1918 U.S. National Championships – Men's singles

Men's singles
Men's singles
1918 U.S. National Championships
Final
Champion	Robert Lindley Murray
Runner-up	Bill Tilden
Score	6–3, 6–1, 7–5
Details
Draw	87
Seeds	–
Events

Defending champion Robert Lindley Murray defeated Bill Tilden in the final, 6–3, 6–1, 7–5 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1918 U.S. National Championships.

The event was held at the West Side Tennis Club in Forest Hills, Queens, from August 26 through September 3, 1918.^[2]^[1]^[3]

Final eight

Quarterfinals							Semifinals					Final

	Craig Biddle	2	3	5

	S. Howard Voshell	6	6	7
								S. Howard Voshell	4	3	6

								R. Lindley Murray	6	6	8
	Nathaniel Niles	5	4	6	5

	R. Lindley Murray	7	6	2	7
													R. Lindley Murray	6	6	7

													Bill Tilden	3	1	5
	Lyle Mahan	6	6	1	2

	Ichiya Kumagae	8	3	6	6
								Ichiya Kumagae	2	2	0

								Bill Tilden	6	6	6
	Bill Tilden	3	6	5	7	6

	Walter Merrill Hall	6	1	7	5	1

Earlier rounds

Section 1

First round	Second round				Third round				Fourth round

	Biddle	6	6	6
	Ewing	2	4	4
					Biddle	6	6	6
					Cassils	0	2	1
	O'Boyle	1	3	4
	Cassils	6	6	6
									Biddle	6	6	6
									Morgenthaler	0	3	3
	Stockton	1	4	2
	Morgenthaler	6	6	6
					Morgenthaler	6	6	6
					Simmons	2	1	2
	Rosenbaum	w/	o
	Simmons

Section 2

First round	Second round					Third round				Fourth round

	Voshell	6	6	6
	Richey	0	1	3
						Voshell	6	6	6
						Bretz	3	0	1
	Bretz
	Fulton	w/	o
										Voshell	5	4	6	6	7
										Richards	7	6	0	2	5
	Richards
	Nathan	w/	o
						Richards	6	6	6
						Anderson	1	3	3
	Keresey	3	4	6	1
	Anderson	6	6	2	6

Section 3

First round					Second round						Third round					Fourth round

					Gatcomb	2	6	6	13	6
					Emerson	6	2	0	15	2
											Gatcomb	2	6	1	4
											Binzen	6	2	6	6
					Binzen	6	6	6
					Fox	1	3	2
																Binzen	5	0	2
Niles	6	6	6													Niles	7	6	6
Hane	2	0	1		Niles	6	6	6
Johnson	0	6	0	3	Gallon	1	4	2
Gallon	6	3	6	6							Niles	7	6	2	7
Chapin	6	6	6								Burdick	5	4	6	5
Burghard	3	4	2		Chapin	3	1	1
Bowman	2	4	4		Burdick	6	6	6
Burdick	6	6	6

Section 4

First round						Second round					Third round						Fourth round

Wagner	0	2	2
Alexander	6	6	6			Alexander	6	6	6
Czintz	2	1	3			Chapin	2	2	1
Chapin	6	6	6								Alexander	2	3	7	6	6
Larned	1	1	4								Throckmorton	6	6	5	0	3
Baggs	6	6	6			Baggs	4	2	6	5
Throckmorton	6	6	11	7	13	Throckmorton	6	6	3	7
Taylor	8	2	9	9	11												Alexander	8	6	0	6	0
Pell	6	6	6														Murray	6	8	6	4	6
Hughes	2	2	3			Pell	2	6	6	6
Dana	6	6	6			Dana	6	3	2	3
Iler	2	3	0								Pell	2	0	0
Dudley	0	0	1								Murray	6	6	6
Murray	6	6	6			Murray
Anderson	6	4	4	5		Kelleher	w/	o
Kelleher	0	6	6	7

Section 5

First round						Second round					Third round					Fourth round

Wabrausek	6	6	6
Groesbeck	4	2	2			Wabrausek	0	2	1
Parker	6	6	6			Parker	6	6	6
Burroughs	4	0	0								Parker	6	6	6
Vail	6	5	6	13	6						Pike	3	3	0
Pope	2	7	1	15	2	Vail	9	0	4
Pike	6	6	6			Pike	11	6	6
Miller	1	0	3													Parker	2	2	3
Gravem	1	3	3													Mahan	6	6	6
Mahan	6	6	6			Mahan	6	7	7
O'Boyle	6	3	3	6	6	O'Boyle	0	5	5
Thomas	1	6	6	1	4						Mahan	8	8	6	8^[4]
Anderson	3	5	1								Kashio	6	6	8	6^[4]
Kashio	6	7	6			Kashio	6	7	6	7
Dionne	6	6	6			Dionne	1	9	3	5
Fall	0	2	0

Section 6

First round				Second round					Third round				Fourth round

Drake	6	6	6
Kynaston	2	3	4	Drake	0	0	2
Wright				Wright	6	6	6
James	w/	o							Wright	6	6	6
Healy	0	1	0						Dunham	4	2	3
Gilbert	6	6	6	Gilbert	5	2	3
				Dunham	7	6	6
													Wright	6	6	1	2
													Kumagae	8	3	6	6
				Kumagae	6	6	6
				Pate	0	4	0
									Kumagae	6	6	6
									Wightman	3	2	2
				Wightman	6	3	6	6
				Whelan	2	6	3	4

Section 7

First round	Second round						Third round				Fourth round

	Bassford	6	9	5	6	3
	King	4	11	7	0	6
							King	3	3	3
							Doyle	6	6	6
	Horrell	1	2	2
	Doyle	6	6	6
											Doyle	3	1	5
											Tilden	6	6	7
	Nielsen	2	3	7
	Burrows	6	6	9
							Burrows	1	3	3
							Tilden	6	6	6
	Gibbons	w/	o
	Tilden

Section 8

First round	Second round				Third round					Fourth round

	Cumming	2	2	2
	Hayes	6	6	6
					Hayes	6	6	6
					Hendrickson	1	2	2
	Hendrickson	6	6	7
	Behr	2	3	5
										Hayes	6	4	6	4	4
										Merrill Hall	3	6	0	6	6
	Wright	6	6	6
	Kaltenbach	1	0	2
					Wright	6	5	1	2
					Merrill Hall	4	7	6	6
	Donaldson	0	1	3
	Merrill Hall	6	6	6

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Collins, Bud (2016). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (3rd ed.). New York: New Chapter Press. pp. 16–17, 485. ISBN 978-1-937559-38-0.
^ Talbert, Bill (1967). Tennis Observed – The USLTA Men's Singles Champions, 1881-1966. Barre: Barre Publishers. p. 96. OCLC 172306.
^ "Murray, Tilden and Kunagae win in tennis title fray" (PDF). The New York Times. August 31, 1918.
^ ^a ^b "Murray's brilliant tennis victory makes him favorite for the crown". The Brooklyn Eagle. August 30, 1918. Retrieved October 12, 2024.

[collins2016-1] Collins, Bud (2016). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (3rd ed.). New York: New Chapter Press. pp. 16–17, 485. ISBN 978-1-937559-38-0.

[2] Talbert, Bill (1967). Tennis Observed – The USLTA Men's Singles Champions, 1881-1966. Barre: Barre Publishers. p. 96. OCLC 172306.

[nyt1918-3] "Murray, Tilden and Kunagae win in tennis title fray" (PDF). The New York Times. August 31, 1918.

[:mahankashio-4] "Murray's brilliant tennis victory makes him favorite for the crown". The Brooklyn Eagle. August 30, 1918. Retrieved October 12, 2024.

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