1945 U.S. National Championships – Men's singles

Men's singles
1945 U.S. National Championships
Champion	Frank Parker[1]
Runner-up	Bill Talbert[1]
Final score	14–12, 6–1, 6–2
Events
Singles men women Doubles
← 1944 · U.S. National Championships · 1946 →

Frank Parker defeated Bill Talbert 14–12, 6–1, 6–2 in the final to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1945 U.S. National Championships.^[2]

Seeds[]

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

Draw[]

Key[]

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

Finals[]

	Quarterfinals									Semifinals									Final
	1	Frank Parker	6	6	6
	13	Seymour Greenberg	2	3	2
										1	Frank Parker	6	8	7
										11	Elwood Cooke	1	6	5
		Sidney Wood	12	5	4	6	0
	11	Elwood Cooke	10	7	6	2	6
																			1	Frank Parker	14	6	6
																			3	Bill Talbert	12	1	2
	3	Bill Talbert	6	6	9
	6	Alejo Russell	1	2	7
										3	Bill Talbert	7	6	6
										5	Pancho Segura	5	3	4
	5	Pancho Segura	6	4	6	6
	15	Robert Falkenburg	2	6	1	1

Earlier Rounds[]

Section 1[]

	First round									Second round									Third round									Quarterfinals
										1	Parker	6	6
												1	2
																			1	Parker	6	6
																					1	0
												6	6
										10	Guerrero-Arcocha	4	2
																												1	Parker	6	6	6
																												13	Greenberg	2	3	2
										13	Greenberg	6	6
												1	3
																			13	Greenberg	6	6
																					1	1
										8	Hecht	w/o

Section 2[]

	First round									Second round									Third round									Quarterfinals
	7	Mulloy	6	6
		Schwartz	4	4						7	Mulloy	6	3	4
		Guernsey	8	6							Guernsey	4	6	6
			6	4																Guernsey	3	2
			6	6																Wood	6	6
			4	4								3	3
		Wood	6	8							Wood	6	6
	12	Rochon	3	6																									Wood	10	7	6	2	6
	11	Cooke	6	6																								11	Cooke	12	5	4	6	0
		Bartzen	1	4						11	Cooke	6	5	6
			6	6								3	7	2
		Steele, Jr.	4	1															11	Cooke	6	6
			6	6	6															Flam	2	2
			8	4	1							5	2
		Flam	6	6							Flam	7	6
	4	Weiss	1	2

Section 3[]

	First round									Second round									Third round									Quarterfinals
	3	Talbert	6	6
			1	0						3	Talbert	6	6
			6	4	6							3	2
			2	6	4														3	Talbert	6	6
			6	6																	1	4
			0	3								3	6	6
	14	Macken	6	7						14	Macken	6	3	3
		Van Ryn	3	5																								3	Talbert	6	6	9
	9	Shields	6	6																								6	Russell	1	2	7
			3	2						9	Shields	6	6
		Moylan	8	6							Moylan	3	2
			6	2															9	Shields	6	4	2
			6	6															6	Russell	4	6	6
			0	3								2	3
	6	Russell	7	6						6	Russell	6	6
			5	2

Section 4[]

	First round									Second round									Third round									Quarterfinals
										5	Segura	6	6
												2	4
																			5	Segura	7	6	6
																					5	8	2
												6	3	6
												4	6	3
																												5	Segura	6	4	6	6
																												15	Falkenburg	2	6	1	1
										15	Falkenburg	6	6
												2	2
																			15	Falkenburg	7	6
																					5	4
												6	1	6
										2	Hammersley	3	6	3

References[]

External links[]

• 1945 U.S. National Championships on ITFtennis.com, the source for this draw