1939 U.S. National Championships – Men's singles

July 2023 July 2023 1939 U.S. National Championships grand slam USA Bobby RiggsCollins Bud The Bud Collins History of Tennis 2010 New Chapter Press [New York City] 978-0942257700 2nd 459 USA Welby Van Horn 6–4, 6–2, 6–4 Bobby Riggs defeated Welby Van Horn 6–4, 6–2, 6–4 in the final to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1939 U.S. National Championships.Talbert Bill Bill Talbert Tennis Observed – The USLTA Men's Singles Champions, 1881-1966 1967 172306 Barre Publishers Barre 117 Seeds The tournament used two lists of eight players for seeding the men's singles event; one for U.S. players and one for foreign players. Bobby Riggs is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated. U.S. USA 1912 Bobby Riggs (champion) USA 1912 Frank Parker (fourth round) USA 1912 Elwood Cooke (fourth round) USA 1912 Don McNeill (quarterfinals) USA 1912 Bryan Grant (fourth round) USA 1912 Joe Hunt (semifinals) USA 1912 Gardnar Mulloy (fourth round) USA 1912 Wayne Sabin (quarterfinals) Foreign AUS Adrian Quist (fourth round) Kingdom of Yugoslavia Franjo Punčec (first round) AUS John Bromwich (semifinals) AUS Harry Hopman (quarterfinals) GER Nazi Henner Henkel (first round) AUS Jack Crawford (third round) Kingdom of Yugoslavia Franjo Kukuljević (first round) TCH Ladislav Hecht (third round) Draw Key Q = Qualifier WC = Wild card LL = Lucky loser r = Retired Finals 150 USA 1912 Bobby Riggs 1 USA 1912 Welby Van Horn 6 4 6 2 6 4 USA 1912 Bobby Riggs 1 USA 1912 Joseph Hunt 11 6 1 6 2 4 6 6 1 AUS John Bromwich 5 USA 1912 Welby Van Horn 6 2 6 4 2 6 4 6 6 8 USA 1912 Bobby Riggs 1 AUS Harry Hopman 7 6 1 10 8 6 3 USA 1912 Donald McNeill 7 USA 1912 Joseph Hunt 11 4 6 13 15 10 8 6 4 2 6 USA 1912 Gilbert Hunt 19 AUS John Bromwich 5 3 6 4 6 1 6 USA 1912 Welby Van Horn USA 1912 Wayne Sabin 15 4 6 2 6 6 4 7 5 6 3 Earlier rounds Section 1 First round Second round Third round Fourth round USA 1912 Riggs 1 USA 1912 Alloo 6 4 6 2 8 6 USA 1912 Riggs 1 USA 1912 Dee 6 1 8 6 6 4 USA 1912 Alloo TCH Hecht 15 6 4 9 11 1 6 8 6 6 0 USA 1912 Riggs 1 PHI 1936 Ampon 2 6 6 4 6 4 10 8 USA 1912 Dee USA 1912 Davenport 5 7 6 3 10 8 4 6 8 6 USA 1912 Mako 17 USA 1912 Alloo 4 6 4 6 0 6 USA 1912 York TCH Hecht 15 3 6 3 6 4 6 Section 2 First round Second round Third round Fourth round USA 1912 Grant 9 AUS Hopman 7 5 7 5 7 7 5 3 6 USA 1912 Grant 9 USA 1912 Decker 6 3 6 0 6 2 USA 1912 Lubin AUS Hopman 7 4 6 6 0 7 9 3 6 USA 1912 Grant 9 USA 1912 Wood 6 3 16 14 6 4 USA 1912 Surface USA 1912 Decker w/o USA 1912 Froehling USA 1912 Lubin 3 6 0 6 6 4 4 6 USA 1912 Boulware AUS Hopman 7 4 6 2 6 4 6 Section 3 First round Second round Third round Fourth round USA 1912 McNeill 7 USA 1912 Talbert 6 3 6 2 6 3 USA 1912 McNeill 7 USA 1912 Bobbitt 6 1 9 7 6 1 USA 1912 Talbert USA 1912 Freeman 6 1 6 3 2 6 6 2 USA 1912 McNeill 7 Kingdom of Yugoslavia Palada 6 3 5 7 6 4 6 0 USA 1912 Bobbitt USA 1912 Umstaedter 6 4 6 1 8 6 USA 1912 Buxby USA 1912 Talbert 6 4 3 6 6 8 4 6 USA 1912 Freeman USA 1912 Kerdasha 7 5 6 4 6 4 USA 1912 Buxby JAM 1906 Nunes w/o USA 1912 Talbert CAN 1921 Le Clerc 6 0 6 2 6 3 USA 1912 Freeman USA 1912 Jacoby 7 5 6 3 8 6 USA 1912 Kerdasha GER Nazi Henkel 9 w/o Section 4 First round Second round Third round Fourth round USA 1912 Hunt 11 USA 1912 Guernsey 6 4 7 5 4 6 6 4 USA 1912 Hunt 11 AUS Crawford 19 6 1 3 6 4 6 6 1 7 5 USA 1912 Schroeder USA 1912 Guernsey 3 6 3 6 6 8 USA 1912 Hunt 11 USA 1912 Kramer 6 2 3 6 5 7 6 4 6 3 USA 1912 Heldman AUS Crawford 19 7 5 6 2 4 6 3 6 1 6 USA 1912 Schroeder USA 1912 Bellis 6 4 6 4 6 0 USA 1912 Toley USA 1912 Guernsey 0 6 4 6 0 6 USA 1912 Hunt 11 USA Swanson 6 2 6 2 6 1 USA 1912 Kramer USA 1912 Bickel 6 0 12 14 8 6 10 8 USA 1912 Heldman USA 1912 Kamrath 6 4 6 4 6 4 AUS Crawford 19 USA 1912 Rood 6 0 6 1 6 4 USA 1912 Schroeder USA 1912 Mattmann 6 2 6 4 4 6 6 4 USA 1912 Bellis USA 1912 Johnson 6 2 6 1 6 4 USA 1912 Toley USA 1912 Anderson 6 3 6 3 6 4 USA 1912 Guernsey Kingdom of Yugoslavia Punčec 3 6 1 3 6 2 6 6 3 7 5 Section 5 First round Second round Third round Fourth round USA 1912 Parker 3 USA 1912 Hunt 19 1 6 1 6 1 6 USA 1912 Parker 3 GBR Hare 17 6 4 6 2 3 6 7 5 USA 1912 Hunt 19 USA 1912 Prusoff 6 2 1 6 7 9 7 5 6 1 USA 1912 Parker 3 USA 1912 Mahoney 6 2 6 4 6 2 USA 1912 Low GBR Hare 17 4 6 1 6 0 6 USA 1912 Hunt 19 USA 1912 Bowden 3 6 7 5 6 1 6 4 USA 1912 Prusoff USA 1912 Sutter 6 4 6 2 6 1 USA 1912 Parker 3 PHI 1936 Sanchez 6 0 6 1 6 1 USA 1912 Mahoney USA 1912 Bushman 0 6 6 4 6 4 1 6 6 3 USA 1912 Low USA 1912 Hawley 6 3 6 3 7 5 GBR Hare 17 USA 1912 Nielsen 6 2 6 0 6 3 USA 1912 Hunt 19 USA 1912 Hall 6 4 6 3 11 13 6 2 USA 1912 Bowden USA 1912 Adelsberg 6 2 6 4 8 6 USA 1912 Prusoff CAN 1921 Duff 6 2 6 1 6 4 USA 1912 Sutter Kingdom of Yugoslavia Kukuljević 13 6 4 2 6 3 6 6 3 6 3 Section 6 First round Second round Third round Fourth round USA 1912 Mulloy 13 AUS Bromwich 5 5 7 1 6 2 6 USA 1912 Mulloy 13 USA 1912 McGehee 6 2 5 7 6 4 6 3 USA 1912 Lewis AUS Bromwich 5 5 7 4 6 1 6 USA 1912 Mulloy 13 USA 1912 Podesta 4 6 2 6 6 1 6 4 8 6 USA 1912 Greenberg USA 1912 McGehee 2 6 1 6 3 6 USA 1912 Lewis USA 1912 Antignat w/o USA 1912 Shields AUS Bromwich 5 2 6 3 6 2 6 USA 1912 Mulloy 13 FRA Brugnon w/o USA 1912 Podesta USA 1912 Curtiss 6 2 1 6 6 4 6 3 USA 1912 Greenberg USA 1912 Hudlow 6 2 3 6 7 5 3 6 6 2 USA 1912 McGehee USA 1912 Tidball w/o Section 7 First round Second round Third round Fourth round USA 1912 Cooke 5 USA 1912 Van Horn 3 6 10 8 4 6 5 7 USA 1912 Cooke 5 USA 1912 Walter Anderson 6 3 6 3 6 3 USA 1912 Steele Jr. USA 1912 Van Horn 7 5 10 12 6 8 8 10 USA 1912 Cooke 5 USA 1912 Robertson w/o USA 1912 Anderson USA 1912 Giles w/o USA 1912 Ganzenmuller USA 1912 Steele Jr. 0 6 7 5 3 6 2 6 USA 1912 Van Horn FRA Destremau 11 w/o Section 8 First round Second round Third round Fourth round USA 1912 Sabin 15 AUS Quist 1 11 9 4 6 8 6 6 1 USA 1912 Sabin 15 Kingdom of Yugoslavia Mitić 21 6 1 6 0 6 4 USA 1912 Doeg AUS Quist 1 9 7 2 6 8 6 3 6 0 6 USA 1912 Sabin 15 USA 1912 Fishbach 6 4 6 4 8 6 Kingdom of Yugoslavia Mitić 21 USA 1912 Everett 6 2 4 6 7 9 6 2 7 5 USA 1912 Everett USA 1912 Doeg 6 8 0 6 3 6 USA 1912 Gillespie AUS Quist 1 0 6 2 6 1 6 References External links 1939 U.S. National Championships on ITFtennis.com https://web.archive.org/web/20191215223342/https://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/tournaments/men%27s-tournament/info.aspx?tournamentid=1010004523 2019-12-15 , the source for this draw 1939 Wimbledon Championships Grand SlamsMen's Singles 1940 U.S. National Championships Men's Singles Category:U.S. National Championships (tennis) by year – Men's singles Category:1939 in men's tennis