1952 U.S. National Championships – Men's singles

January 2025 March 2026 1952 U.S. National Championships AUS Frank SedgmanCollins Bud The Bud Collins History of Tennis 2010 New Chapter Press [New York City] 978-0942257700 2nd 460 USA Gardnar Mulloy 6–1, 6–2, 6–3 U.S. National Championships – Men's singles U.S. National Championships – Men's singles Frank Sedgman defeated Gardnar Mulloy 6–1, 6–2, 6–3 in the final to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1952 U.S. National Championships.Talbert Bill Bill Talbert Tennis Observed – The USLTA Men's Singles Champions, 1881–1966, 1967 172306 Barre Publishers Barre 127 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. Frank Sedgman is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.Field Of 128 Poised To Vie At Forest Hills https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=EqBaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Gk8DAAAAIBAJ&pg=3028%2C5515892 St. Petersburg Times AP August 28, 1952 Sixteen Google News Archive U.S. USA Vic Seixas (fourth round) USA Dick Savitt (quarterfinals) USA Arthur Larsen (fourth round) USA Herbie Flam (fourth round) USA Bill Talbert (fourth round) USA Gardnar Mulloy (finalist) USA Ham Richardson (semifinals) USA Tut Bartzen (fourth round) Foreign AUS Frank Sedgman (champion) AUS Ken McGregor (first round) AUS Mervyn Rose (semifinals) BEL Philippe Washer (fourth round) DEN Kurt Nielsen (third round) PHI Felicisimo Ampon (fourth round) AUS Ken Rosewall (quarterfinals) AUS Lew Hoad (quarterfinals) Draw Key Q = Qualifier WC = Wild card LL = Lucky loser r = Retired Final eight 150 USA Gardnar Mulloy 11 AUS Frank Sedgman 2 1 6 2 6 3 6 USA Gardnar Mulloy 11 USA Ham Richardson 13 10 8 6 0 8 6 AUS Mervyn Rose 6 AUS Frank Sedgman 2 3 6 3 6 4 6 AUS Ken Rosewall 14 USA Gardnar Mulloy 11 4 6 6 3 6 4 5 7 5 7 USA Straight Clark USA Ham Richardson 13 8 6 9 11 7 5 6 8 4 6 USA Dick Savitt 3 AUS Mervyn Rose 6 3 6 6 8 6 8 AUS Lew Hoad 16 AUS Frank Sedgman 2 2 6 1 6 3 6 Earlier rounds Section 1 First round Second round Third round Fourth round USA Seixas 1 AUS Rosewall 14 6 3 2 6 5 7 7 5 3 6 USA Seixas 1 USA Tuero 7 5 7 5 0 0 USA Schwartz AUS Rosewall 14 4 6 1 6 3 6 USA Seixas 1 USA Wood 7 5 6 3 7 5 USA Tuero USA Bishop 6 3 7 5 6 4 USA Schwartz USA Thompson 6 2 6 2 6 0 USA Edis AUS Rosewall 14 1 6 2 6 2 6 USA Seixas 1 USA Okey 6 3 6 1 6 0 USA Wood USA Wickel 6 0 6 2 6 4 USA Tuero USA Thompson 6 4 6 3 3 6 6 4 USA Bishop COL Rueda 6 3 6 2 7 9 7 5 USA Schwartz USA Clothier 6 2 6 3 6 4 USA Thompson USA Stern 9 11 6 3 9 7 6 2 USA Edis USA Wilder 6 3 11 9 3 6 6 3 AUS Rosewall 14 USA Nettleton 6 2 6 3 6 3 Section 2 First round Second round Third round Fourth round USA Mulloy 11 BEL Washer 8 9 7 6 1 6 3 USA Mulloy 11 MEX 1934 Palafox 6 2 5 7 3 6 6 3 6 4 USA Huebner BEL Washer 8 1 6 1 6 0 6 USA Mulloy 11 USA Ditzler 6 1 6 1 6 1 USA Eisenberg MEX 1934 Palafox 0 6 4 6 2 6 USA Huebner USA Dickson 6 3 6 2 6 2 USA Grigry BEL Washer 8 4 6 4 6 11 9 13 11 10 12 USA Mulloy 11 MEX 1934 Riefkohl 6 0 6 2 6 1 USA Ditzler JAM 1906 Mott-Trille 6 3 6 3 9 7 USA Eisenberg USA Schnaars 6 4 6 3 6 1 MEX 1934 Palafox USA Kerdasha 7 5 6 2 6 4 USA Huebner USA Hyde 6 1 6 1 6 2 USA Dickson USA Self 1 6 17 19 8 6 6 4 6 1 USA Grigry USA Young 6 1 6 4 6 1 BEL Washer 8 RSA 1928 Nicholson 6 1 6 0 6 2 Section 3 First round Second round Third round Fourth round USA Flam 7 USA Clark 6 4 1 6 6 4 4 6 5 7 USA Flam 7 USA Perry 6 1 6 2 6 0 USA Clark DEN Nielsen 10 6 2 2 6 4 6 6 2 7 5 USA Flam 7 USA Lewyn 6 4 6 4 6 2 USA Longshore USA Perry 3 6 4 6 2 6 USA Clark CAN 1921 Rochon 6 1 7 5 6 4 CHI Balbiers DEN Nielsen 10 3 6 6 4 4 6 4 6 USA Flam 7 ECU Lerque 6 2 6 3 6 3 USA Lewyn USA Bassford 6 4 6 0 6 3 USA Longshore USA Mathey 2 6 6 3 6 2 3 6 6 1 USA Perry LIB Hajjar 6 4 6 1 6 4 USA Clark USA Davis 4 6 6 1 6 0 6 0 CAN 1921 Rochon USA Steele Jr. 2 6 3 6 6 4 6 0 6 2 CHI Balbiers USA Alloo 6 3 6 2 6 4 DEN Nielsen 10 USA Macatee 6 2 6 2 6 3 Section 4 First round Second round Third round Fourth round USA Richardson 13 USA Masterson 6 1 9 7 6 2 USA Richardson 13 CHI Ayala 6 0 6 4 6 3 USA Mayne USA Masterson 2 6 5 7 2 6 USA Richardson 13 MEX 1934 Guerrero-Arcocha 6 0 6 0 6 0 GBR Barrett CHI Ayala 6 8 7 5 6 2 5 7 3 6 USA Rogers USA Mayne 6 4 7 9 1 6 6 4 4 6 USA Masterson USA Maccracken 6 2 2 6 7 5 6 3 USA Richardson 13 USA Vincent 6 2 7 5 6 0 MEX 1934 Guerrero-Arcocha USA Lurie 4 6 6 4 3 6 6 2 6 3 GBR Barrett USA Hanna 7 5 6 2 3 6 6 3 CHI Ayala USA Rodriguez 6 0 6 3 6 1 USA Rogers USA Rockwood w/o USA Mayne USA Pierce 4 6 6 1 6 4 9 7 USA Masterson USA Bostwick 6 0 6 1 6 4 USA Maccracken AUS McGregor 4 3 6 4 6 6 5 Section 5 First round Second round Third round Fourth round USA Savitt 3 PHI Ampon 12 8 6 6 0 6 0 USA Savitt 3 USA Kovaleski 7 5 6 3 6 4 USA Hagist PHI Ampon 12 3 6 4 6 4 6 USA Savitt 3 USA Stucki 6 0 6 3 6 0 USA Giammalva USA Kovaleski 1 6 1 6 4 6 USA Hagist USA Frost 9 7 6 4 6 2 British Guiana McDonald PHI Ampon 12 3 6 1 6 1 6 USA Savitt 3 USA Stern 6 2 6 1 6 3 USA Stucki USA Weir 11 9 5 7 8 6 6 1 USA Giammalva MEX 1934 Ortega 6 8 6 4 6 2 7 5 USA Kovaleski VEN Lopez 6 3 6 1 6 4 USA Hagist USA Freedman 6 2 6 2 10 8 USA Frost USA Gerhardt 6 4 6 2 1 6 6 4 British Guiana McDonald USA Sisson 6 4 6 2 2 6 6 1 PHI Ampon 12 USA Carver 6 2 7 5 6 0 Section 6 First round Second round Third round Fourth round USA Bartzen 15 AUS Rose 6 0 6 2 6 1 6 USA Bartzen 15 BEL Brichant 4 6 4 6 6 4 6 1 6 4 USA Shea AUS Rose 6 2 6 5 7 3 6 USA Bartzen 15 USA Tully 6 0 6 1 3 6 6 2 USA Hobbs BEL Brichant 1 6 3 6 5 7 USA Potts USA Shea 5 7 1 6 6 8 USA Dailey AUS Rose 6 0 6 1 6 1 6 USA Bartzen 15 USA Stewart 6 3 9 7 6 0 USA Tully USA Vogt 4 6 8 6 USA Hobbs GBR Hirsch 6 1 6 4 7 5 BEL Brichant USA Sorlien 3 6 6 2 6 0 4 6 6 2 USA Potts COL Cortes 6 0 6 1 6 1 USA Shea JPN Miyagi 6 4 6 3 7 5 USA Dailey USA McNeill 7 5 6 4 7 5 AUS Rose 6 USA Gaines 6 2 6 2 7 5 Section 7 First round Second round Third round Fourth round USA Larsen 5 AUS Hoad 16 3 6 4 6 4 6 USA Larsen 5 USA Slack 1 6 6 3 7 5 6 2 GBR Oakley AUS Hoad 16 2 6 3 6 4 6 USA Larsen 5 TCH Hecht 6 1 6 0 8 10 6 3 USA Slack USA Backe 6 1 8 6 6 2 USA Golden GBR Oakley 7 5 3 6 3 6 1 6 USA Likas AUS Hoad 16 6 4 2 6 8 6 1 6 4 6 USA Larsen 5 USA Long 6 2 6 4 6 4 TCH Hecht USA Martin 6 3 5 7 6 4 7 5 USA Slack USA Paton 7 5 3 6 6 2 6 3 USA Backe RSA 1928 De Wet 3 6 6 4 6 3 11 9 USA Golden USA Flye 6 2 6 2 6 1 GBR Oakley USA Fine 6 3 6 4 6 3 USA Likas USA Shields 6 4 6 4 6 2 AUS Hoad 16 CAN 1921 Main 4 6 6 0 6 2 6 3 Section 8 First round Second round Third round Fourth round USA Talbert 9 AUS Sedgman 2 1 6 3 6 3 6 USA Talbert 9 CAN 1921 Macken 6 4 6 2 6 4 USA Burrows AUS Sedgman 2 2 6 2 6 4 6 USA Talbert 9 MEX 1934 May 6 3 6 0 6 1 USA Cranston CAN 1921 Macken 4 6 2 6 6 8 USA Quillian USA Burrows 2 6 3 6 0 6 USA Boys AUS Sedgman 2 2 6 0 6 0 6 USA Talbert 9 USA Eisenberg 6 2 6 4 6 3 MEX 1934 May USA Curtin 6 2 6 4 6 2 USA Cranston MEX 1934 Puente 3 6 6 3 6 3 6 2 CAN 1921 Macken MEX 1934 Reyes 6 0 6 3 6 2 USA Quillian USA Geller 3 6 6 3 6 3 6 2 USA Burrows USA Read 6 4 6 3 6 3 USA Boys USA Fischl 6 3 8 6 6 2 AUS Sedgman 2 USA Bunis 6 1 6 0 6 0 References External links 1952 U.S. National Championships on ITFtennis.com https://web.archive.org/web/20200111002141/https://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/tournaments/men%27s-tournament/info.aspx?tournamentid=1010004536 2020-01-11 , the source for this draw 1952 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles Grand Slam men's singles 1953 Australian Championships – Men's singles Men's Singles 1952 1952