Defending champion René Lacoste defeated Bill Tilden in the final, 11–9, 6–3, 11–9 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1927 U.S. National Championships.[2] It was Lacoste's second U.S. Championships singles title and fifth major singles title overall.[3]
| Men's singles | |
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| 1927 U.S. National Championships | |
| Champion |  René Lacoste[1] |
| Runner-up |  Bill Tilden[1] |
| Score | 11–9, 6–3, 11–9 |
| Draw | 64 |
| Seeds | 16 |
Seeds edit
The tournament used two lists of eight players for seeding the men's singles event; one list of U.S. players and one for foreign players. René Lacoste is the champion; others show in brackets the round in which they were eliminated.
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Draw edit
Final eight edit
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bill Tilden
| 6 | 3 | 10 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jean Borotra
| 1 | 6 | 8 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 Bill Tilden
| 14 | 6 | 4 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Frank Hunter
| 12 | 1 | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Frank Hunter
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| John Hennessey
| 6 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Bill Tilden
| 9 | 3 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| René Lacoste
| 11 | 6 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bill Johnston
| 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jacques Brugnon
| 6 | 2 | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bill Johnston
| 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| René Lacoste
| 6 | 2 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 Manuel Alonso
| 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| René Lacoste
| 6 | 2 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Earlier rounds edit
References edit
- ^ a b Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York City]: New Chapter Press. p. 458. ISBN 978-0942257700.
- ^ Talbert, Bill (1967). Tennis Observed – The USLTA Men's Singles Champions, 1881-1966. Barre: Barre Publishers. p. 105. OCLC 172306.
- ^ "Lacoste Beats Tilden for US Tennis Crown". Chicago Sunday Tribune. AP. September 18, 1927. p. 1 (Part Two).