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1945 U.S. National Championships – Men's singles

Frank Parker defeated Bill Talbert 14–12, 6–1, 6–2 in the final to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1945 U.S. National Championships.[2]

Men's singles
1945 U.S. National Championships
Final
ChampionUnited States Frank Parker[1]
Runner-upUnited States Bill Talbert[1]
Score14–12, 6–1, 6–2
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
← 1944 · U.S. National Championships · 1946 →

Seeds edit

The seeded players are listed below. Frank Parker is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

  1.   Frank Parker (champion)
  2.   Andrés Hammersley (second round)
  3.   Bill Talbert (finalist)
  4.   Heraldo Weiss (first round)
  5.   Pancho Segura (semifinals)
  6.   Alejo Russell (quarterfinals)
  7.   Gardnar Mulloy (second round)
  8.   Ladislav Hecht (second round)
  9.   Frank Shields (third round)
  10.   Francisco Guerrero-Arcocha (second round)
  11.   Elwood Cooke (semifinals)
  12.   Henri Rochon (first round)
  13.   Seymour Greenberg (quarterfinals)
  14.   Brendan Macken (second round)
  15.   Robert Falkenburg (quarterfinals)

Draw edit

Key edit

Finals edit

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
1   Frank Parker 6 6 6
13   Seymour Greenberg 2 3 2
1   Frank Parker 6 8 7
11   Elwood Cooke 1 6 5
  Sidney Wood 12 5 4 6 0
11   Elwood Cooke 10 7 6 2 6
1   Frank Parker 14 6 6
3   Bill Talbert 12 1 2
3   Bill Talbert 6 6 9
6   Alejo Russell 1 2 7
3   Bill Talbert 7 6 6
5   Pancho Segura 5 3 4
5   Pancho Segura 6 4 6 6
15   Robert Falkenburg 2 6 1 1

Earlier rounds edit

Section 1 edit

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1   Parker 6 6
  Ball 1 2
1   Parker 6 6
  Ray 1 0
  Ray 6 6
10   Guerrero-Arcocha 4 2
1   Parker 6 6 6
13   Greenberg 2 3 2
13   Greenberg 6 6
  Chambers 1 3
13   Greenberg 6 6
  Molloy 1 1
  Molloy
8   Hecht w/o

Section 2 edit

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
7   Mulloy 6 6
  Schwartz 4 4 7   Mulloy 6 3 4
  Guernsey 8 6   Guernsey 4 6 6
  Rowbotham 6 4   Guernsey 3 2
  Buzolich 6 6   Wood 6 6
  McManus 4 4   Buzolich 3 3
  Wood 6 8   Wood 6 6
12   Rochon 3 6   Wood 12 5 4 6 0
11   Cooke 6 6 11   Cooke 10 7 6 2 6
  Bartzen 1 4 11   Cooke 6 5 6
  Hall 6 6   Hall 3 7 2
  Steele Jr. 4 1 11   Cooke 6 6
  Brown 6 6 6   Flam 2 2
  Burke 8 4 1   Brown 5 2
  Flam 6 6   Flam 7 6
4   Weiss 1 2

Section 3 edit

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
3   Talbert 6 6
  Hunt 1 0 3   Talbert 6 6
  Dixon 6 4 6   Dixon 3 2
  Bender 2 6 4 3   Talbert 6 6
  Behrens 6 6   Behrens 1 4
  West 0 3   Behrens 3 6 6
14   Macken 6 7 14   Macken 6 3 3
  Van Ryn 3 5 3   Talbert 6 6 9
9   Shields 6 6 6   Russell 1 2 7
  Hamilton 3 2 9   Shields 6 6
  Moylan 8 6   Moylan 3 2
  Giles 6 2 9   Shields 6 4 2
  Peacock 6 6 6   Russell 4 6 6
  Osten 0 3   Peacock 2 3
6   Russell 7 6 6   Russell 6 6
  Tuero 5 2

Section 4 edit

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
5   Segura 6 6
  Buttimer 2 4
5   Segura 7 6 6
  Surface 5 8 2
  Surface 6 3 6
  Thomas 4 6 3
5   Segura 6 4 6 6
15   Falkenburg 2 6 1 1
15   Falkenburg 6 6
  Henderson 2 2
15   Falkenburg 7 6
  Livingstone 5 4
  Livingstone 6 1 6
2   Hammersley 3 6 3

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. ^ Talbert, Bill (1967). Tennis Observed – The USLTA Men's Singles Champions, 1881–1966. Barre: Barre Publishers. p. 121. OCLC 172306.

External links edit

Preceded by
1945 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles
 Grand Slam men's singles Succeeded by
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