US National Championships 1940 / Men's Singles

US National Championships 1940
Singles:	Men's	Ladies
Double:	Men's	Ladies	Mixed
Singles:	Juniors	Juniors
Double:	Juniors	Juniors
R. Single:	Men's	Ladies	Quad
R. Double:	Men's	Ladies	Quad
US National Championships Men's Singles
1939 ◄ 1940 ► 1941

In the men's singles of the US National Championships in 1940 , today's US Open , the number 2 seeded American Don McNeill defeated his compatriot Bobby Riggs in the final in five sets. The championship was played on grass in Forest Hills , New York City ( NY ) and was held for the 60th time.

Seeding list

No. player Round reached 01. Bobby Riggs victory 02. Don McNeill final 03. Frank Kovacs Quarter finals 04th Frank Parker Quarter finals 05. Joseph Hunt Semifinals

No. player Round reached 06th Henry Prusoff Round of 16 07th Bryan Grant Round of 16 08th. Elwood Cooke Quarter finals 09. Gardnar Mulloy 1 round 10. Welby Van Horn 2nd round

Main round

Explanation of symbols

Q = qualifier WC = wildcard LL = Lucky Loser ITF = qualified via ITF ranking

ALT = replacement (alternate) PR = Protected Ranking SE = Special Exempt

r = retired d = disqualification where = walkover

Quarter-finals, semi-finals, finals

Quarter finals

Semifinals

final

5

Joseph Hunt

6th

6th

6th

3

Frank Kovacs

4th

1

4th

5

Joseph Hunt

6th

3

7th

3

4th

1

Bobby Riggs

4th

6th

5

6th

6th

Ted Schroeder

1

7th

3

4th

1

Bobby Riggs

6th

5

6th

6th

1

Bobby Riggs

6th

8th

3

3

5

2

Don McNeill

4th

6th

6th

6th

7th

Jack Kramer

1

6th

3

6th

6th

4th

Frank Parker

6th

1

6th

3

1

Jack Kramer

1

7th

4th

3

2

Don McNeill

6th

5

6th

6th

8th

Elwood Cooke

7th

8th

4th

3

2

Don McNeill

9

6th

6th

6th

Upper half

Upper half 1

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

Carver

6th

6th

4th

6th

Lyttleton Rogers

3

8th

6th

8th

Lyttleton Rogers

6th

6th

3

4th

4th

Bowden

4th

4th

6th

6th

6th

Bellis

1

4th

6th

6th

6th

Bowden

6th

6th

2

1

8th

Bowden

1

8th

1

6th

5

Hunt

6th

6th

6th

8th

Aguirre

0

1

2

Buxby

6th

6th

6th

Buxby

5

6th

4th

1

5

Hunt

7th

3

6th

6th

Ganzenmuller

1

1

6th

5

Hunt

6th

6th

8th

Upper half 2

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

Mattmann

6th

6th

9

McDiarmid

3

1

7th

Mattmann

6th

6th

7th

3

6th

Crowther

3

4th

9

6th

3

Paul

6th

6th

1

2

6th

Crowther

3

4th

6th

6th

8th

Mattmann

4th

2

4th

3

Kovacs

6th

6th

6th

Vogt

1

6th

4th

1

Seixas

6th

1

6th

6th

Seixas

7th

9

4th

4th

1

3

Kovacs

5

7th

6th

6th

6th

Anderson

1

6th

1

8th

3

Kovacs

6th

3

6th

10

Upper half 3

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

Schroeder

6th

6th

7th

Wall

3

0

5

Schroeder

2

6th

6th

6th

Anderson

6th

3

4th

4th

Anderson

6th

6th

3

5

6th

Underwood

2

3

6th

7th

0

Schroeder

6th

6th

5

8th

7th

Grant

4th

3

7th

6th

Harman

1

6th

5

3

Hartman

6th

1

7th

6th

Hartman

1

6th

1

3

7th

Grant

6th

4th

6th

6th

Anderson

3

3

9

7th

Grant

6th

6th

11

Upper half 4

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

Prochaska

1

1

3

Podesta

6th

6th

9

4th

Davenport

6th

6th

6th

Davenport

3

8th

11

6th

Davenport

5

5

6th

6th

Shields

8th

8th

7th

0

Surface

7th

7th

3

8th

guernsey

6th

10

9

6th

guernsey

6th

3

3

9

9

Mulloy

5

1

3

Surface

3

6th

6th

11

Surface

7th

6th

6th

Surface

0

3

1

Hawley

6th

3

1

0

1

Riggs

6th

6th

6th

Steele, Jr.

3

6th

6th

6th

Steele, Jr.

4th

4th

3

Smith

2

1

2

Talbert

6th

6th

6th

Talbert

6th

6th

6th

Talbert

3

4th

3

Mahoney

6th

9

1

1

0

1

Riggs

6th

6th

6th

Sutter

1

7th

6th

6th

6th

Sutter

2

2

6th

Lubin

w.

O.

1

Riggs

6th

6th

8th

1

Riggs

Bottom half

Lower half 1

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

Decker

1

1

2

Wood

6th

6th

6th

Wood

6th

1

8th

6th

Price

7th

1

0

1

Low

2

6th

6th

3

Low

5

6th

6th

6th

Wood

3

3

3

Hunt

6th

6th

4th

6th

Chandler

6th

6th

6th

Chandler

1

8th

6th

8th

Chandler

6th

6th

6th

McGehee

1

8th

1

3

Alloo

0

2

4th

Alloo

6th

6th

6th

6th

Chandler

6th

8th

5

6th

Yamagishi

1

3

1

6th

Prusoff

3

6th

7th

3

Amark

6th

6th

6th

Amark

4th

6th

3

6th

6th

Johnson

2

6th

1

3

Doeg

6th

1

6th

3

3

Doeg

6th

2

6th

6th

Amark

6th

6th

1

0

1

Froehling

6th

6th

2

3

3

6th

Prusoff

3

4th

6th

6th

6th

Hall

1

1

6th

6th

6th

Hall

6th

3

6th

7th

4th

6th

Prusoff

1

6th

0

9

6th

Lower half 2

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

pike

2

6th

1

6th

8th

Gillespie

6th

3

6th

3

10

Gillespie

4th

6th

3

6th

6th

Bobbitt

6th

1

6th

3

3

Bickel

3

4th

2

Bobbitt

6th

6th

6th

Gillespie

2

3

8th

4th

Parker

6th

6th

10

Kelly

Arenberg

Where

Kelly

3

1

3

4th

Parker

6th

6th

6th

Maguire

3

1

5

4th

Parker

6th

6th

7th

Lower half 3

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

Bartlett

1

6th

6th

6th

Evert

6th

4th

3

3

Bartlett

5

3

6th

Olewins

7th

6th

8th

Greenberg

3

7th

6th

0

Olewins

6th

9

0

6th

Olewins

3

1

4th

8th

Cooke

6th

6th

6th

Kantrowitz

1

6th

6th

6th

Martin

6th

1

1

3

Kantrowitz

3

1

3

8th

Cooke

6th

6th

6th

Choy

1

3

3

8th

Cooke

6th

6th

6th

Lower half 4

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

O'Neill

Pryor

Where

O'Neill

1

3

3

Everett

6th

6th

6th

Everett

3

5

6th

6th

15th

10

Van Horn

6th

7th

1

0

13

Everett

3

3

1

2

McNeill

6th

6th

6th

Thackara

6th

2

5

6th

Toley

1

6th

7th

8th

Toley

3

3

1

2

McNeill

6th

6th

6th

Fishbach

1

1

1

2

McNeill

6th

6th

6th

Web links

• Draw of the men's singles at the US National Championships 1940 at slamhistory.com , accessed on September 28, 2013 (English).