1934 U.S. National Championships – Men's singles

Men's singles
1934 U.S. National Championships
Final
ChampionUnited Kingdom Fred Perry[1]
Runner-upUnited States Wilmer Allison[1]
Score6–4, 6–3, 3–6, 1–6, 8–6
Details
Draw89
Seeds15
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
← 1933 · U.S. National Championships · 1935 →
1934 tennis event results

Reigning champion Fred Perry defeated Wilmer Allison 6–4, 6–3, 3–6, 1–6, 8–6 in the final to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1934 U.S. National Championships.[2][3]

Seeds

The tournament used two lists of players for seeding the men's singles event; one for U.S. players and one for foreign players. Fred Perry is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.[2]

U.S.
  1. United States Frank Shields (quarterfinals)
  2. United States Wilmer Allison (finalist)
  3. United States Sidney Wood (semifinals)
  4. United States Berkeley Bell (fourth round)
  5. United States Lester Stoefen (quarterfinals)
  6. United States Frank Parker (quarterfinals)
  7. United States Bryan Grant (third round)
  8. United States George Lott (third round)
Foreign
  1. United Kingdom Fred Perry (champion)
  2. Czechoslovakia Roderich Menzel (fourth round)
  3. South Africa Vernon Kirby (semifinals)
  4. United Kingdom Frank Wilde (third round)

Draw

Key

  • Q = Qualifier
  • WC = Wild card
  • LL = Lucky loser
  • r = Retired

Finals

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
1 United States Frank Shields 6 4 4 3
(3) South Africa Vernon Kirby 4 6 6 6
(3) South Africa Vernon Kirby 2 6 4 2
(1) United Kingdom Fred Perry 6 2 6 6
United States Clifford Sutter 3 0 2
(1) United Kingdom Fred Perry 6 6 6
(1) United Kingdom Fred Perry 6 6 3 1 8
2 United States Wilmer Allison 4 3 6 6 6
2 United States Wilmer Allison 8 4 11 6 6
5 United States Lester Stoefen 6 6 9 8 3
2 United States Wilmer Allison 6 6 6
3 United States Sidney Wood 3 2 3
3 United States Sidney Wood 6 6 7
6 United States Frank Parker 4 4 5

Earlier rounds

Section 1

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1 United States Shields 6 6 6
United States Herndon 3 1 3
1 United States Shields 6 8 6
United States Tidball 3 6 3
United States Tidball 6 6 9
United States Challiss 0 1 7
1 United States Shields 9 4 2 6 6
United States Bryan 7 6 6 3 2
United States Friedman 3 1 3
United States Bryan 6 6 6
United States Bryan 6 2 6 6
United States Goeltz 2 6 1 3
United States Washburn 6 6 1
United States Goeltz 8 8 6

Section 2

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
11 United States Grant 6 3 4 6 6
Spain Alonso-Areyzaga 3 6 6 0 4
11 United States Grant 6 3 4 8 3
United States Budge 3 6 6 6 6
United States Tilden 2 1 4
United States Budge 6 6 6
United States Budge 6 4 4 4
5 South Africa Kirby 4 6 6 6
United States Kelleher 6 3 0
United States Tilney 8 6 6
United States Tilney 2 3 0
5 South Africa Kirby 6 6 6
Canada Watt 5 3 1
5 South Africa Kirby 7 6 6

Section 3

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
7 United States Bell
United States Frame w/o
7 United States Bell 4 9 6 6
United States Kurzrok 6 7 3 2
United States Lynch 6 7 2 0 2
United States Kurzrok 14 6 4 4 7 United States Kurzrok 4 5 6 6 6
Canada Murray 12 4 6 6 5 7 United States Bell 3 5 4
13 United States Sutter 6 6 6 13 United States Sutter 6 7 6
United States Griffin 1 2 4 13 United States Sutter 6 6 2
United States Jacobs 6 6 7 United States Jacobs 2 1 2 r
United States Potts 3 1 5 13 United States Sutter 8 6 6
United States Garnett 6 6 6 United States Garnett 6 2 1
United States Marks 0 2 4 United States Garnett 6 6 6
United States Thompson 6 5 6 6 United States Thompson 1 4 3
United States Verstraten 3 7 1 2

Section 4

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
12 United States Lott 6 10 5 5 6
United States Hecht 2 8 7 7 3 12 United States Lott 6 7 6
United States Sutter 6 6 6 4 6 United States Sutter 3 5 3
United States Hartman 8 4 2 6 2 12 United States Lott 6 1 6 4 4
United States Hendrix 6 4 6 6 United States Fiebleman 2 6 3 6 6
Spain De Olivares 1 6 2 4 United States Hendrix 4 2 2
United States Fiebleman 6 7 6 United States Fiebleman 6 6 6
United States Major 3 5 2 United States Fiebleman 2 1 2
United States Lay 6 6 6 1 United Kingdom Perry 6 6 6
United States Clothier 3 0 2 United States Lay 6 3 1 3
United States Talbot 6 6 6 United States Talbot 3 6 6 6
United States Kingman 4 4 2 United States Talbot 3 1 4
United States Buxby 7 6 6 1 United Kingdom Perry 6 6 6
United States Dickinson 5 4 0 United States Buxby 3 1 4
1 United Kingdom Perry 6 6 6 1 United Kingdom Perry 6 6 6
United States Schweikhardt 0 1 3

Section 5

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
3 United States Allison 6 7 6
United States Hunt 3 5 4 3 United States Allison 6 3 7 4 6
United States McCauliff 6 6 6 United States McCauliff 4 6 5 6 2
United States O'Loughlin 3 3 3 3 United States Allison 6 2 6 6
United States Hall 8 6 7 United States Mako 3 6 1 2
United States Hawley 6 4 5 United States Hall 6 1 1 3
United States Mako 6 6 6 United States Mako 3 6 6 6
United States Boulware 2 1 1 3 United States Allison 3 6 10 7
United States McDiarmid 6 6 6 United States McDiarmid 6 2 8 5
United States Law 3 1 1 United States McDiarmid 6 7 6
United States Macpherson 2 6 8 6 United States Macpherson 1 5 1
United States Smith 6 1 6 4 United States McDiarmid 3 6 6 1 6
United States Hines 8 6 6 United States Hines 6 2 3 6 1
United States Gilpin 6 4 4 United States Hines 6 6 6
United States Hebard 8 6 10 United States Hebard 2 0 2
United States Pratt 6 3 8

Section 6

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
9 United States Stoefen 6 6 6
United States Farrin 1 1 1 9 United States Stoefen 6 6 6
United States Flynn 9 6 6 7 United States Flynn 2 4 4
United States Fischer 7 8 3 5 9 United States Stoefen 6 7 6
United States Bowman 6 6 6 United States Bowman 4 5 4
United States Millen 2 1 1 United States Bowman 6 6 6
United States Martin 6 6 2 6 United States Martin 2 2 1
United States Anderson 4 1 6 4 9 United States Stoefen 6 6 6
15 United States Van Ryn 3 3 4
15 United States Van Ryn 6 6 6
United States Prusoff 1 2 3
15 United States Van Ryn 8 6 6
7 United Kingdom Wilde 6 4 2
United States Podesta 2 2 2
7 United Kingdom Wilde 6 6 6

Section 7

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
5 United States Wood 6 6 6
United States Davenport 2 4 4
5 United States Wood 6 6 12
United States Bowden 4 3 10
United States John w/o
United States Bowden
5 United States Wood 6 6 6
Canada Rainville 1 4 4
United States Reese 8 1 2 1
Canada Rainville 6 6 6 6
Canada Rainville 3 3 6 6 6
United States Welsh 6 6 2 4 1
United States Welsh 6 6 7 6
United States Geller 4 4 9 3

Section 8

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
10 United States Parker
United States Burns w/o
10 United States Parker 6 6 6
United States Stanford 2 1 2
Brazil De Menezes 0 0 0
United States Stanford 6 6 6
10 United States Parker 3 7 6 6
3 Czechoslovakia Menzel 6 5 3 2
14 United States Mangin 6 6 6
United States De Mott 3 1 3
14 United States Mangin 6 6 6 6 3
3 Czechoslovakia Menzel 8 4 3 8 6
United States Longtin 6 9 3 0
3 Czechoslovakia Menzel 2 11 6 6

References

  1. ^ a b Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York City]: New Chapter Press. p. 459. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  2. ^ a b Talbert, Bill (1967). Tennis Observed – The USLTA Men's Singles Champions, 1881-1966. Barre: Barre Publishers. p. 112. OCLC 172306.
  3. ^ Eric Dodds (September 8, 2014). "Remembering Fred Perry's Reign of Dominance at the U.S. Open". TIME.

External links

  • 1934 U.S. National Championships on ITFtennis.com Archived 2019-12-16 at the Wayback Machine, the source for this draw
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