1939 U.S. National Championships – Men's singles

Bobby Riggs defeated Welby Van Horn 6–4, 6–2, 6–4 in the final to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1939 U.S. National Championships.[2]

Men's singles
1939 U.S. National Championships
Champion Bobby Riggs[1]
Runner-up Welby Van Horn[1]
Final score6–4, 6–2, 6–4

Seeds

The tournament used two lists of eight 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]

Draw

Key

Finals
Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
1 Bobby Riggs 6 10 6
7 Harry Hopman 1 8 3
1 Bobby Riggs 6 6 4 6
11 Joseph Hunt 1 2 6 1
7 Donald McNeill 4 13 10 6 2
11 Joseph Hunt 6 15 8 4 6
1 Bobby Riggs 6 6 6
Welby Van Horn 4 2 4
19 Gilbert Hunt 3 4 1
5 John Bromwich 6 6 6
5 John Bromwich 6 6 2 4 6
Welby Van Horn 2 4 6 6 8
Welby Van Horn 4 2 6 7 6
15 Wayne Sabin 6 6 4 5 3

Section 1
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1 Riggs 2 6 6 10
Ampon 6 4 4 8
1 Riggs 6 8 6
Dee 1 6 4
Dee 5 6 10 4 8
Davenport 7 3 8 6 6
1 Riggs 6 6 8
Alloo 4 2 6
17 Mako 4 4 0
Alloo 6 6 6
Alloo 6 9 1 8 6
15 Hecht 4 11 6 6 0
York 3 3 4
15 Hecht 6 6 6

Section 2
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
9 Grant 6 16 6
Wood 3 14 4
9 Grant 6 6 6
Decker 3 0 2
Surface w/o
Decker
9 Grant 5 5 7 3
7 Hopman 7 7 5 6
Froehling 3 0 6 4
Lubin 6 6 4 6
Lubin 4 6 7 3
7 Hopman 6 0 9 6
Boulware 4 2 4
7 Hopman 6 6 6

Section 3
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
7 McNeill 6 5 6 6
Palada 3 7 4 0
7 McNeill 6 9 6
Bobbitt 1 7 1
Bobbitt 6 6 8
Umstaedter 4 1 6
7 McNeill 6 6 6
Buxby Talbert 3 2 3
Nunes w/o Buxby 6 3 6 4
Talbert 6 6 6 Talbert 4 6 8 6
Le Clerc 0 2 3 Talbert 6 6 2 6
Freeman 7 6 8 Freeman 1 3 6 2
Jacoby 5 3 6 Freeman 7 6 6
Kerdasha Kerdasha 5 4 4
9 Henkel w/o

Section 4
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
11 Hunt 6 6 6
Swanson 2 2 1 11 Hunt 6 3 5 6 6
Kramer 6 12 8 10 Kramer 2 6 7 4 3
Bickel 0 14 6 8 11 Hunt 6 3 4 6 7
Heldman 6 6 6 19 Crawford 1 6 6 1 5
Kamrath 4 4 4 Heldman 7 6 4 3 1
19 Crawford 6 6 6 19 Crawford 5 2 6 6 6
Rood 0 1 4 11 Hunt 6 7 4 6
Schroeder 6 6 4 6 Guernsey 4 5 6 4
Mattmann 2 4 6 4 Schroeder 6 6 6
Bellis 6 6 6 Bellis 4 4 0
Johnson 2 1 4 Schroeder 3 3 6
Toley 6 6 6 Guernsey 6 6 8
Anderson 3 3 4 Toley 0 4 0
Guernsey 6 3 2 6 7 Guernsey 6 6 6
3 Punčec 1 6 6 3 5

Section 5
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
3 Parker 6 6 6
Sanchez 0 1 1 3 Parker 6 6 6
Mahoney 0 6 6 1 6 Mahoney 2 4 2
Bushman 6 4 4 6 3 3 Parker 6 6 3 7
Low 6 6 7 17 Hare 4 2 6 5
Hawley 3 3 5 Low 4 1 0
17 Hare 6 6 6 17 Hare 6 6 6
Nielsen 2 0 3 3 Parker 1 1 1
19 Hunt 6 6 11 6 19 Hunt 6 6 6
Hall 4 3 13 2 19 Hunt 3 7 6 6
Bowden 6 6 8 Bowden 6 5 1 4
Adelsberg 2 4 6 19 Hunt 6 1 7 7 6
Prusoff 6 6 6 Prusoff 2 6 9 5 1
Duff 2 1 4 Prusoff 6 6 6
Sutter 6 2 3 6 6 Sutter 4 2 1
13 Kukuljević 4 6 6 3 3

Section 6
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
13 Mulloy
Brugnon w/o 13 Mulloy 4 2 6 6 8
Podesta 6 1 6 6 Podesta 6 6 1 4 6
Curtiss 2 6 4 3 13 Mulloy 6 5 6 6
Greenberg 6 3 7 3 6 McGehee 2 7 4 3
Hudlow 2 6 5 6 2 Greenberg 2 1 3
McGehee McGehee 6 6 6
Tidball w/o 13 Mulloy 5 1 2
5 Bromwich 7 6 6
Lewis
Antignat w/o
Lewis 5 4 1
5 Bromwich 7 6 6
Shields 2 3 2
5 Bromwich 6 6 6

Section 7
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
5 Cooke
Robertson w/o
5 Cooke 6 6 6
Walter Anderson 3 3 3
Anderson
Giles w/o
5 Cooke 3 10 4 5
Van Horn 6 8 6 7
Ganzenmuller 0 7 3 2
Steele, Jr. 6 5 6 6
Steele, Jr. 7 10 6 8
Van Horn 5 12 8 10
Van Horn
11 Destremau w/o

Section 8
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
15 Sabin 6 6 8
Fishbach 4 4 6
15 Sabin 6 6 6
21 Mitić 1 0 4
21 Mitić 6 4 7 6 7
Everett 2 6 9 2 5
15 Sabin 11 4 8 6
1 Quist 9 6 6 1
Everett 6 0 3
Doeg 8 6 6
Doeg 9 2 8 3 0
1 Quist 7 6 6 6 6
Gillespie 0 2 1
1 Quist 6 6 6

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. 117. OCLC 172306.
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