1937 U.S. National Championships – Men's singles

July 2023 July 2023 1937 U.S. National Championships USA Don BudgeCollins Bud The Bud Collins History of Tennis 2010 New Chapter Press [New York City] 978-0942257700 2nd 459 GER Nazi Gottfried von Cramm 6–1, 7–9, 6–1, 3–6, 6–1 Don Budge defeated Gottfried von Cramm 6–1, 7–9, 6–1, 3–6, 6–1 in the final to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1937 U.S. National Championships.Talbert Bill Bill Talbert Tennis Observed – The USLTA Men's Singles Champions, 1881-1966 1967 172306 Barre Publishers Barre 115 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. Don Budge is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated. U.S. USA Don Budge (champion) USA Bobby Riggs (semifinals) USA Frank Parker (semifinals) USA Bryan Grant (quarterfinals) USA Joe Hunt (quarterfinals) USA Hal Surface (fourth round) USA John McDiarmid (third round) USA John Van Ryn (quarterfinals) Foreign GER Nazi Gottfried von Cramm (finalist) GER Nazi Henner Henkel (second round) JPN Jiro Yamagishi (fourth round) GBR Charles Hare (quarterfinals) FRA Yvon Petra (fourth round) JPN Fumiteru Nakano (fourth round) JPN Hideo Nishimura (second round) FRA Jacques Brugnon (second round) Draw Key Q = Qualifier WC = Wild card LL = Lucky loser r = Retired Finals 150 USA Don Budge 1 GER Nazi Gottfried von Cramm 1 6 1 7 9 6 1 3 6 6 1 USA Don Budge 1 USA Frank Parker 5 6 2 6 1 6 3 USA Bobby Riggs 3 GER Nazi Gottfried von Cramm 1 6 0 8 6 3 6 3 6 2 6 USA Don Budge 1 USA Joseph Hunt 9 6 1 6 2 6 4 USA Frank Parker 5 USA John Van Ryn 15 6 2 12 10 6 2 USA Bobby Riggs 3 GBR Charles Hare 7 4 6 1 6 6 3 6 0 7 5 USA Bryan Grant 7 GER Nazi Gottfried von Cramm 1 7 9 6 2 6 2 3 6 3 6 Earlier rounds Section 1 First round Second round Third round Fourth round USA Budge 1 FRA Petra 9 6 0 6 3 6 1 USA Budge 1 USA Abrams 6 0 6 1 6 1 USA Mulloy FRA Petra 9 5 7 6 3 4 6 6 3 0 6 USA Budge 1 USA Winslow 6 3 6 3 6 3 USA Anderson USA Abrams 2 6 6 3 1 6 0 6 USA Mulloy USA Bickel w/o USA Bowman FRA Petra 9 2 6 2 6 3 6 Section 2 First round Second round Third round Fourth round USA Hunt 9 JPN Yamagishi 5 3 6 6 1 6 1 6 1 USA Hunt 9 USA Anderson 1 6 5 7 6 1 7 5 6 0 USA Cameron JPN Yamagishi 5 2 6 3 6 6 8 USA Hunt 9 USA Morrison 7 5 6 3 6 2 USA Low USA Anderson 4 6 4 6 7 9 USA Alloo USA Cameron 1 6 2 6 0 6 CAN 1921 Watt JPN Yamagishi 5 2 6 1 6 3 6 CAN 1921 Watt GBR Earle 6 2 2 6 6 3 6 1 JPN Yamagishi 5 USA Carr 6 1 6 2 6 3 Section 3 First round Second round Third round Fourth round USA Parker 5 USA Wood 3 6 4 6 6 1 6 3 6 0 USA Parker 5 USA Hunt 6 1 8 6 6 1 USA Cooke USA Wood 2 6 2 6 2 6 USA Parker 5 USA Bowden 3 6 6 2 6 3 6 1 USA Hunt GBR Jones 17 6 0 6 3 6 3 USA Cooke USA Kantrowitz 6 1 6 4 7 5 USA Wood JPN Nishimura 13 4 6 6 2 6 2 6 0 USA Parker 5 USA Gillespie 6 2 6 1 6 0 USA Bowden USA Peterson w/o USA Hunt USA Harman 6 2 6 1 6 4 GBR Jones 17 ITA 1861 Cuccioli 6 3 6 4 3 6 6 3 USA Cooke USA Lauck 6 4 6 1 6 3 USA Kantrowitz USA Burt 6 3 12 10 6 3 USA Wood USA Kynaston 6 1 6 2 6 2 JPN Nishimura 13 USA Kelleher 6 4 9 7 6 3 Section 4 First round Second round Third round Fourth round USA Van Ryn 15 USA Harris 6 3 6 1 6 1 USA Van Ryn 15 USA Coghlan 6 4 8 6 6 1 USA Harris USA Buxby 6 8 7 5 12 10 6 1 USA Van Ryn 15 USA Heldman 6 8 9 7 10 12 6 3 6 2 USA Hartman USA Coghlan 6 3 3 6 8 6 6 8 4 6 USA Harris USA Lurie 6 2 2 6 7 5 5 7 6 4 USA Buxby GER Nazi Henkel 3 5 7 6 1 6 4 6 4 USA Van Ryn 15 USA Dunn 5 7 8 6 8 6 6 4 USA Heldman USA Hendrix 7 5 12 10 3 6 6 3 USA Hartman USA Lavine 6 2 6 3 6 1 USA Coghlan USA Dorson w/o USA Harris USA Mangin 6 0 6 1 1 6 2 6 6 0 USA Lurie USA Potts w/o USA Buxby USA Podesta 4 6 7 5 6 3 6 1 GER Nazi Henkel 3 USA Bobbitt 6 1 7 5 6 0 Section 5 First round Second round Third round Fourth round USA Riggs 3 JPN Nakano 11 3 6 7 5 6 3 8 6 USA Riggs 3 USA Robertson 6 4 6 4 6 4 USA Swanson JPN Nakano 11 8 10 6 4 1 6 6 3 3 6 USA Riggs 3 USA Mako 2 6 6 3 6 4 7 5 USA Davenport USA Robertson 1 6 6 3 17 19 5 7 USA Swanson USA Lubin 7 5 7 5 4 6 6 4 USA Welsh JPN Nakano 11 1 6 6 4 1 6 4 6 USA Riggs 3 USA McGehee 7 5 6 1 9 7 USA Mako USA Lucia 6 3 6 1 6 4 USA Davenport USA Marcum 1 6 6 1 8 6 6 4 USA Robertson USA Sutter w/o USA Swanson USA Washburn 5 7 4 6 6 3 6 1 6 3 USA Lubin USA Tilden 8 6 10 8 6 4 USA Welsh USA Fishbach 1 6 9 7 6 0 6 1 JPN Nakano 11 USA Gilpin 7 5 6 2 6 1 Section 6 First round Second round Third round Fourth round USA Cuninggim GBR Hare 7 6 4 6 4 3 6 4 6 2 6 USA McDiarmid 13 USA Cuninggim 3 6 6 3 3 6 6 4 5r 1 USA Culley GBR Hare 7 6 4 6 2 4 6 1 6 0 6 USA McDiarmid 13 USA Mitchell 6 4 6 3 6 4 USA Coggeshall USA Cuninggim 3 6 1 6 5 7 USA Culley USA Adelsberg 6 0 6 1 6 4 USA Mattmann GBR Hare 7 3 6 1 6 2 6 USA McDiarmid 13 USA Wetherell 6 1 3 6 6 1 6 0 USA Mitchell USA Fischer w/o USA Coggeshall USA Curtiss 6 2 6 1 6 2 USA Cuninggim CAN 1921 Wilson 18 4 6 6 3 6 4 6 3 USA Culley USA Lynch 6 4 6 3 6 4 USA Adelsberg USA McCauliff w/o USA Mattmann USA Rider 6 4 6 4 8 6 GBR Hare 7 USA Mercur 6 3 6 2 6 4 Section 7 First round Second round Third round Fourth round USA Grant 7 USA Sabin 6 2 4 6 5 7 6 1 6 1 USA Grant 7 USA Steele Jr. 6 4 6 2 6 2 USA Sabin USA Toley 6 3 6 3 1 6 6 4 USA Grant 7 USA Hall 6 2 6 2 6 1 USA Steele Jr. USA Burgess w/o USA Guernsey USA Sabin 5 7 2 6 6 1 5 7 USA Toley FRA Brugnon 15 8 6 6 4 6 1 USA Grant 7 GBR Deloford 6 4 9 7 6 3 USA Hall USA Hawley 2 6 6 3 6 4 6 2 Section 8 First round Second round Third round Fourth round USA Surface 11 GER Nazi von Cramm 1 6 8 5 7 6 3 5 7 USA Surface 11 USA Kamrath 6 3 3 6 6 3 USA McNeill GER Nazi von Cramm 1 2 6 3 6 6 2 4 6 USA Surface 11 USA Moreno w/o USA Mahoney USA Kamrath 4 6 3 6 3 6 USA McNeill USA Umstaedter 6 0 6 3 6 2 USA Jarvis GER Nazi von Cramm 1 1 6 4 6 2 6 References External links 1937 U.S. National Championships on ITFtennis.com https://web.archive.org/web/20160331142612/http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/tournaments/men%27s-tournament/info.aspx?tournamentid=1010004521 2016-03-31 , the source for this draw 1937 Wimbledon Championships Grand SlamsMen's Singles 1938 Australian Championships Men's Singles 1937 1937