1940 U.S. National Championships – Men's singles

July 2023 July 2023 1940 U.S. National Championships USA Donald McNeillCollins Bud The Bud Collins History of Tennis 2010 New Chapter Press [New York City] 978-0942257700 2nd 459 USA Bobby Riggs 4–6, 6–8, 6–3, 6–3, 7–5 78 10 Donald McNeill defeated Bobby Riggs 4–6, 6–8, 6–3, 6–3, 7–5 in the final to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1940 U.S. National Championships.Talbert Bill Tennis Observed – The USLTA Men's Singles Champions, 1881-1966 1967 172306 Barre Publishers Barre 118 Seeds The seeded players are listed below. Donald McNeill is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated. USA Bobby Riggs (finalist) USA Donald McNeill (champion) USA Francis Kovacs (quarterfinals) USA Frank Parker (quarterfinals) USA Joseph Hunt (semifinals) USA Henry Prusoff (fourth round) USA Bryan Grant (fourth round) USA Elwood Cooke (quarterfinals) USA Gardnar Mulloy (first round) USA Welby Van Horn (second round) Draw Key Q = Qualifier WC = Wild card LL = Lucky loser r = Retired Final eight 150 USA Bobby Riggs 1 USA Donald McNeill 2 6 4 8 6 3 6 3 6 5 7 USA Joseph Hunt 5 USA Bobby Riggs 1 6 4 3 6 7 5 3 6 4 6 USA Jack Kramer USA Donald McNeill 2 1 6 7 5 4 6 3 6 USA Joseph Hunt 5 USA Francis Kovacs 3 6 4 6 1 6 4 USA Ted Schroeder USA Bobby Riggs 1 1 6 7 5 3 6 4 6 USA Jack Kramer USA Frank Parker 4 1 6 6 1 3 6 6 3 6 1 USA Elwood Cooke 8 USA Donald McNeill 2 7 9 8 6 4 6 3 6 Earlier rounds Section 1 First round Second round Third round Fourth round USA Bowden USA Hunt 5 1 6 8 6 1 6 6 8 IRL Lyttleton-Rogers USA Bowden 6 4 6 4 3 6 4 6 4 6 USA Buxby USA Hunt 5 5 7 6 3 4 6 1 6 USA Carver IRL Lyttleton-Rogers 6 3 6 8 4 6 6 8 USA Bellis USA Bowden 1 6 4 6 6 2 6 1 6 8 ECU Aguirre USA Buxby 0 6 1 6 2 6 USA Ganzenmuller USA Hunt 5 1 6 1 6 6 8 Section 2 First round Second round Third round Fourth round USA Mattmann USA Kovacs 3 4 6 2 6 4 6 USA Mattmann USA Crowther 6 3 6 4 7 9 3 6 6 3 USA Seixas USA Kovacs 3 7 5 9 7 4 6 4 6 1 6 USA Mattmann CAN 1921 McDiarmid 6 3 6 1 9 7 USA Paul USA Crowther 6 3 6 4 1 6 2 6 6 8 USA Vogt USA Seixas 1 6 6 1 4 6 1 6 USA Anderson USA Kovacs 3 1 6 6 3 1 6 8 10 Section 3 First round Second round Third round Fourth round USA Schroeder USA Grant 7 6 4 6 3 5 7 8 6 USA Schroeder USA Anderson 2 6 6 3 6 4 6 4 USA Hartman USA Grant 7 1 6 6 4 1 6 3 6 USA Schroeder USA Wall 6 3 6 0 7 5 USA Anderson USA Underwood 6 2 6 3 3 6 5 7 6 0 USA Harman USA Hartman 1 6 6 1 5 7 3 6 USA Anderson USA Grant 7 3 6 3 6 9 11 Section 4 First round Second round Third round Fourth round USA Surface USA Riggs 1 0 6 3 6 1 6 USA Davenport USA Surface 5 7 5 7 6 3 6 8 USA Talbert USA Riggs 1 3 6 4 6 3 6 USA Prochaska USA Davenport 1 6 1 6 3 6 USA Guernsey USA Surface 6 3 3 6 3 6 9 11 USA Steele Jr. USA Talbert 4 6 4 6 3 6 USA Sutter USA Riggs 1 2 6 2 6 6 8 USA Podesta USA Davenport 6 3 6 8 9 11 4 6 USA Shields USA Guernsey 8 6 8 10 7 9 0 6 USA Mulloy 9 USA Surface 5 7 1 6 3 6 USA Hawley USA Steele Jr. 6 3 3 6 1 6 0 6 USA Smith USA Talbert 2 6 1 6 2 6 USA Mahoney USA Sutter 6 1 9 7 1 6 1 6 0 6 USA Lubin USA Riggs 1 w/o Section 5 First round Second round Third round Fourth round USA Kramer USA Prusoff 6 6 3 8 6 5 7 6 3 USA Wood USA Kramer 3 6 3 6 3 6 USA Amark USA Prusoff 6 6 3 6 4 1 6 0 6 1 6 USA Wood USA Low 6 2 1 6 8 6 6 3 USA Kramer USA Alloo 6 0 6 2 6 4 USA Amark USA Doeg 4 6 6 1 3 6 6 3 6 3 USA Hall USA Prusoff 6 6 1 3 6 6 0 7 9 4 6 USA Decker USA Wood 1 6 1 6 2 6 USA Price USA Low 7 5 1 6 0 6 1 6 USA Hunt USA Kramer 6 1 6 8 4 6 6 8 USA McGehee USA Alloo 1 6 8 6 1 6 3 6 JPN Yamagishi USA Amark 1 6 3 6 1 6 USA Johnson USA Doeg 2 6 6 2 1 6 3 6 USA Froehling USA Hall 6 1 6 1 2 6 3 6 3 6 Section 6 First round Second round Third round Fourth round USA Gillespie USA Parker 4 2 6 3 6 8 10 USA Gillespie USA Bobbitt 4 6 6 1 3 6 6 3 6 3 USA Kelly USA Parker 4 3 6 1 6 3 6 TCH Hecht USA Gillespie 2 6 6 3 1 6 6 3 8 10 USA Bickel USA Bobbitt 3 6 4 6 2 6 USA Kelly USA Arenberg w/o ECU Seguratalbert In his book Tennis Observed (1967) Bill Talbert lists the player's name as P. Maguire. USA Parker 4 3 6 1 6 5 7 Section 7 First round Second round Third round Fourth round USA Olewine USA Cooke 8 3 6 1 6 4 6 USA Bartlett USA Olewine 5 7 3 6 6 8 USA Kantrowitz USA Cooke 8 3 6 1 6 3 6 USA Bartlett USA Evert 1 6 6 4 6 3 6 3 USA Greenberg USA Olewine 3 6 7 9 6 0 0 6 USA Kantrowitz USA Martin 1 6 6 1 6 1 6 3 Republic of China (1912–1949) Choy USA Cooke 8 1 6 3 6 3 6 Section 8 First round Second round Third round Fourth round USA Everett USA McNeill 2 3 6 3 6 1 6 USA O'Neill USA Everett 1 6 3 6 3 6 USA Toley USA McNeill 2 3 6 3 6 1 6 USA O'Neill USA Pryor w/o USA Everett USA Van Horn 10 3 6 5 7 6 1 6 0 15 13 USA Thackara USA Toley 6 1 2 6 5 7 6 8 USA Fishbach USA McNeill 2 1 6 1 6 1 6 Notes References External links 1940 U.S. National Championships on ITFtennis.com https://web.archive.org/web/20160331142621/http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/tournaments/men%27s-tournament/info.aspx?tournamentid=1010004524 2016-03-31 , the source for this draw Men's Singles Category:U.S. National Championships (tennis) by year – Men's singles Category:1940 in men's tennis