Men's singles |
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1916 U.S. National Championships |
Final |
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Champion | R. Norris Williams[1] |
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Runner-up | William Johnston[1] |
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Score | 4–6, 6–4, 0–6, 6–2, 6–4 |
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Details |
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Draw | 128 |
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Seeds | N.A. |
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Events |
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Singles | men | women | Doubles | men | women | |
← 1915 · | U.S. National Championships | · 1917 → |
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1916 tennis event results
Richard Norris Williams defeated the defending champion William Johnston in the final, 4–6, 6–4, 0–6, 6–2, 6–4 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1916 U.S. National Championships.[2]
The event was played on outdoor grass courts and held at the West Side Tennis Club in Forest Hills, New York from Monday, August 28 through Tuesday, September 5, 1916.[3]
Draw
Final eight
| Quarterfinals | | | Semifinals | | | Final | |
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| | Wallace F. Johnson | 4 | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
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| | Clarence Griffin | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | | Clarence Griffin | 3 | 3 | 3 | | | |
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| | | | R. Norris Williams | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | Douglas Watters | 6 | 1 | 1 | | | |
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| | R. Norris Williams | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | | R. Norris Williams | 4 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6 | |
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| | | | William Johnston | 6 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 4 | |
| | Watson Washburn | 2 | 2 | 5 | | | | |
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| | William Johnston | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | |
| | | William Johnston | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | |
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| | | | Robert Lindley Murray | 2 | 3 | 1 | | | |
| | George Church | 6 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 4 | |
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| | R. Lindley Murray | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
Earlier rounds
Section 1
| First round | | | Second round | | | Third round | | | Fourth round | |
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| | J.P. Adoue Jr. | 6 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | |
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| | S. Howard Voshell | 8 | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | | S. Howard Voshell | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | |
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| | | | P. Vandeventer | 3 | 2 | 3 | | | |
| | Philip Vandeventer | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
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| | C. Stanley Rogers | 8 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | |
| | | S. Howard Voshell | 8 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 3 | |
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| | | | W.F. Johnson | 6 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 6 | |
| | Wallace F. Johnson | w | o | | | | | |
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| | Harry Seymour | | | | | | |
| | | W.F. Johnson | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | |
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| | | | W. Rosenbaum | 1 | 2 | 5 | | | |
| | J.T. Allen | 4 | 3 | 7 | | | |
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| | W. Rosenbaum | 6 | 6 | 9 | | | |
| | | W.F. Johnson | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | |
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| | | | W. Merrill Hall | 2 | 1 | 2 | | | |
| | C.G. Plimpton | 3 | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | |
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| | Otto Salm | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | | |
| | | C.G. Plimpton | 2 | 4 | 2 | | | |
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| | | | A.H. Man Jr. | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | A.H. Man Jr. | 4 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 6 | |
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| | H. Van Dyke Johns | 6 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 2 | |
| | | A.H. Man Jr. | 3 | 2 | 3 | | | |
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| | | | W. Merrill Hall | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | T.B. Plimpton | | | | | | | |
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| | Walter Merrill Hall | w | o | | | | |
| | | W. Merrill Hall | 5 | 4 | 4 | | | |
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| | | | J.W. Anderson | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | J.W. Anderson | w | o | | | | |
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| | Charles S. Garland | | | | | | |
Section 2
| First round | | | Second round | | | Third round | | | Fourth round | |
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| | Charled M. Bull Jr. | 4 | 6 | 0 | 3 | | | | | |
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| | William Rand | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | | |
| | | W. Rand | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | |
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| | | | W. Roberts | 1 | 1 | 1 | | | |
| | Walter Roberts | w | o | | | | |
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| | Arthur E. Copeland | | | | | | |
| | | W. Rand | 3 | 0 | 4 | | | |
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| | | | C. Griffin | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | W.P. Burden | | | | | | | |
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| | Reginald A. Cook | w | o | | | | |
| | | R.A. Cook | 4 | 2 | 1 | | | |
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| | | | C. Griffin | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | Fred C. Baggs | 6 | 0 | 2 | | | |
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| | Clarence Griffin | 8 | 6 | 9 | | | |
| | | C. Griffin | 6 | 6 | 3 | 12 | | |
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| | | | E.H. Whitney | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | | |
| | Arthur S. Cragin | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
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| | Richard S. Maynard | 4 | 0 | 0 | | | |
| | | A.S. Cragin | 6 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | |
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| | | | R.L. Baggs | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | |
| | Ralph L. Baggs | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | |
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| | B.W. Stair | 3 | 2 | 2 | | | |
| | | R.L. Baggs | 4 | 2 | 4 | | | |
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| | | | E.H. Whitney | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | L. Gwynne French | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
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| | George V. Peak Jr. | 4 | 3 | 4 | | | |
| | | L.G. French | 3 | 4 | 4 | | | |
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| | | | E.H. Whitney | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | Ward Dawson | 2 | 3 | 1 | | | |
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| | Edward H. Whitney | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | |
Section 3
| First round | | | Second round | | | Third round | | | Fourth round | |
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| | Harold D. Harvey | w | o | | | | | | | |
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| | George McKearin | | | | | | |
| | | H.D. Harvey | 3 | 5 | 3 | | | |
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| | | | E.R. McCormick | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | |
| | John C. Neely Jr | | | | | | |
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| | E.R. McCormick | w | o | | | | |
| | | E.R. McCormick | 7 | 2 | 6 | 6 | | |
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| | | | H.S. Parker | 5 | 6 | 1 | 4 | | |
| | Irvin Riker | 8 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 6 | | |
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| | Benjamin M. Phillips | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2 | |
| | | I. Riker | 2 | 3 | 1 | | | |
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| | | | H.S. Parker | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | Henry S. Parker | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | |
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| | Paul W. Gibbons | 4 | 1 | 0 | | | |
| | | E.R. McCormick | 2 | 3 | 4 | | | |
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| | | | D.S. Watters | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | Douglas S. Watters | w | o | | | | | | |
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| | R.A. Holden Jr. | | | | | | |
| | | D.S. Watters | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | |
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| | | | E.H. Binzen | 1 | 2 | 4 | | | |
| | Elliott H. Binzen | 1 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 6 | |
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| | George King | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | |
| | | D.S. Watters | 6 | 2 | 1 | | | |
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| | | | G.A.L. Dionne | 3 | 6 | 1 | r | | |
| | C.L. Johnston Jr. | 3 | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | |
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| | G.A.L. Dionne | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | | |
| | | G.A.L. Dionne | 6 | 6 | 2 | 6 | | |
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| | | | C.G. Burrows | 4 | 1 | 6 | 4 | | |
| | Lloyd Hartel | 1 | 0 | 2 | | | |
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| | C.G. Burrows | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | |
References
- ^ a b Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York City]: New Chapter Press. p. 457. ISBN 978-0942257700.
- ^ "Norris Williams Victor Over Johnston in Tennis". Evening Tribune. September 6, 1916.
- ^ Bill Talbert (1967). Tennis Observed. Barre: Barre Publishers. p. 95. OCLC 172306.
External links
- 1916 U.S. National Championships on ITFtennis.com Archived 2016-03-31 at the Wayback Machine, the source for this draw