Defending champion Robert Lindley Murray defeated Bill Tilden in the final, 6–3, 6–1, 7–5 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1918 U.S. National Championships.
| Men's singles | |
|---|---|
| 1918 U.S. National Championships | |
| Champion |  Robert Lindley Murray[1] |
| Runner-up | Bill Tilden[1] |
| Score | 6–3, 6–1, 7–5 |
| Draw | 87 |
| Seeds | – |
The event was held at the West Side Tennis Club in Forest Hills, Queens, from August 26 through September 3, 1918.[2][1][3]
Final eightEdit
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Craig Biddle
| 2 | 3 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| S. Howard Voshell
| 6 | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| S. Howard Voshell
| 4 | 3 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| R. Lindley Murray
| 6 | 6 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nathaniel Niles
| 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| R. Lindley Murray
| 7 | 6 | 2 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| R. Lindley Murray
| 6 | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bill Tilden
| 3 | 1 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lyle E. Mahan
| 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 Ichiya Kumagae
| 8 | 3 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ichiya Kumagae
| 2 | 2 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bill Tilden
| 6 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bill Tilden
| 3 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Walter Merrill Hall
| 6 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
ReferencesEdit
- ^ a b c Collins, Bud (2016). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (3rd ed.). New York: New Chapter Press. pp. 16–17, 485. ISBN 978-1-937559-38-0.
- ^ Talbert, Bill (1967). Tennis Observed – The USLTA Men's Singles Champions, 1881-1966,. Barre: Barre Publishers. p. 96. OCLC 172306.
- ^ "Murray, Tilden and Kunagae win in tennis title fray" (PDF). The New York Times. August 31, 1918.