1919 U.S. National Championships – Men's singles

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Men's singles
1919 U.S. National Championships
ChampionUnited States Bill Johnston[1]
Runner-upUnited States Bill Tilden[1]
Final score6–4, 6–4, 6–3
Details
Draw128
Seeds
Events
Singles men women
Doubles
← 1918 · U.S. National Championships · 1920 →

Bill Johnston defeated Bill Tilden 6–4, 6–4, 6–3 in the final to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1919 U.S. National Championships.[2] It was Johnston's second U.S. Championships singles title after 1915. The competition had an unseeded draw of 128 players.[1]

Draw[]

Key[]

  • Q = Qualifier
  • WC = Wild card
  • LL = Lucky loser
  • Alt = Alternate
  • SE = Special exempt
  • PR = Protected ranking
  • ITF = ITF entry
  • JE = Junior exempt
  • w/o = Walkover
  • r = Retired
  • d = Defaulted

Final eight[]

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
United States Robert Lindley Murray 7 1 2 4
United States Bill Johnston 4 6 6 6
United States Bill Johnston 2 6 6 6
United States Wallace F. Johnson 6 1 3 3
United States Wallace F. Johnson 6 6 6
United States Walter Merrill Hall 4 0 2
United States Bill Johnston 6 6 6
United States Bill Tilden 4 4 3
United States Bill Tilden 1 6 7 6
Australia Norman Brookes 6 4 5 3
United States Bill Tilden 6 7 6
United States R. Norris Williams 1 5 3
United States R. Norris Williams 6 6 6
United States Maurice McLoughlin 0 3 2

References[]

  1. ^ a b c Collins, Bud (2016). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (3rd ed.). New York: New Chapter Press. pp. 18–19, 485. ISBN 978-1-937559-38-0.
  2. ^ Talbert, Bill (1967). Tennis Observed – The USLTA Men's Singles Champions, 1881-1966,. Barre: Barre Publishers. p. 97. OCLC 172306.
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Men's Singles
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