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

Men's singles
Men's singles
1941 U.S. National Championships
Final
Champion	Bobby Riggs
Runner-up	Francis Kovacs
Score	8–6, 7–5, 3–6, 4–6, 6–2
Events

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]

Seeds

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]

U.S.

Bobby Riggs (champion)
Francis Kovacs (finalist)
Donald McNeill (semifinals)
Ted Schroeder (semifinals)
Frank Parker (quarterfinals)
Wayne Sabin (quarterfinals)
Jack Kramer (quarterfinals)
Gardnar Mulloy (third round)

Foreign

Ladislav Hecht (third round)
Pancho Segura (second round)
George Lyttleton-Rogers (second round)
Choy Wai-Chuen (first round)

Draw

Key

Q = Qualifier
WC = Wild card
LL = Lucky loser
r = Retired

Final eight

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

Section 1

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

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

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

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

^ ^a ^b Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York City]: New Chapter Press. p. 459. ISBN 978-0942257700.
^ ^a ^b Talbert, Bill (1967). Tennis Observed – The USLTA Men's Singles Champions, 1881–1966. Barre: Barre Publishers. p. 119. OCLC 172306.

External links

1941 U.S. National Championships on ITFtennis.com Archived 2016-03-17 at the Wayback Machine, the source for this draw

[collins-1] Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York City]: New Chapter Press. p. 459. ISBN 978-0942257700.

[talbert-2] Talbert, Bill (1967). Tennis Observed – The USLTA Men's Singles Champions, 1881–1966. Barre: Barre Publishers. p. 119. OCLC 172306.

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