1933 U.S. National Championships – Men's singles

Fred Perry defeated Jack Crawford 6–3, 11–13, 4–6, 6–0, 6–1 in the final to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1933 U.S. National Championships.[2] It was Perry's first Grand Slam title overall, and the first of three U.S. Championships. Crawford was attempting to complete the Grand Slam.

Men's singles
1933 U.S. National Championships
Final
ChampionUnited Kingdom Fred Perry[1]
Runner-upAustralia Jack Crawford[1]
Score6–3, 11–13, 4–6, 6–0, 6–1
Details
Draw90
Seeds16
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
← 1932 · U.S. National Championships · 1934 →

Seeds

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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. Fred Perry is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.[2][3]

Draw

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Final eight

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
  Bryan Grant 6 4 6 5
7   Lester Stoefen 8 6 3 7
7   Lester Stoefen 3 2 2
(2)   Fred Perry 6 6 6
(8)   Adrian Quist 4 4 0
(2)   Fred Perry 6 6 6
(2)   Fred Perry 6 11 4 6 6
(1)   Jack Crawford 3 13 6 0 1
2   Frank Shields 6 6 4 6
8   Gregory Mangin 4 4 6 3
2   Frank Shields 5 4 3
(1)   Jack Crawford 7 6 6
4   Clifford Sutter 3 3 4
(1)   Jack Crawford 6 6 6

Earlier rounds

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Section 1

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1   Vines 6 6 6
  Palmer 1 2 2
1   Vines 6 7 6
  Avory 3 5 1
  Pratt 2 1 3
  Avory 6 6 6
1   Vines 3 3 3
  Grant 6 6 6
  Grant 8 6 6
  Murphy 6 3 4
  Grant 6 6 6
  O'Loughlin 0 2 0
  O'Loughlin 6 6 6
(7)   Ito 3 1 3

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
7   Stoefen 6 7 6 6
  Bowden 3 5 8 3
7   Stoefen 6 6 6
  Alonso-Areyzaga 2 2 2
  Bell 3 2 4
  Alonso-Areyzaga 6 6 6
7   Stoefen 6 6 6
(4)   Lee 0 4 4
  Case 4 2 1
  Wilde 6 6 6
  Wilde 4 8 3 1
(4)   Lee 6 6 6 6
  Culley 2 6 1 2
(4)   Lee 6 4 6 6

Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
3   Allison 6 6 6
  Kingman 3 4 4
3   Allison 4 4 6 6 6
  Van Ryn 6 6 1 4 2
  Lott 1 0 0
  Van Ryn 6 6 6   Van Ryn 6 6 6
  Covington 4 2 2 3   Allison 1 3 2
  Law 6 6 4 6 (8)   Quist 6 6 6
  Fischer 2 3 6 1   Law 3 2 4
  McCauliff 6 6 6   McCauliff 6 6 6
  Cameron 3 0 3   McCauliff 2 1 6
  Herndon 6 6 6 4 6 (8)   Quist 6 6 8
  Roll 1 8 4 6 3   Herndon 3 6 4 3
(8)   Quist 6 6 9 (8)   Quist 6 3 6 6
  Hamm 2 4 7

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
5   Parker 6 6 6
  Verstraten 3 1 2 5   Parker 6 6 6
  Goeltz 6 6 6   Goeltz 0 2 4
  Challiss 3 1 3 5   Parker 6 3 9 3
  Gledhill 7 7 6 6   Gledhill 4 6 11 6
  Prusoff 9 5 3 2   Gledhill 11 7 4 6
  Kamrath 6 7 6   Kamrath 9 5 6 4
  Pitman 1 5 4   Gledhill 2 6 6 3 3
  Hecht 7 6 6 (2)   Perry 6 4 1 6 6
  Hendrix 5 3 3   Hecht 2 6 7 0 6
  Williams 6 7 7   Williams 6 3 5 6 4
  Macguffin 3 5 5   Hecht 1 4 4
  Bryan 6 4 6 7 (2)   Perry 6 6 6
  Hawley 2 6 3 5   Bryan 6 3 0 3
(2)   Perry 6 6 6 (2)   Perry 3 6 6 6
  Burns 1 3 2

Section 5

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
2   Shields 6 6 6
  Donovan 4 0 3 2   Shields 6 6 6
  Nogrady 6 6 2 6   Nogrady 0 2 4
  Watt 2 4 6 4 2   Shields 6 8 6
  Hall 6 6 6   Turnbull 4 6 3
  White 0 1 1   Hall 6 5 4 4
  Turnbull 3 6 6 6   Turnbull 4 7 6 6
  Bowman 6 2 2 1 2   Shields 7 6 6
  Lott 6 4 6 6 (5)   Nunoi 5 2 3
  Watt 1 6 3 1   Lott 6 6 6
  Wood 6 6 3 6   Wood 2 0 1
  Washburn 3 4 6 3   Lott 7 6 1 1 2
  Gilpin 6 6 8 (5)   Nunoi 5 1 6 6 6
  Dickinson 4 3 6   Gilpin 2 0 1
(5)   Nunoi 6 9 6 (5)   Nunoi 6 6 6
  Jacobs 3 7 2

Section 6

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
8   Mangin 6 6 6
  Kurzrok 3 1 4 8   Mangin 4 6 6 7
  Lavine 4 6 5 6 6   Lavine 6 0 1 5
  Flynn 6 4 7 2 3 8   Mangin 6 3 6 6
  Tilden 2 6 7 6   McDiarmid 1 6 1 3
  Tilney 6 4 5 1   Tilden 1 4 4
  McDiarmid 6 6 6   McDiarmid 6 6 6
  Kelleher 4 2 4 8   Mangin 6 3 6 4 6
  Griffin 6 6 8 (3)   Satoh 2 6 3 6 2
  O'Loughlin 1 4 6   Griffin 6 6 8
  Hartman 2 3 6
  Griffin 5 6 6 1 3
(3)   Satoh 7 4 2 6 6
  Lynch 4 6 4
(3)   Satoh 6 8 6

Section 7

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
4   Sutter 6 6 6
  Buxby 4 3 2
4   Sutter 6 7 6
  Murray 1 5 2
  Fischer w/o
  Murray
4   Sutter 3 6 6 3 8
(6)   McGrath 6 4 3 6 6
  De Mott 4 6 3
  Davenport 6 8 6
  Davenport 2 4 2
(6)   McGrath 6 6 6
  Hines 3 7 4 4
(6)   McGrath 6 5 6 6

Section 8

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
6   Wood 7 6 2 6
  Coughlin 5 2 6 2
6   Wood 7 9 7 6
  Mako 5 7 9 3
  Martin 7 8 4
  Mako 9 10 6
6   Wood 4 4 6 6
(1)   Crawford 6 6 2 8
  Tidball 6 3 6 6
  Stanford 1 6 2 3
  Tidball 2 8 2 5
(1)   Crawford 6 6 6 7
  Seligson 4 3 1
(1)   Crawford 6 6 6

References

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  1. ^ a b Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York City]: New Chapter Press. p. 459. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  2. ^ a b Talbert, Bill (1967). Tennis Observed – The USLTA Men's Singles Champions, 1881-1966. Barre: Barre Publishers. p. 111. OCLC 172306.
  3. ^ Alan Gould (September 2, 1933). "Men's singles starts today". Los Angeles Times. pp. 5, 7 – via Newspapers.com. Shields is seeded No. 2, between Vines and Allison, although the big New Yorker was ranked only fifth last year. Frankie Parker, the 17-year old sensation, although only No. 12 in the ranking list, was seeded fifth, between Clifford Sutter and Sidney Wood.
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