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

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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
Singles men women Doubles men women
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1941 tennis event results

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.

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.

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

1. ^ ^{a b} Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). : New Chapter Press. p. 459. ISBN 978-0942257700.
2. ^ ^{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