1903 U.S. National Championships – Men's singles

July 2023 July 2023 1903 U.S. National Championships GBR Laurence Doherty USA 1896 William Larned 6–0, 6–3, 10–8 1903 U.S. National Championships Laurence Doherty defeated the two-time defending champion William Larned 6–0, 6–3, 10–8 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1903 U.S. National Championships.Doherty's Championship https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1903/08/28/102020207.pdf The New York Times August 28, 1903 PDF Doherty had defeated William Clothier in the All Comers' Final, which was delayed by a day due to rain.Tennis Final Postponed https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1903/08/26/102019992.pdf The New York Times August 26, 1903 PDFDoherty's Tennis Final https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1903/08/27/105058572.pdf The New York Times August 27, 1903 PDF The event was held at the Newport Casino in Newport, R.I., United States.Bud Collins The Bud Collins History of Tennis 2010 New Chapter Press [New York] 978-0942257700 456 2ndTennis Observed 1967 172306 Barre Publishers Barre 75 Bill Talbert The entry list consisted of 97 players, which was slightly smaller than that of the previous year. Challenge round 5 Challenge Round 160 USA 1896 William Larned 0 3 8 GBR Laurence Doherty 6 6 10 Draw All Comers' finals 5 160 GBR Laurence Doherty 6 6 6 USA 1896 William Clothier 3 2 3 USA 1896 Richard Carleton 2 0 0 GBR Laurence Doherty 6 6 6 USA 1896 Edward Larned 3 1 2 USA 1896 William Clothier 6 6 6 USA 1896 R.C. Seaver 3 2 1 USA 1896 Richard Carleton 6 6 6 GBR Reginald Doherty GBR Laurence Doherty w/o USA 1896 Edward Larned 6 4 6 6 USA 1896 Bob Huntington 0 6 0 3 USA 1896 Harry Allen 3 1 2 USA 1896 William Clothier 6 6 6 Earlier rounds Section 1 y 5 1 First round Second round Third round Fourth round USA 1896 Seaver USA 1896 Dionne 6 1 6 0 7 5 USA 1896 Waidner USA 1896 Seaver d. f. USA 1896 Norman 19 USA 1896 Dionne 4 6 3 6 2 6 USA 1896 Waidner USA 1896 Jones 4 6 12 10 2 6 6 4 6 1 USA 1896 Seaver USA 1896 Conner 2 6 1 6 3 6 USA 1896 Sedgwick USA 1896 Norman 1 6 5 7 8 6 2 6 USA 1896 Dionne USA 1896 Cole 2 6 6 3 6 8 8 6 7 5 Section 2 y 5 1 First round Second round Third round Fourth round USA 1896 Carleton USA 1896 Whitman 7 6 3 6 2 6 1 USA 1896 Carleton USA 1896 Freshman 6 2 6 3 6 3 USA 1896 Whitman USA 1896 Smith 3 6 8 6 6 0 7 5 USA 1896 Cross USA 1896 Carleton 2 6 5 7 0 6 USA 1896 Freshman USA 1896 Behr 6 1 6 3 4 6 3 6 6 1 USA 1896 Bailey USA 1896 Whitman 1 6 2 6 4 6 USA 1896 Neeley USA 1896 Smith w/o Section 3 y 5 1 First round Second round Third round Fourth round GBR RF Doherty USA 1896 Paret 6 0 6 1 6 2 USA 1896 Collins GBR RF Doherty 2 6 6 2 8 10 3 6 USA 1896 Paret USA 1896 Beals 3 6 8 6 6 3 10 8 USA 1896 Ryerson USA 1896 Collins 0 6 1 6 1 6 USA 1896 Merrill GBR RF Doherty 1 6 2 6 1 6 USA 1896 Henshaw USA 1896 Paret 4 6 1 6 2 6 USA 1896 Horton USA 1896 Beals 3 6 4 6 4 6 Section 4 y 5 1 First round Second round Third round Fourth round GBR HL Doherty GBR Mahony 3 6 3 6 2 6 4 GBR HL Doherty 9 USA 1896 Stevens 6 4 6 2 6 2 GBR Dering GBR Mahony 5 7 3 6 2 6 USA 1896 Colket GBR HL Doherty 2 6 2 6 0 6 USA 1896 Stevens USA 1896 Stiness w/o USA 1896 Miller GBR Dering 7 5 6 8 7 9 6 8 USA 1896 Stillman GBR Mahony 3 6 2 6 3 6 USA 1896 Relyea GBR HL Doherty 0 6 1 6 1 6 USA 1896 Stevens USA 1896 Dana 6 0 6 1 6 1 USA 1896 Leech USA 1896 Stiness w/o USA 1896 Miller USA 1896 Henshaw 6 0 6 1 7 5 USA 1896 Peters GBR Dering w/o USA 1896 Gates USA 1896 Stillman 4 6 6 2 4 6 4 6 USA 1896 Otis 3 GBR Mahony w/o Section 5 y 5 1 First round Second round Third round Fourth round USA 1896 Horton USA 1896 EP Larned 7 9 6 8 2 6 USA 1896 Horton USA 1896 Melland 6 3 8 6 8 6 USA 1896 EP Larned USA 1896 Avery 6 2 6 3 6 1 USA 1896 Horton USA 1896 Mahan 8 6 4 6 7 5 6 0 USA 1896 Slocum USA 1896 Melland 5 7 2 6 4 6 USA 1896 EP Larned 17 USA 1896 Scott 6 2 6 2 6 2 USA 1896 Manson USA 1896 Avery w/o USA 1896 Read USA 1896 Horton 6 4 4 6 5 7 4 6 USA 1896 Mahan USA 1896 Adee 6 3 6 3 6 2 USA 1896 Slocum USA 1896 Thomas w/o USA 1896 Melland USA 1896 Burlingame 6 0 6 0 6 0 USA 1896 EP Larned USA 1896 Clarke 6 1 6 1 6 3 USA 1896 Bartlett USA 1896 Scott 3 6 5 7 6 4 1 6 Section 6 y 5 1 First round Second round Third round Fourth round USA 1896 Leonard USA 1896 Huntington 11 9 7 5 4 6 5 7 3 6 USA 1896 Leonard USA 1896 Bull 6 1 6 4 6 2 USA 1896 Burden USA 1896 Huntington 5 1 6 2 6 4 6 USA 1896 Morris USA 1896 Leonard 1 6 0 6 1 6 USA 1896 White USA 1896 Bull 7 5 2 6 1 6 6 3 3 6 USA 1896 Burden USA 1896 Scott 6 4 6 0 6 4 USA 1896 Hoskins USA 1896 Huntington 5 2 6 2 6 2 6 Section 7 y 5 1 First round Second round Third round Fourth round USA 1896 Codman USA 1896 Allen 0 6 2 6 0 6 USA 1896 Codman USA 1896 Blanding 6 3 6 0 6 1 USA 1896 Ridgway USA 1896 Allen 5 7 4 6 1 6 USA 1896 Codman USA 1896 Appleton 7 5 6 2 6 3 USA 1896 Blanding USA 1896 Devens w/o USA 1896 Reid USA 1896 Ridgway w/o USA 1896 Havermayer USA 1896 Allen w/o Section 8 y 5 1 First round Second round Third round Fourth round USA 1896 Ward USA 1896 Clothier 2 6 4 6 7 5 5 7 USA 1896 Ward USA 1896 Willis w/o USA 1896 Sands USA 1896 Clothier 1 2 6 6 4 3 6 1 6 USA 1896 Lamb USA 1896 Ward 1 6 2 6 3 6 USA 1896 Willis USA 1896 Livermore 6 2 6 4 6 4 USA 1896 Holt USA 1896 Sands w/o USA 1896 Wright USA 1896 Clothier 6 4 4 6 4 6 1 6 References 1903 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles Grand Slam men's singles 1904 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles Men's Singles 1903