Men's singles |
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1940 U.S. National Championships |
Final |
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Champion | Donald McNeill[1] |
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Runner-up | Bobby Riggs[1] |
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Score | 4–6, 6–8, 6–3, 6–3, 7–5 |
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Details |
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Draw | 78 |
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Seeds | 10 |
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Events |
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Singles | men | women | Doubles | men | women | |
← 1939 · | U.S. National Championships | · 1941 → |
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1940 tennis event results
Donald McNeill defeated Bobby Riggs 4–6, 6–8, 6–3, 6–3, 7–5 in the final to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1940 U.S. National Championships.[2]
Seeds
The seeded players are listed below. Donald McNeill is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.
- Bobby Riggs (finalist)
- Donald McNeill (champion)
- Francis Kovacs (quarterfinals)
- Frank Parker (quarterfinals)
- Joseph Hunt (semifinals)
- Henry Prusoff (fourth round)
- Bryan Grant (fourth round)
- Elwood Cooke (quarterfinals)
- Gardnar Mulloy (first round)
- Welby Van Horn (second round)
Draw
Key
- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild card
- LL = Lucky loser
- r = Retired
Final eight
| Quarterfinals | | | Semifinals | | | Final | |
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| 5 | Joseph Hunt | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
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| 3 | Francis Kovacs | 4 | 1 | 4 | | | |
| | 5 | Joseph Hunt | 6 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 4 | |
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| | | 1 | Bobby Riggs | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | |
| | Ted Schroeder | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 | | |
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| 1 | Bobby Riggs | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | | |
| | 1 | Bobby Riggs | 6 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 5 | |
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| | | 2 | Donald McNeill | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | |
| | Jack Kramer | 1 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | | |
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| 4 | Frank Parker | 6 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | |
| | | Jack Kramer | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | | |
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| | | 2 | Donald McNeill | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | | |
| 8 | Elwood Cooke | 7 | 8 | 4 | 3 | | |
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| 2 | Donald McNeill | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | |
Earlier rounds
Section 1
| First round | | | Second round | | | Third round | | | Fourth round | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Carver | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | Lyttleton-Rogers | 3 | 8 | 6 | 8 | | |
| | | | | | | | Lyttleton-Rogers | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | |
| | | | | | | Bowden | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
| | | | | Bellis | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | Bowden | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 8 | |
| | | | | | Bowden | 1 | 8 | 1 | 6 | | |
| | | | | | | 5 | Hunt | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | | |
| | | | | Aguirre | 0 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | |
| | | | | Buxby | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | | | | | | | Buxby | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | | |
| | | | | | 5 | Hunt | 7 | 3 | 6 | 6 | | |
| | | | | Ganzenmuller | 1 | 1 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | 5 | Hunt | 6 | 6 | 8 | | | |
Section 2
| First round | | | Second round | | | Third round | | | Fourth round | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Mattmann | 6 | 6 | 9 | | | | | |
| | | | | McDiarmid | 3 | 1 | 7 | | | |
| | | | | | | | Mattmann | 6 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 6 | |
| | | | | | | Crowther | 3 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 3 | |
| | | | | Paul | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | Crowther | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | |
| | | | | | Mattmann | 4 | 2 | 4 | | | |
| | | | | | | 3 | Kovacs | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | | | | Vogt | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | | | | | |
| | | | | Seixas | 6 | 1 | 6 | 6 | | |
| | | | | | | | Seixas | 7 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | |
| | | | | | 3 | Kovacs | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
| | | | | Anderson | 1 | 6 | 1 | 8 | | | |
| | | | 3 | Kovacs | 6 | 3 | 6 | 10 | | |
Section 3
Section 4
Section 5
| First round | | | Second round | | | Third round | | | Fourth round | |
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| | Decker | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | |
| | Wood | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | Wood | 6 | 1 | 8 | 6 | | |
| | Price | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | Low | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | | |
| | Low | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | Wood | 3 | 3 | 3 | | | |
| | Hunt | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | Kramer | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | Kramer | 1 | 8 | 6 | 8 | | | | | Kramer | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | McGehee | 1 | 8 | 1 | 3 | | | | | Alloo | 0 | 2 | 4 | | | |
| | Alloo | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | Kramer | 6 | 8 | 5 | 6 | | |
| | Yamagishi | 1 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | 6 | Prusoff | 3 | 6 | 7 | 3 | | |
| | Amark | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | Amark | 4 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Johnson | 2 | 6 | 1 | 3 | | | | | Doeg | 6 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | |
| | Doeg | 6 | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | Amark | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| | Froehling | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | | | | | 6 | Prusoff | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
| | Hall | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | Hall | 6 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 4 | | |
| | | | 6 | Prusoff | 1 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 6 | |
Section 6
| First round | | | Second round | | | Third round | | | Fourth round | |
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| | | | | Hecht | 2 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 8 | | | |
| | | | | Gillespie | 6 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 10 | |
| | | | | | | | Gillespie | 4 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | |
| | | | | | | Bobbitt | 6 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | |
| | | | | Bickel | 3 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | |
| | | | | Bobbitt | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | | | | | Gillespie | 2 | 3 | 8 | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | Parker | 6 | 6 | 10 | | | |
| | | | | Kelly | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Arenberg | w/o | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Kelly | 3 | 1 | 3 | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | Parker | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | | | | Segura[a] | 3 | 1 | 5 | | | | |
| | | | 4 | Parker | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | |
Section 7
| First round | | | Second round | | | Third round | | | Fourth round | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Bartlett | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | Evert | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | | |
| | | | | | | | Bartlett | 5 | 3 | 6 | | | |
| | | | | | | Olewine | 7 | 6 | 8 | | | |
| | | | | Greenberg | 3 | 7 | 6 | 0 | | | | | |
| | | | | Olewine | 6 | 9 | 0 | 6 | | |
| | | | | | Olewine | 3 | 1 | 4 | | | |
| | | | | | | 8 | Cooke | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | | | | Kantrowitz | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | Martin | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | | |
| | | | | | | | Kantrowitz | 3 | 1 | 3 | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | Cooke | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | | | | Choy | 1 | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| | | | 8 | Cooke | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | |
Section 8
| First round | | | Second round | | | Third round | | | Fourth round | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | O'Neill | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Pryor | w/o | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | O'Neill | 1 | 3 | 3 | | | |
| | | | | | | Everett | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | | | | Everett | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 15 | | | | |
| | | | 10 | Van Horn | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 13 | |
| | | | | | Everett | 3 | 3 | 1 | | | |
| | | | | | | 2 | McNeill | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | | | | Thackara | 6 | 2 | 5 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | Toley | 1 | 6 | 7 | 8 | | |
| | | | | | | | Toley | 3 | 3 | 1 | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | McNeill | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | | | | Fishbach | 1 | 1 | 1 | | | | |
| | | | 2 | McNeill | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | |
Notes
- ^ In his book Tennis Observed (1967) Bill Talbert lists the player's name as P. Maguire.
References
- ^ a b Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York City]: New Chapter Press. p. 459. ISBN 978-0942257700.
- ^ Talbert, Bill (1967). Tennis Observed – The USLTA Men's Singles Champions, 1881-1966. Barre: Barre Publishers. p. 118. OCLC 172306.
External links
- 1940 U.S. National Championships on ITFtennis.com Archived 2016-03-31 at the Wayback Machine, the source for this draw