1939 U.S. National Championships – Men's singles

Men's singles
1939 U.S. National Championships
Final
ChampionUnited States Bobby Riggs[1]
Runner-upUnited States Welby Van Horn[1]
Score6–4, 6–2, 6–4
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
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1939 tennis event results

Bobby Riggs defeated Welby Van Horn 6–4, 6–2, 6–4 in the final to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1939 U.S. National Championships.[2]

Seeds

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

U.S.
  1. United States Bobby Riggs (champion)
  2. United States Frank Parker (fourth round)
  3. United States Elwood Cooke (fourth round)
  4. United States Don McNeill (quarterfinals)
  5. United States Bryan Grant (fourth round)
  6. United States Joe Hunt (semifinals)
  7. United States Gardnar Mulloy (fourth round)
  8. United States Wayne Sabin (quarterfinals)


Foreign
  1. Australia Adrian Quist (fourth round)
  2. Kingdom of Yugoslavia Franjo Punčec (first round)
  3. Australia John Bromwich (semifinals)
  4. Australia Harry Hopman (quarterfinals)
  5. Germany Henner Henkel (first round)
  6. Australia Jack Crawford (third round)
  7. Kingdom of Yugoslavia Franjo Kukuljević (first round)
  8. Czechoslovakia Ladislav Hecht (third round)

Draw

Key

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

Finals

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
1 United States Bobby Riggs 6 10 6
7 Australia Harry Hopman 1 8 3
1 United States Bobby Riggs 6 6 4 6
11 United States Joseph Hunt 1 2 6 1
7 United States Donald McNeill 4 13 10 6 2
11 United States Joseph Hunt 6 15 8 4 6
1 United States Bobby Riggs 6 6 6
United States Welby Van Horn 4 2 4
19 United States Gilbert Hunt 3 4 1
5 Australia John Bromwich 6 6 6
5 Australia John Bromwich 6 6 2 4 6
United States Welby Van Horn 2 4 6 6 8
United States Welby Van Horn 4 2 6 7 6
15 United States Wayne Sabin 6 6 4 5 3

Earlier rounds

Section 1

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1 United States Riggs 2 6 6 10
Philippines Ampon 6 4 4 8
1 United States Riggs 6 8 6
United States Dee 1 6 4
United States Dee 5 6 10 4 8
United States Davenport 7 3 8 6 6
1 United States Riggs 6 6 8
United States Alloo 4 2 6
17 United States Mako 4 4 0
United States Alloo 6 6 6
United States Alloo 6 9 1 8 6
15 Czechoslovakia Hecht 4 11 6 6 0
United States York 3 3 4
15 Czechoslovakia Hecht 6 6 6

Section 2

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
9 United States Grant 6 16 6
United States Wood 3 14 4
9 United States Grant 6 6 6
United States Decker 3 0 2
United States Surface w/o
United States Decker
9 United States Grant 5 5 7 3
7 Australia Hopman 7 7 5 6
United States Froehling 3 0 6 4
United States Lubin 6 6 4 6
United States Lubin 4 6 7 3
7 Australia Hopman 6 0 9 6
United States Boulware 4 2 4
7 Australia Hopman 6 6 6

Section 3

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
7 United States McNeill 6 5 6 6
Kingdom of Yugoslavia Palada 3 7 4 0
7 United States McNeill 6 9 6
United States Bobbitt 1 7 1
United States Bobbitt 6 6 8
United States Umstaedter 4 1 6
7 United States McNeill 6 6 6
United States Buxby United States Talbert 3 2 3
Jamaica Nunes w/o United States Buxby 6 3 6 4
United States Talbert 6 6 6 United States Talbert 4 6 8 6
Canada Le Clerc 0 2 3 United States Talbert 6 6 2 6
United States Freeman 7 6 8 United States Freeman 1 3 6 2
United States Jacoby 5 3 6 United States Freeman 7 6 6
United States Kerdasha United States Kerdasha 5 4 4
9 Germany Henkel w/o

Section 4

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
11 United States Hunt 6 6 6
United States Swanson 2 2 1 11 United States Hunt 6 3 5 6 6
United States Kramer 6 12 8 10 United States Kramer 2 6 7 4 3
United States Bickel 0 14 6 8 11 United States Hunt 6 3 4 6 7
United States Heldman 6 6 6 19 Australia Crawford 1 6 6 1 5
United States Kamrath 4 4 4 United States Heldman 7 6 4 3 1
19 Australia Crawford 6 6 6 19 Australia Crawford 5 2 6 6 6
United States Rood 0 1 4 11 United States Hunt 6 7 4 6
United States Schroeder 6 6 4 6 United States Guernsey 4 5 6 4
United States Mattmann 2 4 6 4 United States Schroeder 6 6 6
United States Bellis 6 6 6 United States Bellis 4 4 0
United States Johnson 2 1 4 United States Schroeder 3 3 6
United States Toley 6 6 6 United States Guernsey 6 6 8
United States Anderson 3 3 4 United States Toley 0 4 0
United States Guernsey 6 3 2 6 7 United States Guernsey 6 6 6
3 Kingdom of Yugoslavia Punčec 1 6 6 3 5

Section 5

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
3 United States Parker 6 6 6
Philippines Sanchez 0 1 1 3 United States Parker 6 6 6
United States Mahoney 0 6 6 1 6 United States Mahoney 2 4 2
United States Bushman 6 4 4 6 3 3 United States Parker 6 6 3 7
United States Low 6 6 7 17 United Kingdom Hare 4 2 6 5
United States Hawley 3 3 5 United States Low 4 1 0
17 United Kingdom Hare 6 6 6 17 United Kingdom Hare 6 6 6
United States Nielsen 2 0 3 3 United States Parker 1 1 1
19 United States Hunt 6 6 11 6 19 United States Hunt 6 6 6
United States Hall 4 3 13 2 19 United States Hunt 3 7 6 6
United States Bowden 6 6 8 United States Bowden 6 5 1 4
United States Adelsberg 2 4 6 19 United States Hunt 6 1 7 7 6
United States Prusoff 6 6 6 United States Prusoff 2 6 9 5 1
Canada Duff 2 1 4 United States Prusoff 6 6 6
United States Sutter 6 2 3 6 6 United States Sutter 4 2 1
13 Kingdom of Yugoslavia Kukuljević 4 6 6 3 3

Section 6

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
13 United States Mulloy
France Brugnon w/o 13 United States Mulloy 4 2 6 6 8
United States Podesta 6 1 6 6 United States Podesta 6 6 1 4 6
United States Curtiss 2 6 4 3 13 United States Mulloy 6 5 6 6
United States Greenberg 6 3 7 3 6 United States McGehee 2 7 4 3
United States Hudlow 2 6 5 6 2 United States Greenberg 2 1 3
United States McGehee United States McGehee 6 6 6
United States Tidball w/o 13 United States Mulloy 5 1 2
5 Australia Bromwich 7 6 6
United States Lewis
United States Antignat w/o
United States Lewis 5 4 1
5 Australia Bromwich 7 6 6
United States Shields 2 3 2
5 Australia Bromwich 6 6 6

Section 7

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
5 United States Cooke
United States Robertson w/o
5 United States Cooke 6 6 6
United States Walter Anderson 3 3 3
United States Anderson
United States Giles w/o
5 United States Cooke 3 10 4 5
United States Van Horn 6 8 6 7
United States Ganzenmuller 0 7 3 2
United States Steele Jr. 6 5 6 6
United States Steele Jr. 7 10 6 8
United States Van Horn 5 12 8 10
United States Van Horn
11 France Destremau w/o

Section 8

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
15 United States Sabin 6 6 8
United States Fishbach 4 4 6
15 United States Sabin 6 6 6
21 Kingdom of Yugoslavia Mitić 1 0 4
21 Kingdom of Yugoslavia Mitić 6 4 7 6 7
United States Everett 2 6 9 2 5
15 United States Sabin 11 4 8 6
1 Australia Quist 9 6 6 1
United States Everett 6 0 3
United States Doeg 8 6 6
United States Doeg 9 2 8 3 0
1 Australia Quist 7 6 6 6 6
United States Gillespie 0 2 1
1 Australia Quist 6 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. 117. OCLC 172306.

External links

  • 1939 U.S. National Championships on ITFtennis.com Archived 2019-12-15 at the Wayback Machine, the source for this draw
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