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1941 U.S. National Championships – Men's singles

Bobby Riggs defeated Francis Kovacs 8–6, 7–5, 3–6, 4–6, 6–2 in the final to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1941 U.S. National Championships.[2]

Men's singles
1941 U.S. National Championships
Final
ChampionUnited States Bobby Riggs[1]
Runner-upUnited States Francis Kovacs[1]
Score8–6, 7–5, 3–6, 4–6, 6–2
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
← 1940 · U.S. National Championships · 1942 →

Seeds edit

The tournament used two lists of players for seeding the men's singles event; one for U.S. players and one for foreign players. Bobby Riggs is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.[2]

Draw edit

Key edit

Final eight edit

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
  Bryan Grant 8 1 2 3
7   Ted Schroeder 6 6 6 6
7   Ted Schroeder 4 4 6 11 5
1   Bobby Riggs 6 6 1 9 7
9   Frank Parker 4 3 6 2
1   Bobby Riggs 6 6 4 6
1   Bobby Riggs 8 7 3 4 6
3   Francis Kovacs 6 5 6 6 2
10   Wayne Sabin 3 5 6 3
5   Donald McNeill 6 7 3 6
5   Donald McNeill 4 2 8
3   Francis Kovacs 6 6 10
11   Jack Kramer 4 5 5
3   Francis Kovacs 6 7 7

Earlier rounds edit

Section 1 edit

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
  Johnson 2 1 5
(2)   Segura 6 6 7 (2)   Segura 4 6 6 7 2
  Gladman 5 3 3   Grant 6 8 4 5 6
  Grant 7 6 6   Grant 6 6 6
  Cutler 2 6 8 12   Mulloy 3 3 2
  Crowther 6 8 10   Crowther 6 3 3 1
  Wood 3 6 3 12   Mulloy 4 6 6 6
12   Mulloy 6 8 6   Grant 8 1 2 3
  Ganzenmuller 4 4 4 7   Schroeder 6 6 6 6
  Mattmann 6 6 6   Mattmann 6 8 6
  Hawley 6 4 1 6   Fishbach 1 6 2
  Fishbach 3 6 6 8   Mattmann 4 5 2
  Vogt 3 4 6 6 4 7   Schroeder 6 7 6
  Patty 6 6 2 4 6   Patty 0 3 0
  Davenport 3 6 8 1 1 7   Schroeder 6 6 6
7   Schroeder 6 4 6 6 6

Section 2 edit

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
8   Choy 8 3 6 4
  Moylan 10 6 3 6   Moylan 5 6 4 7
  Shields 6 4 6 6 r   Gillespie 7 4 6 9
  Gillespie 8 6 4 6   Gillespie 7 1 3 5
  Bobbitt 0 2 3 9   Parker 5 6 6 7
  Alloo 6 6 6   Alloo 2 4 1
  Kerdasha 1 0 3 9   Parker 6 6 6
9   Parker 6 6 6 9   Parker 4 3 6 2
  Everett 2 6 1 4 1   Riggs 6 6 4 6
  Amark 6 3 6 6   Amark 1 6 8 5
  Batjer 2 2 0   Olewine 6 4 10 7
  Olewine 6 6 6   Olewine 3 3 2
  Steele Jr. w/o 1   Riggs 6 6 6
  Bowden   Bowden 1 3 2
  Hippenstiel 2 4 3 1   Riggs 6 6 6
1   Riggs 6 6 6

Section 3 edit

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
  Evert 4 6 0 1
2   Hecht 6 1 6 6 2   Hecht 6 6 6
  Crosby 5 5 1   Canning 4 2 1
  Canning 7 7 6 2   Hecht 5 1 8 2
  Edward 4 5 1 10   Sabin 7 6 6 6
  Hunt 6 7 6   Hunt 3 2 4
  Cochell 2 0 1 10   Sabin 6 6 6
10   Sabin 6 6 6 10   Sabin 3 5 6 3
  Paul 3 2 5 5   McNeill 6 7 3 6
  Podesta 6 6 7   Podesta 1 2 3
  Hall 3 6 2 3   Greenberg 6 6 6
  Greenberg 6 3 6 6   Greenberg 4 4 6 3
  Umstaedter 2 2 5 5   McNeill 6 6 3 6
  Toley 6 6 7   Toley 3 5 4
  Pryor 3 4 4 5   McNeill 6 7 6
5   McNeill 6 6 6

Section 4 edit

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
  Chambers 3 2 6 1
6   Lyttleton-Rogers 6 6 1 6 6   Lyttleton-Rogers 7 2 7 5
  Krieger 2 1 2   Mako 5 6 9 7
  Mako 6 6 6   Mako 1 4 1
  Lapman 0 0 1 11   Kramer 6 6 6
  Talbert 6 6 6   Talbert 1 4 1
  Larned w/o 11   Kramer 6 6 6
11   Kramer 11   Kramer 4 5 5
  Martin 8 6 1 4 5 3   Kovacs 6 7 7
  Marx 6 3 6 6 7   Marx 2 7 2
  Driver 2 4 2   Seixas 6 9 6
  Seixas 6 6 6   Seixas 2 4 5
  Russell 6 3 6 1 r 3   Kovacs 6 6 7
  Hart 4 6 4 2   Hart 3 2 3
  Welsh 3 6 1 5 3   Kovacs 6 6 6
3   Kovacs' 6 4 6 7

References edit

  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. 119. OCLC 172306.

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