff
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 9
| 6
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Section 6
| First Round
| | | Second Round
| | | Third Round
| | | Fourth Round
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| Hecht
| 2
| 6
| 1
| 6
| 8
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| Gillespie
| 6
| 3
| 6
| 3
| 10
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| Gillespie
| 4
| 6
| 3
| 6
| 6
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| Bobbitt
| 6
| 1
| 6
| 3
| 3
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| Bickel
| 3
| 4
| 2
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| Bobbitt
| 6
| 6
| 6
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| Gillespie
| 2
| 3
| 8
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| | | | | | 4
| Parker
| 6
| 6
| 10
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| Kelly
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| Arenberg
| w/o
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| |
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| Kelly
| 3
| 1
| 3
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| |
| | | | | 4
| Parker
| 6
| 6
| 6
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| Maguire
| 3
| 1
| 5
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|
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| | | | 4
| Parker
| 6
| 6
| 7
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Section 7
| First Round
| | | Second Round
| | | Third Round
| | | Fourth Round
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| Bartlett
| 1
| 6
| 6
| 6
|
| |
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| Evert
| 6
| 4
| 3
| 3
|
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| Bartlett
| 5
| 3
| 6
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| |
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| Olewine
| 7
| 6
| 8
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| |
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| Greenberg
| 3
| 7
| 6
| 0
|
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| Olewine
| 6
| 9
| 0
| 6
|
| |
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| Olewine
| 3
| 1
| 4
|
|
| |
| | | | | | 8
| Cooke
| 6
| 6
| 6
|
|
| |
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| Kantrowitz
| 1
| 6
| 6
| 6
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| | | |
| Martin
| 6
| 1
| 1
| 3
|
| |
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| Kantrowitz
| 3
| 1
| 3
|
|
| |
| | | | | 8
| Cooke
| 6
| 6
| 6
|
|
| |
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| Choy
| 1
| 3
| 3
|
|
| | |
| | | | 8
| Cooke
| 6
| 6
| 6
|
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Section 8
| First Round
| | | Second Round
| | | Third Round
| | | Fourth Round
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| | | | | |
| | | |
| O'Neill
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| |
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| Pryor
| w/o
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| |
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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
| | |
| | | | 10
| Van Horn
| 6
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 13
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| Everett
| 3
| 3
| 1
|
|
| |
| | | | | | 2
| McNeill
| 6
| 6
| 6
|
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| |
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| Thackara
| 6
| 2
| 5
| 6
|
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| Toley
| 1
| 6
| 7
| 8
|
| |
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| Toley
| 3
| 3
| 1
|
|
| |
| | | | | 2
| McNeill
| 6
| 6
| 6
|
|
| |
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| Fishbach
| 1
| 1
| 1
|
|
| | |
| | | | 2
| McNeill
| 6
| 6
| 6
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References
- 1 2 Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York City]: New Chapter Press. p. 459. ISBN 978-0942257700.
- ↑ Talbert, Bill (1967). Tennis Observed – The USLTA Men's Singles Champions, 1881-1966,. Barre: Barre Publishers. p. 118. OCLC 172306.
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