1940 tennis event results
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.
Draw[]
Key[]
- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild Card
- LL = Lucky loser
- r = Retired
Final eight[]
Earlier Rounds[]
Section 1[]
| First round
| | | Second round
| | | Third round
| | | Fourth round
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| 6
| 6
| 4
| 6
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| Lyttleton-Rogers
| 3
| 8
| 6
| 8
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| Lyttleton-Rogers
| 6
| 6
| 3
| 4
| 4
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| Bowden
| 4
| 4
| 6
| 6
| 6
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| Bellis
| 1
| 4
| 6
| 6
| 6
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| Bowden
| 6
| 6
| 2
| 1
| 8
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| Bowden
| 1
| 8
| 1
| 6
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| Hunt
| 6
| 6
| 6
| 8
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| 0
| 1
| 2
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| 6
| 6
| 6
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| 5
| 6
| 4
| 1
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| Hunt
| 7
| 3
| 6
| 6
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| 1
| 1
| 6
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| | | | 5
| Hunt
| 6
| 6
| 8
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Section 2[]
| First round
| | | Second round
| | | Third round
| | | Fourth round
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| 6
| 6
| 9
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| McDiarmid
| 3
| 1
| 7
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| 6
| 6
| 7
| 3
| 6
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| 3
| 4
| 9
| 6
| 3
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| 6
| 6
| 1
| 2
| 6
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| 3
| 4
| 6
| 6
| 8
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| 4
| 2
| 4
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| Kovacs
| 6
| 6
| 6
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| 1
| 6
| 4
| 1
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| Seixas
| 6
| 1
| 6
| 6
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| Seixas
| 7
| 9
| 4
| 4
| 1
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| | | | | | 3
| Kovacs
| 5
| 7
| 6
| 6
| 6
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| 1
| 6
| 1
| 8
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| | | | 3
| Kovacs
| 6
| 3
| 6
| 10
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Section 3[]
| First round
| | | Second round
| | | Third round
| | | Fourth round
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| Schroeder
| 6
| 6
| 7
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| 3
| 0
| 5
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| Schroeder
| 2
| 6
| 6
| 6
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| 6
| 3
| 4
| 4
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| 6
| 6
| 3
| 5
| 6
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| 2
| 3
| 6
| 7
| 0
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| Schroeder
| 6
| 6
| 5
| 8
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| | | | | | | 7
| Grant
| 4
| 3
| 7
| 6
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| 1
| 6
| 5
| 3
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| 6
| 1
| 7
| 6
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| 1
| 6
| 1
| 3
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| | | | | | 7
| Grant
| 6
| 4
| 6
| 6
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| 3
| 3
| 9
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| | | | 7
| Grant
| 6
| 6
| 11
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Section 4[]
| First round
| | | Second round
| | | Third round
| | | Fourth round
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| 1
| 1
| 3
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| 6
| 6
| 9
| 4
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| 6
| 6
| 6
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| 3
| 8
| 11
| 6
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| 5
| 5
| 6
| 6
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| Shields
| 8
| 8
| 7
| 0
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| 7
| 7
| 3
| 8
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| Guernsey
| 6
| 10
| 9
| 6
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| Guernsey
| 6
| 3
| 3
| 9
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| 9
| Mulloy
| 5
| 1
| 3
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| 3
| 6
| 6
| 11
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| 7
| 6
| 6
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| 0
| 3
| 1
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| 6
| 3
| 1
| 0
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| Riggs
| 6
| 6
| 6
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| Steele, Jr.
| 3
| 6
| 6
| 6
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| Steele, Jr.
| 4
| 4
| 3
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| 2
| 1
| 2
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| Talbert
| 6
| 6
| 6
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| Talbert
| 6
| 6
| 6
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| Talbert
| 3
| 4
| 3
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| 6
| 9
| 1
| 1
| 0
| | | | | 1
| Riggs
| 6
| 6
| 6
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| 1
| 7
| 6
| 6
| 6
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| 2
| 2
| 6
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| w/o
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| | | 1
| Riggs
| 6
| 6
| 8
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| 1
| Riggs
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Section 5[]
Section 6[]
| First round
| | | Second round
| | | Third round
| | | Fourth round
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| Hecht
| 2
| 6
| 1
| 6
| 8
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| 6
| 3
| 6
| 3
| 10
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| 4
| 6
| 3
| 6
| 6
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| 6
| 1
| 6
| 3
| 3
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| 3
| 4
| 2
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| 6
| 6
| 6
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| 2
| 3
| 8
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| Parker
| 6
| 6
| 10
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| w/o
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| 3
| 1
| 3
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| | | | | | 4
| Parker
| 6
| 6
| 6
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| 3
| 1
| 5
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| | | | 4
| Parker
| 6
| 6
| 7
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Section 7[]
| First round
| | | Second round
| | | Third round
| | | Fourth round
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| 1
| 6
| 6
| 6
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| Evert
| 6
| 4
| 3
| 3
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| 5
| 3
| 6
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| 7
| 6
| 8
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| Greenberg
| 3
| 7
| 6
| 0
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| 6
| 9
| 0
| 6
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| 3
| 1
| 4
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| | | | | | | 8
| Cooke
| 6
| 6
| 6
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| 1
| 6
| 6
| 6
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| Martin
| 6
| 1
| 1
| 3
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| 3
| 1
| 3
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| | | | | | 8
| Cooke
| 6
| 6
| 6
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| 1
| 3
| 3
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| | | | 8
| Cooke
| 6
| 6
| 6
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Section 8[]
References[]
- ^ a b Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York City]: New Chapter Press. p. 459. ISBN 978-0942257700.
- ^ Talbert, Bill (1967). Tennis Observed – The USLTA Men's Singles Champions, 1881-1966,. Barre: Barre Publishers. p. 118. OCLC 172306.
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