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

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Men's singles
1940 U.S. National Championships
ChampionUnited States Donald McNeill[1]
Runner-upUnited States Bobby Riggs[1]
Final score4–6, 6–8, 6–3, 6–3, 7–5
Events
Singles men women
Doubles
← 1939 · U.S. National Championships · 1941 →

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]

Seeds[]

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

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

Draw[]

Key[]

  • Q = Qualifier
  • WC = Wild Card
  • LL = Lucky loser
  • r = Retired

Final eight[]

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

Earlier Rounds[]

Section 1[]

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
United States 6 6 4 6
Republic of Ireland Lyttleton-Rogers 3 8 6 8
Republic of Ireland Lyttleton-Rogers 6 6 3 4 4
United States Bowden 4 4 6 6 6
United States Bellis 1 4 6 6 6
United States Bowden 6 6 2 1 8
United States Bowden 1 8 1 6
5 United States Hunt 6 6 6 8
United States 0 1 2
United States 6 6 6
United States 5 6 4 1
5 United States Hunt 7 3 6 6
United States 1 1 6
5 United States Hunt 6 6 8

Section 2[]

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
United States 6 6 9
Canada McDiarmid 3 1 7
United States 6 6 7 3 6
United States 3 4 9 6 3
United States 6 6 1 2 6
United States 3 4 6 6 8
United States 4 2 4
3 United States Kovacs 6 6 6
United States 1 6 4 1
United States Seixas 6 1 6 6
United States Seixas 7 9 4 4 1
3 United States Kovacs 5 7 6 6 6
United States 1 6 1 8
3 United States Kovacs 6 3 6 10

Section 3[]

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
United States Schroeder 6 6 7
United States 3 0 5
United States Schroeder 2 6 6 6
United States 6 3 4 4
United States 6 6 3 5 6
United States 2 3 6 7 0
United States Schroeder 6 6 5 8
7 United States Grant 4 3 7 6
United States 1 6 5 3
United States 6 1 7 6
United States 1 6 1 3
7 United States Grant 6 4 6 6
United States 3 3 9
7 United States Grant 6 6 11

Section 4[]

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
United States 1 1 3
United States 6 6 9 4 United States 6 6 6
United States 3 8 11 6 United States 5 5 6 6
United States Shields 8 8 7 0 United States 7 7 3 8
United States Guernsey 6 10 9 6 United States Guernsey 6 3 3 9
9 United States Mulloy 5 1 3 United States 3 6 6 11
United States 7 6 6 United States 0 3 1
United States 6 3 1 0 1 United States Riggs 6 6 6
United States Steele, Jr. 3 6 6 6 United States Steele, Jr. 4 4 3
United States 2 1 2 United States Talbert 6 6 6
United States Talbert 6 6 6 United States Talbert 3 4 3
United States 6 9 1 1 0 1 United States Riggs 6 6 6
United States 1 7 6 6 6 United States 2 2 6
United States w/o 1 United States Riggs 6 6 8
1 United States Riggs

Section 5[]

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
United States 1 1 2
United States Wood 6 6 6 United States Wood 6 1 8 6
United States 7 1 0 1 United States 2 6 6 3
United States 5 6 6 6 United States Wood 3 3 3
United States Hunt 6 6 4 6 United States Kramer 6 6 6
United States Kramer 1 8 6 8 United States Kramer 6 6 6
United States 1 8 1 3 United States 0 2 4
United States 6 6 6 6 United States Kramer 6 8 5 6
Japan 1 3 1 6 United States Prusoff 3 6 7 3
United States 6 6 6 United States 4 6 3 6 6
United States Johnson 2 6 1 3 United States Doeg 6 1 6 3 3
United States Doeg 6 2 6 6 United States 6 6 1 0 1
United States 6 6 2 3 3 6 United States Prusoff 3 4 6 6 6
United States 1 1 6 6 6 United States 6 3 6 7 4
6 United States Prusoff 1 6 0 9 6

Section 6[]

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
Czechoslovakia Hecht 2 6 1 6 8
United States 6 3 6 3 10
United States 4 6 3 6 6
United States 6 1 6 3 3
United States 3 4 2
United States 6 6 6
United States 2 3 8
4 United States Parker 6 6 10
United States
United States w/o
United States 3 1 3
4 United States Parker 6 6 6
United States 3 1 5
4 United States Parker 6 6 7

Section 7[]

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
United States 1 6 6 6
United States Evert 6 4 3 3
United States 5 3 6
United States 7 6 8
United States Greenberg 3 7 6 0
United States 6 9 0 6
United States 3 1 4
8 United States Cooke 6 6 6
United States 1 6 6 6
United States Martin 6 1 1 3
United States 3 1 3
8 United States Cooke 6 6 6
Republic of China (1912–1949) 1 3 3
8 United States Cooke 6 6 6

Section 8[]

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
United States
United States w/o
United States 1 3 3
United States 6 6 6
United States 3 5 6 6 15
10 United States Van Horn 6 7 1 0 13
United States 3 3 1
2 United States McNeill 6 6 6
United States 6 2 5 6
United States Toley 1 6 7 8
United States Toley 3 3 1
2 United States McNeill 6 6 6
United States 1 1 1
2 United States McNeill 6 6 6

References[]

  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.

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