Singles |
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1884 U.S. National Championships |
Final |
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Champion | Richard Sears |
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Runner-up | Howard Taylor |
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Score | 6–0, 1–6, 6–0, 6–2 |
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Details |
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Draw | 35 |
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Events |
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← 1883 · | U.S. National Championships | · 1885 → |
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1884 tennis event results
Three-time defending champion Richard Sears defeated Howard Taylor in the challenge round, 6–0, 1–6, 6–0, 6–2 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1884 U.S. National Championships. A challenge round was introduced this year, which was played until 1911. Arthur Rives became the first player to play at more than one Grand Slam singles tournament within a calendar year.[1]
Draw
Challenge round
| Challenge round | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Richard Sears | 6 | 1 | 6 | 6 | | |
| Howard Taylor | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | | |
Finals
Earlier rounds
Section 1
| First round | | | Second round | | | Third round | | | Quarterfinals | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| RL Beeckman | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| MG Post | 3 | 2 | | | | RL Beeckman | 6 | 6 | | |
| | | | SH Hooper | 5 | 4 | | |
| | | | | | | RL Beeckman | 1 | 6 | 6 | |
| | | | | | P Willis | 6 | 5 | 2 | |
| | | | P Willis | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | A Rives | 3 | 3 | | |
| | | | | RL Beeckman | 1 | 2 | | |
| | | | | | | P Knapp | 6 | 6 | | |
| | | | P Knapp | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | FH Gillette | 4 | 2 | | |
| | | | | | | P Knapp | 6 | 6 | | |
| | | | | | WB Eaton | 1 | 1 | | |
| | | | WB Eaton | w/ | o | | | |
| | | | J Dwight | | | | |
Section 2
| First round | | | Second round | | | Third round | | | Quarterfinals | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | H Taylor | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| GM Brinley | 6 | 6 | | | | GM Brinley | 1 | 1 | | |
| WB Merriman | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | H Taylor | 3 | 6 | 7 | |
| | | | | | J Clark | 6 | 2 | 5 | |
| | | | J Clark | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | WF Metcalfe | 2 | 0 | | |
| | | | | H Taylor | 6 | 6 | | |
| | | | | | | A Van Rensselaer | 4 | 1 | | |
| | | | A Van Rensselaer | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | WH Barnes | 5 | 1 | | |
| | | | | | | A Van Rensselaer | 6 | 2 | 6 | |
| | | | | | RF Conover | 4 | 6 | 3 | |
| | | | RF Conover | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | | | F Keene | 2 | 2 | | |
Section 3
| First round | | | Second round | | | Third round | | | Quarterfinals | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| W Thorne | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| F Warren | 0 | 1 | | | | W Thorne | 0 | 6 | 6 | |
| | | | MS Paton | 6 | 5 | 4 | |
| | | | | | | W Thorne | w/ | o | | |
| | | | | | H Slocum | | | | |
| | | | H Slocum | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | FJ Hynes | 6 | 2 | 3 | |
| | | | | W Thorne | w/ | o | | |
| | | | | | | G Richards | | | | |
| | | | G Richards | w/ | o | | | | | |
| | | | AM Wood | | | | |
| | | | | | | G Richards | 4 | 6 | 6 | |
| | | | | | EK Butler | 6 | 5 | 4 | |
| | | | EK Butler | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | | | W Berry | 2 | 1 | | |
Section 4
| First round | | | Second round | | | Third round | | | Quarterfinals | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | C Clark | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | A Curtis | 3 | 4 | | |
| | | | | | | C Clark | 6 | 6 | | |
| | | | | | PR Lyman | 4 | 1 | | |
| | | | PR Lyman | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | N Perry E Hallowell | 3 | 3 | | |
| | | | | C Clark | 6 | 6 | | |
| | | | | | | AC Salt | 2 | 2 | | |
| | | | AC Salt | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | EE Denniston | 5 | 1 | | |
| | | | | | | AC Salt | 6 | 6 | | |
| | | | | | M Fielding | 4 | 1 | | |
| | | | M Fielding | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | | | W Gammell | 1 | 4 | | |
References
- ^ Talbert, Bill (1967). Tennis Observed. Boston: Barre Publishers. p. 63. OCLC 172306.
- Albiero, Alessandro; Carta, Andrea (2010). The Grand Slam Record Book Vol. 1. Monte Porzio Catone: Effepi Libri. p. 570. ISBN 978-88-6002-017-8.