1929 U.S. National Championships – Men's singles

Men's singles
1929 U.S. National Championships
Final
ChampionUnited States Bill Tilden[1]
Runner-upUnited States Frank Hunter[1]
Score3–6, 6–3, 4–6, 6–2, 6–4
Details
Seeds14
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
← 1928 · U.S. National Championships · 1930 →
1929 tennis event results

Bill Tilden defeated Frank Hunter in the final, 3–6, 6–3, 4–6, 6–2, 6–4 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1929 U.S. National Championships.[2] It was Tilden's seventh and last U.S. Championships singles title, and ninth major singles title overall.

Henri Cochet was the reigning champion, but did not compete this year.

Seeds

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

  1. United States Bill Tilden (champion)
  2. United States George Lott (third round)
  3. United States Francis Hunter (finalist)
  4. United States John Doeg (semifinals)
  5. United States John Van Ryn (quarterfinals)
  6. United States Berkeley Bell (third round)
  7. United States Fritz Mercur (semifinals)
  8. United States Gregory Mangin (second round)
  9. United Kingdom Bunny Austin (quarterfinals)
  10. South Africa Norman Farquharson (second round)
  11. United Kingdom John Olliff (third round)
  12. Japan Tamio Abe (fourth round)
  13. United Kingdom E.R. Avory (third round)
  14. Cuba Germán Upmann (second round)

Draw

Key

Final eight

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                     
United States Bill Tilden 7 2 9 6
United States John Van Ryn 5 6 7 2
United States Bill Tilden 4 6 2 6 6
United States John Doeg 6 2 6 4 3
United States John Doeg 6 6 6
United Kingdom Bunny Austin 4 4 3
United States Bill Tilden 3 6 4 6 6
United States Frank Hunter 6 3 6 2 4
United States Wilmer Allison 6 8 4
United States Fritz Mercur 8 10 6
United States Fritz Mercur 4 8 4 3
United States Frank Hunter 6 6 6 6
United States Frank Hunter 6 6 6
United States R. Norris Williams 0 3 4

Earlier rounds

Section 1

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1 United States Bill Tilden 6 6 6
United States Donald Strachan 2 1 0
1 United States Bill Tilden 2 6 14 6
United States F. Shields 6 1 12 4
United States Kenneth B. Appel 3 3 2
United States Francis Shields 6 6 6
1 United States Bill Tilden 6 7 8
United States H. Culley 3 5 6
United States Louis B. Dailey Jr. 1 4 6 0
United States Henry M. Culley 6 6 3 6
United States H.M. Culley 6 7 6 6
United States J. Mooney 1 5 8 2
United States Jack Mooney 6 8 6
(6) Cuba Germán Upmann 4 6 3

References

  1. ^ a b Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York City]: New Chapter Press. p. 458. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  2. ^ Talbert, Bill (1967). Tennis Observed – The USLTA Men's Singles Champions, 1881-1966. Barre: Barre Publishers. p. 107. OCLC 172306.
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