1918 U.S. National Championships – Men's singles

Men's singles
1918 U.S. National Championships
Final
ChampionUnited States Robert Lindley Murray[1]
Runner-upUnited States Bill Tilden[1]
Score6–3, 6–1, 7–5
Details
Draw87
Seeds–
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
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1918 tennis event results

Defending champion Robert Lindley Murray defeated Bill Tilden in the final, 6–3, 6–1, 7–5 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1918 U.S. National Championships.

The event was held at the West Side Tennis Club in Forest Hills, Queens, from August 26 through September 3, 1918.[2][1][3]

Final eight

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
United States Craig Biddle 2 3 5
United States S. Howard Voshell 6 6 7
United States S. Howard Voshell 4 3 6
United States R. Lindley Murray 6 6 8
United States Nathaniel Niles 5 4 6 5
United States R. Lindley Murray 7 6 2 7
United States R. Lindley Murray 6 6 7
United States Bill Tilden 3 1 5
United States Lyle E. Mahan 6 6 1 2
Japan Ichiya Kumagae 8 3 6 6
Japan Ichiya Kumagae 2 2 0
United States Bill Tilden 6 6 6
United States Bill Tilden 3 6 5 7 6
United States Walter Merrill Hall 6 1 7 5 1

References

  1. ^ a b c Collins, Bud (2016). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (3rd ed.). New York: New Chapter Press. pp. 16–17, 485. ISBN 978-1-937559-38-0.
  2. ^ Talbert, Bill (1967). Tennis Observed – The USLTA Men's Singles Champions, 1881-1966. Barre: Barre Publishers. p. 96. OCLC 172306.
  3. ^ "Murray, Tilden and Kunagae win in tennis title fray" (PDF). The New York Times. August 31, 1918.
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