René Lacoste defeated Jean Borotra in the final, 6–4, 6–0, 6–4 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1926 U.S. National Championships.[2] It was Lacoste's first U.S. Championships title and his third major title overall.
| Men's singles | |
|---|---|
| 1926 U.S. National Championships | |
| Champion |  René Lacoste[1] |
| Runner-up | Jean Borotra[1] |
| Score | 6–4, 6–0, 6–4 |
| Draw | 64 |
| Seeds | N.A. |
Bill Tilden was the six-time defending champion, but was defeated in the quarterfinals by reigning French Championships champion Henri Cochet.
Draw edit
Key edit
- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild card
- LL = Lucky loser
- Alt = Alternate
- SE = Special exempt
- PR = Protected ranking
- ITF = ITF entry
- JE = Junior exempt
- w/o = Walkover
- r = Retired
- d = Defaulted
- SR = Special ranking
Final eight edit
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Bill Tilden
| 8 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Henri Cochet
| 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Henri Cochet
| 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| René Lacoste
| 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| R. Norris Williams
| 0 | 3 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| René Lacoste
| 6 | 6 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| René Lacoste
| 6 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jean Borotra
| 4 | 0 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vincent Richards
| 6 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jacques Brugnon
| 2 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vincent Richards
| 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Jean Borotra
| 3 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Bill Johnston
| 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Jean Borotra
| 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Earlier rounds edit
References edit
- ^ a b Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York City]: New Chapter Press. p. 458. ISBN 978-0942257700.
- ^ Talbert, Bill (1967). Tennis Observed – The USLTA Men's Singles Champions, 1881-1966. Barre: Barre Publishers. p. 104. OCLC 172306.