1938 U.S. National Championships – Men's singles

Don Budge defeated Gene Mako in the final, 6–3, 6–8, 6–2, 6–1 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1938 U.S. National Championships. He became the first player in tennis history to complete the Grand Slam.[2]

Men's singles
1938 U.S. National Championships
Final
ChampionUnited States Don Budge[1]
Runner-upUnited States Gene Mako[1]
Score6–3, 6–8, 6–2, 6–1
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
← 1937 · U.S. National Championships · 1939 →

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
  Harry Hopman 3 1 3
1   Don Budge 6 6 6
7   Sidney Wood 3 3 3
7   Sidney Wood 6 6 6
15   Bryan Grant 2 3 2
1   Don Budge 6 6 6 6
  Gene Mako 3 8 2 1
  Gilbert Hunt 5 6 6 0
  Gene Mako 7 1 8 6
  Gene Mako 6 7 6
1   John Bromwich 3 5 4
5   Joseph Hunt 1 11 3 4
1   John Bromwich 6 9 6 6

Earlier rounds edit

Section 1 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1   Budge 6 6 6
  Van Horn 0 0 1
1   Budge 6 7 9
  Kamrath 3 5 7
  Kamrath 6 6 6
  Kramer 1 0 1
1   Budge 6 6 6
15   Hare 3 4 0
  Finnigan 7 0 4 4
  Farrell 5 6 6 6
  Farrell 3 2 1
15   Hare 6 6 6
  Schwartz 4 5 12 7 8
15   Hare 6 7 10 5 10

Section 2 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
9   Cooke 6 7 6
  Godsell 2 5 0
9   Cooke 2 6 4 8
  Hopman 6 4 6 10
  Hopman 6 7 6
  Buxby 3 5 4
  Hopman 6 6 7
  McNeill 4 3 5
  McCauliff 2 r
  Toley 4
  Toley 1 4 1
  Hartman 7 4 6 6   McNeill 6 6 6
  Lowman 5 6 2 3   Hartman 5 3 1
  McNeill 6 4 6 6   McNeill 7 6 6
7   Destremau 2 6 1 3

Section 3 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
7   Wood 6 6 6
  McGehee 4 1 4 7   Wood 9 4 1 6 6
  Hall 6 8 6   Hall 7 6 6 4 4
  Davenport 1 6 4 7   Wood 6 6 4 6 6
  Mulloy 7 6 6   Mulloy 4 1 6 8 2
  Lewis 5 1 4   Mulloy 7 6 6
  Low 6 6 6   Low 5 3 1
  Lay 2 0 0 7   Wood 8 6 6
  Gillespie 6 4 2 6 6 11   Kukuljević 6 4 3
  Bushman 4 6 6 4 4   Gillespie 6 2 6 2 6
  Robertson 6 4 7 6   Robertson 3 6 0 6 3
  Lavine 4 6 5 3   Gillespie 2 2 1
  Surface 6 6 6 11   Kukuljević 6 6 6
  Brugnon 1 1 2   Surface 1 3 1
11   Kukuljević 7 6 6 11   Kukuljević 6 6 6
  Prochaska 5 1 0

Section 4 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
15   Grant 6 9 6
  Everett 4 7 4 15   Grant 6 6 6
  Mattmann   Mattmann 2 2 2
  Harman w/o 15   Grant 6 6 4 6
  Henderson 6 6 5 9   Anderson 3 1 6 1
  Bowden 3 4 7 7   Henderson 1 3 6
  Anderson 6 6 4 6   Anderson 6 6 8
  Rood 4 4 6 2 15   Grant 6 4 6 7
  Bellis 3 4 6 6 7 3   Quist 1 6 1 5
  Anderson 6 6 4 0 5   Bellis 6 11 2
  Ballagh 6 7 6   Ballagh 8 13 6
  Burt 2 5 2   Ballagh 6 2 4 4
  Umstaedter 6 6 5 6 3   Quist 3 6 6 6
  Johnson 4 4 7 2   Umstaedter 3 1 0
3   Quist 6 6 6 3   Quist 6 6 6
  Broida 2 1 1

Section 5 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
3   Riggs 5 6 6 6
  Lauck 7 3 4 4 3   Riggs 5 6 6 6
  Guernsey 6 6 6   Guernsey 7 2 3 4
  Lubin 2 1 3 3   Riggs 6 6 4 1 6
  Shayes 6 6 6   Shayes 3 3 6 6 4
  Mouvet 4 1 2   Shayes 6 4 6 6
  Bobbitt 6 6 6   Bobbitt 3 6 4 4
  De Gray 2 4 4 3   Riggs 2 6 7 6 4
  Jarvis 6 4 6 6   Hunt 6 0 9 0 6
  Abrams 1 6 3 1   Jarvis 4 3 6 6 6
  Talbert 6 6 6   Talbert 6 6 4 2 2
  Baldwin 1 3 3   Jarvis 3 2 2
  Hunt 6 4 6 5 6   Hunt 6 6 6
  Murphy 4 6 4 7 4   Hunt 6 1 6 6 6
13   Nakano 3 6 3 6 6 13   Nakano 8 6 3 3 3
  Wetherell 6 3 6 2 2

Section 6 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
11   Kovacs 6 6 9
  Filby 1 3 7 11   Kovacs 6 4 3 6 7
  Kuramitsu 7 3 6 6   Kuramitsu 3 6 6 4 5
  Hughes 5 6 2 2 11   Kovacs 0 2 6
  Mako 6 6 6   Mako 6 6 8
  Podesta 1 2 2   Mako 6 6 18
  Foreman   Foreman 2 1 16
  Stephens w/o   Mako 6 6 9
  Weston 6 6 7 5 8 5   Punčec 2 4 7
  Mangin 1 4 9 7 6   Weston 6 6 4 7
  Lynch 6 6 6   Lynch 4 3 6 5
  Freisenbruch 0 1 3   Weston 0 2 2
  Kerdasha 6 6 6 5   Punčec 6 6 6
  Lanas 0 2 1   Kerdasha 2 0 2
5   Punčec 6 4 6 6 5   Punčec 6 6 6
  Du Rivage 1 6 1 4

Section 7 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
5   Hunt 6 4 6 6
  Abe 1 6 1 3 5   Hunt 6 8 6
  Sabin 1 6 3
5   Hunt 6 6 6
  Dunn 2 3 4
  Steele Jr. 2 3 4
  Dunn 6 6 6
5   Hunt 6 4 6 9
9   Petra 4 6 4 7
  Murphy 3 6 6 5 4
  Fishbach 6 4 4 7 6
  Fishbach 2 4 3
9   Petra 6 6 6
  Swanson 4 5 1
9   Petra 6 7 6

Section 8 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
13   Parker 6 6 6
  Lurie 2 1 3
13   Parker 6 6 7
  Rood 2 4 5
  Hawley 4 2 8
  Rood 6 6 10
13   Parker 2 3 2
1   Bromwich 6 6 6
  Shields 6 6 8
  Sutter 3 3 6
  Shields 6 12 8 2 2
1   Bromwich 1 10 10 6 6
  Ganzenmuller 1 0 1
1   Bromwich 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. 116. OCLC 172306.

External links edit

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