1940 U.S. National Championships – Men's singles

Donald McNeill defeated Bobby Riggs 4–6, 6–8, 6–3, 6–3, 7–5 in the final to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1940 U.S. National Championships.[2]

Men's singles
1940 U.S. National Championships
Champion Donald McNeill[1]
Runner-up Bobby Riggs[1]
Score4–6, 6–8, 6–3, 6–3, 7–5
Draw78
Seeds10

Seeds

The seeded players are listed below. Donald McNeill is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

  1. Bobby Riggs (finalist)
  2. Donald McNeill (champion)
  3. Francis Kovacs (quarterfinals)
  4. Frank Parker (quarterfinals)
  5. Joseph Hunt (semifinals)
  6. Henry Prusoff (fourth round)
  7. Bryan Grant (fourth round)
  8. Elwood Cooke (quarterfinals)
  9. Gardnar Mulloy (first round)
  10. Welby Van Horn (second round)

Draw

Key

Final eight
Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
5 Joseph Hunt 6 6 6
3 Francis Kovacs 4 1 4
5 Joseph Hunt 6 3 7 3 4
1 Bobby Riggs 4 6 5 6 6
Ted Schroeder 1 7 3 4
1 Bobby Riggs 6 5 6 6
1 Bobby Riggs 6 8 3 3 5
2 Donald McNeill 4 6 6 6 7
Jack Kramer 1 6 3 6 6
4 Frank Parker 6 1 6 3 1
Jack Kramer 1 7 4 3
2 Donald McNeill 6 5 6 6
8 Elwood Cooke 7 8 4 3
2 Donald McNeill 9 6 6 6

Section 1
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
Carver 6 6 4 6
Lyttleton-Rogers 3 8 6 8
Lyttleton-Rogers 6 6 3 4 4
Bowden 4 4 6 6 6
Bellis 1 4 6 6 6
Bowden 6 6 2 1 8
Bowden 1 8 1 6
5 Hunt 6 6 6 8
Aguirre 0 1 2
Buxby 6 6 6
Buxby 5 6 4 1
5 Hunt 7 3 6 6
Ganzenmuller 1 1 6
5 Hunt 6 6 8

Section 2
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
Mattmann 6 6 9
McDiarmid 3 1 7
Mattmann 6 6 7 3 6
Crowther 3 4 9 6 3
Paul 6 6 1 2 6
Crowther 3 4 6 6 8
Mattmann 4 2 4
3 Kovacs 6 6 6
Vogt 1 6 4 1
Seixas 6 1 6 6
Seixas 7 9 4 4 1
3 Kovacs 5 7 6 6 6
Anderson 1 6 1 8
3 Kovacs 6 3 6 10

Section 3
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
Schroeder 6 6 7
Wall 3 0 5
Schroeder 2 6 6 6
Anderson 6 3 4 4
Anderson 6 6 3 5 6
Underwood 2 3 6 7 0
Schroeder 6 6 5 8
7 Grant 4 3 7 6
Harman 1 6 5 3
Hartman 6 1 7 6
Hartman 1 6 1 3
7 Grant 6 4 6 6
Anderson 3 3 9
7 Grant 6 6 11

Section 4
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
Prochaska 1 1 3
Podesta 6 6 9 4 Davenport 6 6 6
Davenport 3 8 11 6 Davenport 5 5 6 6
Shields 8 8 7 0 Surface 7 7 3 8
Guernsey 6 10 9 6 Guernsey 6 3 3 9
9 Mulloy 5 1 3 Surface 3 6 6 11
Surface 7 6 6 Surface 0 3 1
Hawley 6 3 1 0 1 Riggs 6 6 6
Steele Jr. 3 6 6 6 Steele Jr. 4 4 3
Smith 2 1 2 Talbert 6 6 6
Talbert 6 6 6 Talbert 3 4 3
Mahoney 6 9 1 1 0 1 Riggs 6 6 6
Sutter 1 7 6 6 6 Sutter 2 2 6
Lubin w/o 1 Riggs 6 6 8
1 Riggs

Section 5
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
Decker 1 1 2
Wood 6 6 6 Wood 6 1 8 6
Price 7 1 0 1 Low 2 6 6 3
Low 5 6 6 6 Wood 3 3 3
Hunt 6 6 4 6 Kramer 6 6 6
Kramer 1 8 6 8 Kramer 6 6 6
McGehee 1 8 1 3 Alloo 0 2 4
Alloo 6 6 6 6 Kramer 6 8 5 6
Yamagishi 1 3 1 6 Prusoff 3 6 7 3
Amark 6 6 6 Amark 4 6 3 6 6
Johnson 2 6 1 3 Doeg 6 1 6 3 3
Doeg 6 2 6 6 Amark 6 6 1 0 1
Froehling 6 6 2 3 3 6 Prusoff 3 4 6 6 6
Hall 1 1 6 6 6 Hall 6 3 6 7 4
6 Prusoff 1 6 0 9 6

Section 6
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
Hecht 2 6 1 6 8
Gillespie 6 3 6 3 10
Gillespie 4 6 3 6 6
Bobbitt 6 1 6 3 3
Bickel 3 4 2
Bobbitt 6 6 6
Gillespie 2 3 8
4 Parker 6 6 10
Kelly
Arenberg w/o
Kelly 3 1 3
4 Parker 6 6 6
Segura[lower-alpha 1] 3 1 5
4 Parker 6 6 7

Section 7
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
Bartlett 1 6 6 6
Evert 6 4 3 3
Bartlett 5 3 6
Olewine 7 6 8
Greenberg 3 7 6 0
Olewine 6 9 0 6
Olewine 3 1 4
8 Cooke 6 6 6
Kantrowitz 1 6 6 6
Martin 6 1 1 3
Kantrowitz 3 1 3
8 Cooke 6 6 6
Choy 1 3 3
8 Cooke 6 6 6

Section 8
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
O'Neill
Pryor w/o
O'Neill 1 3 3
Everett 6 6 6
Everett 3 5 6 6 15
10 Van Horn 6 7 1 0 13
Everett 3 3 1
2 McNeill 6 6 6
Thackara 6 2 5 6
Toley 1 6 7 8
Toley 3 3 1
2 McNeill 6 6 6
Fishbach 1 1 1
2 McNeill 6 6 6

Notes
  1. In his book Tennis Observed (1967) Bill Talbert lists the player's name as P. Maguire.

References
  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. 118. OCLC 172306.
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