1918 U.S. National Championships – Men's singles
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Defending champion Robert Lindley Murray defeated Bill Tilden in the final, 6–3, 6–1, 7–5 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1918 U.S. National Championships.
Men's singles | |
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1918 U.S. National Championships | |
Champion | ![]() |
Runner-up | ![]() |
Score | 6–3, 6–1, 7–5 |
Draw | 87 |
Seeds | – |
The event was held at the West Side Tennis Club in Forest Hills, Queens, from August 26 through September 3, 1918.[2][1][3]
Final eight
editQuarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Craig Biddle | 2 | 3 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
S. Howard Voshell | 6 | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
S. Howard Voshell | 4 | 3 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
R. Lindley Murray | 6 | 6 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Nathaniel Niles | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
R. Lindley Murray | 7 | 6 | 2 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
R. Lindley Murray | 6 | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Bill Tilden | 3 | 1 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Lyle E. Mahan | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Ichiya Kumagae | 8 | 3 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Ichiya Kumagae | 2 | 2 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Bill Tilden | 6 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Bill Tilden | 3 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Walter Merrill Hall | 6 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 1 |
References
edit- ^ a b c Collins, Bud (2016). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (3rd ed.). New York: New Chapter Press. pp. 16–17, 485. ISBN 978-1-937559-38-0.
- ^ Talbert, Bill (1967). Tennis Observed – The USLTA Men's Singles Champions, 1881-1966. Barre: Barre Publishers. p. 96. OCLC 172306.
- ^ "Murray, Tilden and Kunagae win in tennis title fray" (PDF). The New York Times. August 31, 1918.