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1937 U.S. National Championships – Men's singles

Don Budge defeated Gottfried von Cramm 6–1, 7–9, 6–1, 3–6, 6–1 in the final to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1937 U.S. National Championships.[2]

Men's singles
1937 U.S. National Championships
Final
ChampionUnited States Don Budge[1]
Runner-upGermany Gottfried von Cramm[1]
Score6–1, 7–9, 6–1, 3–6, 6–1
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
← 1936 · U.S. National Championships · 1938 →

Seeds edit

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. Don Budge is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.[2]

Draw edit

Key edit

Finals edit

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
1   Don Budge 6 6 6
9   Joseph Hunt 1 2 4
1   Don Budge 6 6 6
5   Frank Parker 2 1 3
5   Frank Parker 6 12 6
15   John Van Ryn 2 10 2
1   Don Budge 6 7 6 3 6
1   Gottfried von Cramm 1 9 1 6 1
3   Bobby Riggs 4 1 6 6 7
7   Charles Hare 6 6 3 0 5
3   Bobby Riggs 6 8 3 3 2
1   Gottfried von Cramm 0 6 6 6 6
7   Bryan Grant 7 6 6 3 3
1   Gottfried von Cramm 9 2 2 6 6

Earlier rounds edit

Section 1 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1   Budge 6 6 6
  Winslow 3 3 3
1   Budge 6 6 6
  Abrams 0 1 1
  Anderson 2 6 1 0
  Abrams 6 3 6 6
1   Budge 6 6 6
9   Petra 0 3 1
  Mulloy
  Bickel w/o
  Mulloy 5 6 4 6 0
9   Petra 7 3 6 3 6
  Bowman 2 2 3
9   Petra 6 6 6

Section 2 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
9   Hunt 7 6 6
  Morrison 5 3 2
9   Hunt 1 5 6 7 6
  Anderson 6 7 1 5 0
  Low 4 4 7
  Anderson 6 6 9
9   Hunt 3 6 6 6
5   Yamagishi 6 1 1 1
  Alloo 1 2 0
  Cameron 6 6 6
  Cameron 2 3 6
  Watt 6 2 6 6 5   Yamagishi 6 6 8
  Earle 2 6 3 1   Watt 2 1 3
5   Yamagishi 6 6 6 5   Yamagishi 6 6 6
  Carr 1 2 3

Section 3 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
5   Parker 6 6 6
  Gillespie 2 1 0 5   Parker 3 6 6 6
  Bowden   Bowden 6 2 3 1
  Peterson w/o 5   Parker 6 8 6
  Hunt 6 6 6   Hunt 1 6 1
  Harman 2 1 4   Hunt 6 6 6
17   Jones 6 6 3 6 17   Jones 0 3 3
  Cuccioli 3 4 6 3 5   Parker 3 4 6 6 6
  Cooke 6 6 6   Wood 6 6 1 3 0
  Lauck 4 1 3   Cooke 6 6 7
  Kantrowitz 6 12 6   Kantrowitz 1 4 5
  Burt 3 10 3   Cooke 2 2 2
  Wood 6 6 6   Wood 6 6 6
  Kynaston 1 2 2   Wood 4 6 6 6
13   Nishimura 6 9 6 13   Nishimura 6 2 2 0
  Kelleher 4 7 3

Section 4 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
15   Van Ryn 5 8 8 6
  Dunn 7 6 6 4 15   Van Ryn 6 9 10 6 6
  Heldman 7 12 3 6   Heldman 8 7 12 3 2
  Hendrix 5 10 6 3 15   Van Ryn 6 8 6
  Hartman 6 6 6   Coghlan 4 6 1
  Lavine 2 3 1   Hartman 6 3 8 6 4
  Coghlan   Coghlan 3 6 6 8 6
  Dorson w/o 15   Van Ryn 6 6 6
  Harris 6 6 1 2 6   Harris 3 1 1
  Mangin 0 1 6 6 0   Harris 6 2 7 5 6
  Lurie   Lurie 2 6 5 7 4
  Potts w/o   Harris 6 7 12 6
  Buxby 4 7 6 6   Buxby 8 5 10 1
  Podesta 6 5 3 1   Buxby 5 6 6 6
3   Henkel 6 7 6 3   Henkel 7 1 4 4
  Bobbitt 1 5 0

Section 5 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
3   Riggs 7 6 9
  McGehee 5 1 7 3   Riggs 2 6 6 7
  Mako 6 6 6   Mako 6 3 4 5
  Lucia 3 1 4 3   Riggs 6 6 6
  Davenport 1 6 8 6   Robertson 4 4 4
  Marcum 6 1 6 4   Davenport 1 6 17 5
  Robertson   Robertson 6 3 19 7
  Sutter w/o 3   Riggs 3 7 6 8
  Swanson 5 4 6 6 6 11   Nakano 6 5 3 6
  Washburn 7 6 3 1 3   Swanson 7 7 4 6
  Lubin 8 10 6   Lubin 5 5 6 4
  Tilden 6 8 4   Swanson 8 6 1 6 3
  Welsh 1 9 6 6 11   Nakano 10 4 6 3 6
  Fishbach 6 7 0 1   Welsh 1 6 1 4
11   Nakano 7 6 6 11   Nakano 6 4 6 6
  Gilpin 5 2 1

Section 6 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
13   McDiarmid 6 3 6 6
  Wetherell 1 6 1 0 13   McDiarmid 6 6 6
  Mitchell   Mitchell 4 3 4
  Fischer w/o 13   McDiarmid 3 6 3 6 5r
  Coggeshall 6 6 6   Cuninggim 6 3 6 4 1
  Curtiss 2 1 2   Coggeshall 3 1 5
  Cuninggim 4 6 6 6   Cuninggim 6 6 7
18   Wilson 6 3 4 3   Cuninggim 6 6 3 4 2
  Culley 6 6 6 7   Hare 4 4 6 6 6
  Lynch 4 3 4   Culley 6 6 6
  Adelsberg   Adelsberg 0 1 4
  McCauliff w/o   Culley 6 6 4 1 0
  Mattmann 6 6 8 7   Hare 4 2 6 6 6
  Rider 4 4 6   Mattmann 3 1 2
7   Hare 6 6 6 7   Hare 6 6 6
  Mercur 3 2 4

Section 7 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
7   Grant 6 9 6
  Deloford 4 7 3 7   Grant 6 6 6
  Hall 2 6 6 6   Hall 2 2 1
  Hawley 6 3 4 2 7   Grant 6 6 6
  Steele Jr. 4 2 2
  Steele Jr.
  Burgess w/o
7   Grant 6 4 5 6 6
  Sabin 2 6 7 1 1
  Guernsey 5 2 6 5
  Sabin 7 6 1 7
  Sabin 6 6 1 6
  Toley 3 3 6 4
  Toley 8 6 6
15   Brugnon 6 4 1

Section 8 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
11   Surface
  Moreno w/o
11   Surface 6 3 6
  Kamrath 3 6 3
  Mahoney 4 3 3
  Kamrath 6 6 6
11   Surface 6 5 6 5
1   von Cramm 8 7 3 7
  McNeill 6 6 6
  Umstaedter 0 3 2
  McNeill 2 3 6 4
1   von Cramm 6 6 2 6
  Jarvis 1 4 2
1   von Cramm 6 6 6

References edit

  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. 115. OCLC 172306.

External links edit

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