1920 U.S. National Championships – Men's singles

Men's singles
Men's singles
1920 U.S. National Championships
Champion	Bill Tilden[1]
Runner-up	Bill Johnston[1]
Score	6–1, 1–6, 7–5, 5–7, 6–3
Draw	128
Seeds	N.A.

Bill Tilden defeated Bill Johnston in the final, 6–1, 1–6, 7–5, 5–7, 6–3 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1920 U.S. National Championships.[2] It was Tilden's first U.S. Championships singles title, the first of an eventual record seven such titles, and his second major singles title overall.

Draw

Key

Final eight

Quarterfinals						Semifinals						Final

	George Colket Caner	6	6	6

	Irving Wright	3	4	2
							George Colket Caner	3	6	6	4

							Bill Johnston	6	4	8	8
	Watson Washburn	4	4	5

	Bill Johnston	6	6	7
													Bill Johnston	1	6	5	7	3

													Bill Tilden	6	1	7	5	6
	Clarence Griffin	1	3	6	4

	Wallace Johnson	6	6	2	6
							Wallace Johnson	12	4	4

							Bill Tilden	14	6	6
	Bill Tilden	6	8	6

	Walter Wesbrook	3	6	1

Earlier rounds

References

Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York City]: New Chapter Press. p. 459. ISBN 978-0942257700.
Talbert, Bill (1967). Tennis Observed – The USLTA Men's Singles Champions, 1881-1966. Barre: Barre Publishers. p. 99. OCLC 172306.

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

[2] Talbert, Bill (1967). Tennis Observed – The USLTA Men's Singles Champions, 1881-1966. Barre: Barre Publishers. p. 99. OCLC 172306.