1944 U.S. National Championships – Men's singles

Men's singles
1944 U.S. National Championships
Final
Champion	Frank Parker[1]
Runner-up	Bill Talbert[1]
Score	6–4, 3–6, 6–3, 6–3
Events
Singles men women Doubles men women
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Frank Parker defeated Bill Talbert 6–4, 3–6, 6–3, 6–3 in the final to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1944 U.S. National Championships.^[2]

Seeds

The tournament used two lists of players for seeding the men's singles event; one for U.S. players or foreign players resident in the U.S., and one for foreign players not resident in the U.S.^[3] Frank Parker is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.^[2]

Draw

Key

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

Finals

	Quarterfinals									Semifinals									Final
	1	Pancho Segura	6	6	6
		Alexander Carver	0	3	4
										1	Pancho Segura	6	3	0	8	3
										3	Bill Talbert	3	6	6	6	6
	3	Bill Talbert	6	6	6
	6	Robert Falkenburg	4	4	3
																			3	Bill Talbert	4	6	3	3
																			4	Frank Parker	6	3	6	6
	2	Donald McNeill	6	4	3	6	8
	5	Seymour Greenberg	3	6	6	1	6
										2	Donald McNeill	4	6	2	2
										4	Frank Parker	6	3	6	6
	4	Frank Parker	6	6	6
		Charles Oliver	2	4	1

Earlier rounds

Section 1

	First round									Second round									Quarterfinals									Semifinals
	1	Segura	6	6
		Johnson	2	3						1	Segura	8	6
		Freeman	6	6							Freeman	6	1
		Bickel	2	1															1	Segura	6	6	6
	8	Jossi	7	6																Carver	0	3	4
		Cushingham	5	4						8	Jossi	1	6	6
		Carver	6	6	6						Carver	6	4	8
		Cuninggim	8	1	4																							1	Segura	3	6	6	6	6
	3	Talbert	6	6																								3	Talbert	6	3	0	8	3
		Buzolich	4	2						3	Talbert	7	4	6
		Ball	6	6							Ball	5	6	2
		Brown	1	4															3	Talbert	6	6	6
	6	Falkenburg	5	6	6														6	Falkenburg	4	4	3
		Hunt	7	2	4					6	Falkenburg	6	6
	10	Vega	6	2	6					10	Vega	3	0
		Hart	1	6	3

Section 2

	First round									Second round									Quarterfinals									Semifinals
	2	McNeill	6	10
		Gillespie	3	8						2	McNeill	7	6
		Hall	0	6	6						Hall	5	4
		Bender	6	3	4														2	McNeill	6	4	3	6	8
	5	Greenberg	6	6															5	Greenberg	3	6	6	1	6
		Savitt	2	1						5	Greenberg	6	6
		Ray	6	6							Ray	1	0
		Paul	0	4																								2	McNeill	6	3	6	6
	4	Parker	6	6																								4	Parker	4	6	2	2
		Thomas	0	2						4	Parker	6	6
		Seixas	6	6							Seixas	1	4
		Watson	3	3															4	Parker	6	6	6
		Oliver	6	6	6															Oliver	2	4	1
	7	Wood	3	8	1						Oliver	0	6	6
		McManus	9	6							McManus	6	4	4
	9	Vega	7	2

References

External links

• 1944 U.S. National Championships on ITFtennis.com Archived 2016-03-31 at the Wayback Machine, the source for this draw