1948 U.S. National Championships – Men's singles

July 2023 July 2023 1948 U.S. National Championships USA Pancho GonzalesCollins Bud The Bud Collins History of Tennis 2010 New Chapter Press [New York City] 978-0942257700 2nd 460 RSA 1928 Eric Sturgess 6–2, 6–3, 14–12 Pancho Gonzales defeated Eric Sturgess 6–2, 6–3, 14–12 in the final to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1948 U.S. National Championships.Talbert Bill Bill Talbert Tennis Observed – The USLTA Men's Singles Champions, 1881–1966 1967 172306 Barre Publishers Barre 124 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. Pancho Gonzales is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated. U.S. USA 1912 Frank Parker (quarterfinals) USA 1912 Bill Talbert (fourth round) USA 1912 Gardnar Mulloy (fourth round) USA 1912 Bob Falkenburg (quarterfinals) USA 1912 Earl Cochell (quarterfinals) USA 1912 Harry Likas (quarterfinals) USA 1912 Vic Seixas (fourth round) USA 1912 Pancho Gonzales (champion) Foreign AUS Adrian Quist (fourth round) TCH Jaroslav Drobný (semifinals) AUS Bill Sidwell (third round) AUS Geoffrey Brown (second round) RSA 1928 Eric Sturgess (finalist) AUS Colin Long (second round) AUS Frank Sedgman (fourth round) ARG Enrique Morea (third round) Draw Key Q = Qualifier WC = Wild card LL = Lucky loser r = Retired Final eight 150 USA 1912 Pancho Gonzales 15 RSA 1928 Eric Sturgess 10 6 2 6 3 14 12 USA 1912 Pancho Gonzales 15 TCH Jaroslav Drobný 4 8 10 11 9 6 0 6 3 RSA 1928 Eric Sturgess 10 USA 1912 Herbie Flam   9 7 6 3 6 2 USA 1912 Frank Parker 1 USA 1912 Pancho Gonzales 15 6 8 6 2 5 7 3 6 USA 1912 Bob Falkenburg 7 TCH Jaroslav Drobný 4 6 8 1 6 3 6 RSA 1928 Eric Sturgess 10 USA 1912 Earl Cochell 9 6 2 8 6 3 6 5 7 6 3 USA 1912 Herbie Flam   USA 1912 Harry Likas 11 2 6 6 4 6 1 6 0 Earlier rounds Section 1 First round Second round Third round Fourth round USA 1912 Parker 1 AUS Sedgman 14 6 4 7 5 6 3 USA 1912 Parker 1 USA 1912 Lohstoeter 6 0 6 1 6 0 USA 1912 Paton AUS Sedgman 14 2 6 11 13 2 6 USA 1912 Parker 1 USA 1912 Bogley 6 2 6 1 6 0 MEX 1934 Palafox USA 1912 Lohstoeter w/o USA 1912 Paton USA 1912 Bicknell 6 4 5 7 3 6 6 3 6 2 USA 1912 Morris AUS Sedgman 14 4 6 2 6 2 6 Section 2 First round Second round Third round Fourth round USA 1912 Gonzales 15 USA 1912 Larsen 6 2 2 6 3 6 6 3 6 2 USA 1912 Gonzales 15 USA 1912 Ganzenmuller 6 3 6 2 6 3 USA 1912 Larsen AUS Sidwell 6 4 6 6 2 8 6 6 4 USA 1912 Gonzales 15 TCH Hecht 8 6 6 3 6 1 USA 1912 Bostick USA 1912 Ganzenmuller 8 6 3 6 6 4 6 8 6 8 USA 1912 Larsen USA 1912 Molloy 7 5 2 6 3 6 6 4 7 5 NOR Lie AUS Sidwell 6 0 6 3 6 3 6 Section 3 First round Second round Third round Fourth round USA 1912 Falkenburg 7 USA 1912 Carter 8 6 6 3 6 4 USA 1912 Falkenburg 7 USA 1912 Patty 6 1 4 6 3 6 6 4 10 8 USA 1912 Carter USA 1912 Brown 6 4 6 3 6 4 USA 1912 Falkenburg 7 USA 1912 Richards 6 4 1 6 6 3 6 3 USA 1912 Patty USA 1912 Saul 6 3 6 4 6 3 USA 1912 Carter CAN 1921 Rochon 6 3 7 5 6 0 USA 1912 Brown AUS Long 12 6 2 6 3 6 4 USA 1912 Patty GBR Mottram 6 4 6 8 6 1 6 3 USA 1912 Saul USA 1912 Burrows 8 6 8 6 6 3 USA 1912 Carter USA 1912 Carver 6 1 6 3 6 4 CAN 1921 Rochon USA 1912 Mattmann 6 3 8 6 6 3 USA 1912 Brown USA 1912 Brink 6 3 6 8 6 3 6 2 AUS Long 12 USA 1912 Mateer 6 3 8 6 6 4 Section 4 First round Second round Third round Fourth round USA 1912 Seixas 13 TCH Drobný 4 4 6 7 9 4 6 USA 1912 Seixas 13 USA 1912 Vogt 6 3 6 8 6 3 5 7 9 7 USA 1912 Shea TCH Drobný 4 7 5 4 6 2 6 6 8 USA 1912 Seixas 13 USA 1912 Match 6 3 6 0 6 4 USA 1912 Roddey USA 1912 Vogt 7 9 6 3 3 6 4 6 USA 1912 Schwartz USA 1912 Shea 4 6 7 5 5 7 3 6 USA 1912 Bartzen TCH Drobný 4 3 6 2 6 4 6 USA 1912 Seixas 13 USA 1912 McGrath 6 2 6 3 6 1 USA 1912 Match ROU Rurac 6 0 6 0 6 3 USA 1912 Roddey USA 1912 Lynch 6 2 6 1 6 1 USA 1912 Vogt USA 1912 Behrens 6 4 8 6 6 4 USA 1912 Schwartz USA 1912 Bellis 6 0 0 6 6 4 5 7 6 2 USA 1912 Shea USA 1912 Hoffman 3 6 14 16 6 3 6 3 6 1 USA 1912 Bartzen USA 1912 Dorfman 6 0 6 2 6 4 TCH Drobný 4 USA 1912 Vincent 6 1 6 1 6 0 Section 5 First round Second round Third round Fourth round USA 1912 Talbert 3 RSA 1928 Sturgess 10 7 5 4 6 2 6 6 1 4 6 USA 1912 Talbert 3 USA 1912 Garrett 6 3 6 2 6 4 USA 1912 Savitt RSA 1928 Sturgess 10 3 6 4 6 2 6 USA 1912 Talbert 3 CHI Balbiers 7 5 6 2 6 3 USA 1912 Garrett TCH Černík 6 4 6 3 4 6 6 2 USA 1912 Savitt AUS Hopman 6 4 6 0 6 2 USA 1912 Thomas RSA 1928 Sturgess 10 0 6 4 6 2 6 USA 1912 Talbert 3 USA 1912 Welsh 6 2 6 1 4 6 6 1 CHI Balbiers USA 1912 Hobbs 6 2 6 2 3 6 6 2 USA 1912 Garrett USA 1912 Tully 6 3 7 5 6 2 TCH Černík USA 1912 Boys 6 2 6 2 6 4 USA 1912 Savitt USA 1912 Geller 6 1 6 3 6 3 AUS Hopman CAN 1921 Macken 6 2 6 4 3 6 6 3 USA 1912 Thomas USA 1912 Hippenstiel 6 3 3 6 6 4 6 3 RSA 1928 Sturgess 10 USA 1912 Taylor 6 0 6 1 6 2 Section 6 First round Second round Third round Fourth round USA 1912 Cochell 9 PHI Ampon 6 2 6 0 6 2 USA 1912 Cochell 9 USA 1912 Trabert 6 0 6 3 3 6 6 4 CUB Weiss PHI Ampon 3 6 2 6 4 6 USA 1912 Cochell 9 USA 1912 Kovaleski 4 6 8 6 4 6 6 4 6 3 USA 1912 Steele Jr. USA 1912 Trabert 3 6 7 5 6 4 3 6 4 6 CUB Weiss USA 1912 Mathey 3 6 4 6 6 2 6 1 6 4 PHI Ampon AUS Brown 8 6 1 6 4 3 6 7 5 USA 1912 Cochell 9 USA 1912 Moylan 6 4 6 3 4 6 6 2 USA 1912 Kovaleski USA 1912 Mouledous 6 3 6 1 6 3 USA 1912 Steele Jr. USA 1912 Hall 6 4 6 2 4 6 6 4 USA 1912 Trabert USA 1912 Kerdasha 6 1 6 4 8 6 CUB Weiss USA 1912 Hetzeck 6 2 6 3 4 6 6 3 Section 7 First round Second round Third round Fourth round USA 1912 Mulloy 5 USA 1912 Flam 4 6 5 7 6 3 6 4 3 6 USA 1912 Mulloy 5 USA 1912 Wood 8 6 6 4 10 8 USA 1912 Flam ARG Morea 16 6 3 3 6 6 1 2 6 6 0 USA 1912 Mulloy 5 USA 1912 Massey 6 2 6 2 6 3 USA 1912 Masterson USA 1912 Wood 5 7 6 1 3 6 7 9 MEX 1934 Galván USA 1912 Flam 3 6 2 6 3 6 USA 1912 Steiner ARG Morea 16 3 6 7 9 0 6 Section 8 First round Second round Third round Fourth round USA 1912 Likas 11 AUS Quist 2 6 2 6 3 4 6 6 4 USA 1912 Likas 11 USA 1912 Martin 6 2 6 4 6 4 USA 1912 Clark AUS Quist 2 5 7 6 8 3 6 USA 1912 Likas 11 FRA Abdesselam 6 3 6 2 7 5 USA 1912 Martin USA 1912 Hanna 6 0 6 4 6 4 USA 1912 Clark USA 1912 Golden 2 6 9 7 6 1 6 4 USA 1912 Shields AUS Quist 2 2 6 1 6 6 2 4 6 References External links 1948 U.S. National Championships on ITFtennis.com https://web.archive.org/web/20160331142629/http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/tournaments/men%27s-tournament/info.aspx?tournamentid=1010004532 2016-03-31 , the source for this draw 1948 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles Grand Slam men's singles 1949 Australian Championships – Men's singles Men's Singles 1948 1948 Category:1948 in sports in New York City