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1940 U.S. National Championships – Men's singles

Donald McNeill defeated Bobby Riggs 4–6, 6–8, 6–3, 6–3, 7–5 in the final to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1940 U.S. National Championships.[2]

Men's singles
1940 U.S. National Championships
Final
ChampionUnited States Donald McNeill[1]
Runner-upUnited States Bobby Riggs[1]
Score4–6, 6–8, 6–3, 6–3, 7–5
Details
Draw78
Seeds10
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
← 1939 · U.S. National Championships · 1941 →

Seeds edit

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

  1.   Bobby Riggs (finalist)
  2.   Donald McNeill (champion)
  3.   Francis Kovacs (quarterfinals)
  4.   Frank Parker (quarterfinals)
  5.   Joseph Hunt (semifinals)
  6.   Henry Prusoff (fourth round)
  7.   Bryan Grant (fourth round)
  8.   Elwood Cooke (quarterfinals)
  9.   Gardnar Mulloy (first round)
  10.   Welby Van Horn (second round)

Draw edit

Key edit

Final eight edit

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
5   Joseph Hunt 6 6 6
3   Francis Kovacs 4 1 4
5   Joseph Hunt 6 3 7 3 4
1   Bobby Riggs 4 6 5 6 6
  Ted Schroeder 1 7 3 4
1   Bobby Riggs 6 5 6 6
1   Bobby Riggs 6 8 3 3 5
2   Donald McNeill 4 6 6 6 7
  Jack Kramer 1 6 3 6 6
4   Frank Parker 6 1 6 3 1
  Jack Kramer 1 7 4 3
2   Donald McNeill 6 5 6 6
8   Elwood Cooke 7 8 4 3
2   Donald McNeill 9 6 6 6

Earlier rounds edit

Section 1 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
  Carver 6 6 4 6
  Lyttleton-Rogers 3 8 6 8
  Lyttleton-Rogers 6 6 3 4 4
  Bowden 4 4 6 6 6
  Bellis 1 4 6 6 6
  Bowden 6 6 2 1 8
  Bowden 1 8 1 6
5   Hunt 6 6 6 8
  Aguirre 0 1 2
  Buxby 6 6 6
  Buxby 5 6 4 1
5   Hunt 7 3 6 6
  Ganzenmuller 1 1 6
5   Hunt 6 6 8

Section 2 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
  Mattmann 6 6 9
  McDiarmid 3 1 7
  Mattmann 6 6 7 3 6
  Crowther 3 4 9 6 3
  Paul 6 6 1 2 6
  Crowther 3 4 6 6 8
  Mattmann 4 2 4
3   Kovacs 6 6 6
  Vogt 1 6 4 1
  Seixas 6 1 6 6
  Seixas 7 9 4 4 1
3   Kovacs 5 7 6 6 6
  Anderson 1 6 1 8
3   Kovacs 6 3 6 10

Section 3 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
  Schroeder 6 6 7
  Wall 3 0 5
  Schroeder 2 6 6 6
  Anderson 6 3 4 4
  Anderson 6 6 3 5 6
  Underwood 2 3 6 7 0
  Schroeder 6 6 5 8
7   Grant 4 3 7 6
  Harman 1 6 5 3
  Hartman 6 1 7 6
  Hartman 1 6 1 3
7   Grant 6 4 6 6
  Anderson 3 3 9
7   Grant 6 6 11

Section 4 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
  Prochaska 1 1 3
  Podesta 6 6 9 4   Davenport 6 6 6
  Davenport 3 8 11 6   Davenport 5 5 6 6
  Shields 8 8 7 0   Surface 7 7 3 8
  Guernsey 6 10 9 6   Guernsey 6 3 3 9
9   Mulloy 5 1 3   Surface 3 6 6 11
  Surface 7 6 6   Surface 0 3 1
  Hawley 6 3 1 0 1   Riggs 6 6 6
  Steele Jr. 3 6 6 6   Steele Jr. 4 4 3
  Smith 2 1 2   Talbert 6 6 6
  Talbert 6 6 6   Talbert 3 4 3
  Mahoney 6 9 1 1 0 1   Riggs 6 6 6
  Sutter 1 7 6 6 6   Sutter 2 2 6
  Lubin w/o 1   Riggs 6 6 8
1   Riggs

Section 5 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
  Decker 1 1 2
  Wood 6 6 6   Wood 6 1 8 6
  Price 7 1 0 1   Low 2 6 6 3
  Low 5 6 6 6   Wood 3 3 3
  Hunt 6 6 4 6   Kramer 6 6 6
  Kramer 1 8 6 8   Kramer 6 6 6
  McGehee 1 8 1 3   Alloo 0 2 4
  Alloo 6 6 6 6   Kramer 6 8 5 6
  Yamagishi 1 3 1 6   Prusoff 3 6 7 3
  Amark 6 6 6   Amark 4 6 3 6 6
  Johnson 2 6 1 3   Doeg 6 1 6 3 3
  Doeg 6 2 6 6   Amark 6 6 1 0 1
  Froehling 6 6 2 3 3 6   Prusoff 3 4 6 6 6
  Hall 1 1 6 6 6   Hall 6 3 6 7 4
6   Prusoff 1 6 0 9 6

Section 6 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
  Hecht 2 6 1 6 8
  Gillespie 6 3 6 3 10
  Gillespie 4 6 3 6 6
  Bobbitt 6 1 6 3 3
  Bickel 3 4 2
  Bobbitt 6 6 6
  Gillespie 2 3 8
4   Parker 6 6 10
  Kelly
  Arenberg w/o
  Kelly 3 1 3
4   Parker 6 6 6
  Segura[a] 3 1 5
4   Parker 6 6 7

Section 7 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
  Bartlett 1 6 6 6
  Evert 6 4 3 3
  Bartlett 5 3 6
  Olewine 7 6 8
  Greenberg 3 7 6 0
  Olewine 6 9 0 6
  Olewine 3 1 4
8   Cooke 6 6 6
  Kantrowitz 1 6 6 6
  Martin 6 1 1 3
  Kantrowitz 3 1 3
8   Cooke 6 6 6
  Choy 1 3 3
8   Cooke 6 6 6

Section 8 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
  O'Neill
  Pryor w/o
  O'Neill 1 3 3
  Everett 6 6 6
  Everett 3 5 6 6 15
10   Van Horn 6 7 1 0 13
  Everett 3 3 1
2   McNeill 6 6 6
  Thackara 6 2 5 6
  Toley 1 6 7 8
  Toley 3 3 1
2   McNeill 6 6 6
  Fishbach 1 1 1
2   McNeill 6 6 6

Notes edit

  1. ^ In his book Tennis Observed (1967) Bill Talbert lists the player's name as P. Maguire.

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. 118. OCLC 172306.

External links edit

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