1929 U.S. National Championships – Men's singles

Bill Tilden defeated Frank Hunter in the final, 3–6, 6–3, 4–6, 6–2, 6–4 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1929 U.S. National Championships.[2] It was Tilden's seventh and last U.S. Championships singles title, and ninth major singles title overall.

Men's singles
1929 U.S. National Championships
Final
ChampionUnited States Bill Tilden[1]
Runner-upUnited States Frank Hunter[1]
Score3–6, 6–3, 4–6, 6–2, 6–4
Details
Seeds14
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
← 1928 · U.S. National Championships · 1930 →

Henri Cochet was the reigning champion, but did not compete this year.

Seeds edit

The tournament used two lists of players for seeding the men's singles event; one list of eight U.S. players and one list of six foreign players. Bill Tilden is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

  1.   Bill Tilden (champion)
  2.   George Lott (third round)
  3.   Francis Hunter (finalist)
  4.   John Doeg (semifinals)
  5.   John Van Ryn (quarterfinals)
  6.   Berkeley Bell (third round)
  7.   Fritz Mercur (semifinals)
  8.   Gregory Mangin (second round)
  9.   Bunny Austin (quarterfinals)
  10.   Norman Farquharson (second round)
  11.   John Olliff (third round)
  12.   Tamio Abe (fourth round)
  13.   E.R. Avory (third round)
  14.   Germán Upmann (second round)

Draw edit

Key edit

Final eight edit

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                     
  Bill Tilden 7 2 9 6
  John Van Ryn 5 6 7 2
  Bill Tilden 4 6 2 6 6
  John Doeg 6 2 6 4 3
  John Doeg 6 6 6
  Bunny Austin 4 4 3
  Bill Tilden 3 6 4 6 6
  Frank Hunter 6 3 6 2 4
  Wilmer Allison 6 8 4
  Fritz Mercur 8 10 6
  Fritz Mercur 4 8 4 3
  Frank Hunter 6 6 6 6
  Frank Hunter 6 6 6
  R. Norris Williams 0 3 4

Earlier rounds edit

Section 1 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1   Bill Tilden 6 6 6
  Donald Strachan 2 1 0
1   Bill Tilden 2 6 14 6
  F. Shields 6 1 12 4
  Kenneth B. Appel 3 3 2
  Francis Shields 6 6 6
1   Bill Tilden 6 7 8
  H. Culley 3 5 6
  Louis B. Dailey Jr. 1 4 6 0
  Henry M. Culley 6 6 3 6
  H.M. Culley 6 7 6 6
  J. Mooney 1 5 8 2
  Jack Mooney 6 8 6
(6)   Germán Upmann 4 6 3

References edit

  1. ^ a b Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York City]: New Chapter Press. p. 458. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  2. ^ Talbert, Bill (1967). Tennis Observed – The USLTA Men's Singles Champions, 1881-1966. Barre: Barre Publishers. p. 107. OCLC 172306.
Preceded by Grand Slams
Men's Singles
Succeeded by