1941 U.S. National Championships - Men's Singles

Bobby Riggs defeated Francis Kovacs 5-7 6-1 6-3 6-3 in the final to win the Men's Singles title at the 1941 U.S. National Championships.

"See also::"1941 U.S. National Championships - Women's Singles"

eeds

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

Draw

Key

* Q = Qualifier
* WC = Wild Card
* LL = Lucky Loser
* r. = retired

Finals

8TeamBracket-Tennis5
team-width=150
RD3-team1=flagicon|USA Bobby Riggs
RD3-seed1=1
RD3-team2=flagicon|USA Francis Kovacs
RD3-seed2=3
RD3-score1-1=5
RD3-score2-1=7
RD3-score1-2=6
RD3-score2-2=1
RD3-score1-3=6
RD3-score2-3=3
RD3-score1-4=6
RD3-score2-4=3
RD2-team1=flagicon|USA Ted Schroeder
RD2-seed1=7
RD2-team2=flagicon|USA Bobby Riggs
RD2-seed2=1
RD2-score1-1=4
RD2-score2-1=6
RD2-score1-2=4
RD2-score2-2=6
RD2-score1-3=6
RD2-score2-3=1
RD2-score1-4=11
RD2-score2-4=9
RD2-score1-5=5
RD2-score2-5=7
RD2-team3=flagicon|USA Donald McNeill
RD2-seed3=5
RD2-team4=flagicon|USA Francis Kovacs
RD2-seed4=3
RD2-score3-1=4
RD2-score4-1=6
RD2-score3-2=2
RD2-score4-2=6
RD2-score3-3=8
RD2-score4-3=10
RD1-team1=flagicon|USA Bryan Grant
RD1-seed1=
RD1-team2=flagicon|USA Ted Schroeder
RD1-seed2=7
RD1-score1-1=8
RD1-score2-1=6
RD1-score1-2=1
RD1-score2-2=6
RD1-score1-3=2
RD1-score2-3=6
RD1-score1-4=3
RD1-score2-4=6
RD1-team3=flagicon|USA Frank Parker
RD1-seed3=9
RD1-team4=flagicon|USA Bobby Riggs
RD1-seed4=1
RD1-score3-1=4
RD1-score4-1=6
RD1-score3-2=3
RD1-score4-2=6
RD1-score3-3=6
RD1-score4-3=4
RD1-score3-4=2
RD1-score4-4=6
RD1-team5=flagicon|USA Wayne Sabin
RD1-seed5=10
RD1-team6=flagicon|USA Donald McNeill
RD1-seed6=5
RD1-score5-1=3
RD1-score6-1=6
RD1-score5-2=5
RD1-score6-2=7
RD1-score5-3=6
RD1-score6-3=3
RD1-score5-4=3
RD1-score6-4=6
RD1-team7=flagicon|USA Jack Kramer
RD1-seed7=11
RD1-team8=flagicon|USA Francis Kovacs
RD1-seed8=3
RD1-score7-1=4
RD1-score8-1=6
RD1-score7-2=5
RD1-score8-2=7
RD1-score7-3=5
RD1-score8-3=7

Earlier Rounds

ection 1

16TeamBracket-Compact-Tennis5-Byes
RD1=First Round
RD2=Second Round
RD3=Third Round
RD4=Quarterfinals
RD4-team01=flagicon|USA Grant
RD4-seed01=
RD4-team02=flagicon|USA Schroeder
RD4-seed02=7
RD4-score01-1=8
RD4-score02-1=6
RD4-score01-2=1
RD4-score02-2=6
RD4-score01-3=2
RD4-score02-3=6
RD4-score01-4=3
RD4-score02-4=6
RD3-team01=flagicon|USA Grant
RD3-seed01=
RD3-team02=flagicon|USA Mulloy
RD3-seed02=12
RD3-score01-1=6
RD3-score02-1=3
RD3-score01-2=6
RD3-score02-2=3
RD3-score01-3=6
RD3-score02-3=2
RD3-team03=flagicon|USA Mattmann
RD3-seed03=
RD3-team04=flagicon|USA Schroeder
RD3-seed04=7
RD3-score03-1=4
RD3-score04-1=6
RD3-score03-2=5
RD3-score04-2=7
RD3-score03-3=2
RD3-score04-3=6
RD2-team01=flagicon|ECU Segura
RD2-seed01=4
RD2-team02=flagicon|USA Grant
RD2-seed02=
RD2-score01-1=4
RD2-score02-1=6
RD2-score01-2=6
RD2-score02-2=8
RD2-score01-3=6
RD2-score02-3=4
RD2-score01-4=7
RD2-score02-4=5
RD2-score01-5=2
RD2-score02-5=6
RD2-team03=flagicon|USA Crowther
RD2-seed03=
RD2-team04=flagicon|USA Mulloy
RD2-seed04=12
RD2-score03-1=6
RD2-score04-1=4
RD2-score03-2=3
RD2-score04-2=6
RD2-score03-3=3
RD2-score04-3=6
RD2-score03-4=1
RD2-score04-4=6
RD2-team05=flagicon|USA Mattmann
RD2-seed05=
RD2-team06=flagicon|USA Fishbach
RD2-seed06=
RD2-score05-1=6
RD2-score06-1=1
RD2-score05-2=8
RD2-score06-2=6
RD2-score05-3=6
RD2-score06-3=2
RD2-team07=flagicon|USA Patty
RD2-seed07=
RD2-team08=flagicon|USA Schroeder
RD2-seed08=7
RD2-score07-1=0
RD2-score08-1=6
RD2-score07-2=3
RD2-score08-2=6
RD2-score07-3=0
RD2-score08-3=6
RD1-team01=flagicon|USA Johnson
RD1-seed01=
RD1-team02=flagicon|ECU Segura
RD1-seed02=4
RD1-score01-1=2
RD1-score02-1=6
RD1-score01-2=1
RD1-score02-2=6
RD1-score01-3=5
RD1-score02-3=7
RD1-team03=flagicon|USA Gladman
RD1-seed03=
RD1-team04=flagicon|USA Grant
RD1-seed04=
RD1-score03-1=5
RD1-score04-1=7
RD1-score03-2=3
RD1-score04-2=6
RD1-score03-3=3
RD1-score04-3=6
RD1-team05=flagicon|USA Cutler
RD1-seed05=
RD1-team06=flagicon|USA Crowther
RD1-seed06=
RD1-score05-1=2
RD1-score06-1=6
RD1-score05-2=6
RD1-score06-2=8
RD1-score05-3=8
RD1-score06-3=10
RD1-team07=flagicon|USA Wood
RD1-seed07=
RD1-team08=flagicon|USA Mulloy
RD1-seed08=12
RD1-score07-1=3
RD1-score08-1=6
RD1-score07-2=6
RD1-score08-2=8
RD1-score07-3=3
RD1-score08-3=6
RD1-team09=flagicon|USA Ganzenmuller
RD1-seed09=
RD1-team10=flagicon|USA Mattmann
RD1-seed10=
RD1-score09-1=4
RD1-score10-1=6
RD1-score09-2=4
RD1-score10-2=6
RD1-score09-3=4
RD1-score10-3=6
RD1-team11=flagicon|USA Hawley
RD1-seed11=
RD1-team12=flagicon|USA Fishbach
RD1-seed12=
RD1-score11-1=6
RD1-score12-1=3
RD1-score11-2=4
RD1-score12-2=6
RD1-score11-3=1
RD1-score12-3=6
RD1-score11-4=6
RD1-score12-4=8
RD1-team13=flagicon|USA Vogt
RD1-seed13=
RD1-team14=flagicon|USA Patty
RD1-seed14=
RD1-score13-1=3
RD1-score14-1=6
RD1-score13-2=4
RD1-score14-2=6
RD1-score13-3=6
RD1-score14-3=2
RD1-score13-4=6
RD1-score14-4=4
RD1-score13-5=4
RD1-score14-5=6
RD1-team15=flagicon|USA Davenport
RD1-seed15=
RD1-team16=flagicon|USA Schroeder
RD1-seed16=7
RD1-score15-1=3
RD1-score16-1=6
RD1-score15-2=6
RD1-score16-2=4
RD1-score15-3=8
RD1-score16-3=6
RD1-score15-4=1
RD1-score16-4=6
RD1-score15-5=1
RD1-score16-5=6

ection 2

16TeamBracket-Compact-Tennis5-Byes
RD1=First Round
RD2=Second Round
RD3=Third Round
RD4=Quarterfinals
RD4-team01=flagicon|USA Parker
RD4-seed01=9
RD4-team02=flagicon|USA Riggs
RD4-seed02=1
RD4-score01-1=4
RD4-score02-1=6
RD4-score01-2=3
RD4-score02-2=6
RD4-score01-3=6
RD4-score02-3=4
RD4-score01-4=2
RD4-score02-4=6
RD3-team01=flagicon|USA Gillespie
RD3-seed01=
RD3-team02=flagicon|USA Parker
RD3-seed02=9
RD3-score01-1=7
RD3-score02-1=5
RD3-score01-2=1
RD3-score02-2=6
RD3-score01-3=3
RD3-score02-3=6
RD3-score01-4=5
RD3-score02-4=7
RD3-team03=flagicon|USA Olewine
RD3-seed03=
RD3-team04=flagicon|USA Riggs
RD3-seed04=1
RD3-score03-1=3
RD3-score04-1=6
RD3-score03-2=3
RD3-score04-2=6
RD3-score03-3=2
RD3-score04-3=6
RD2-team01=flagicon|USA Moylan
RD2-seed01=
RD2-team02=flagicon|USA Gillespie
RD2-seed02=
RD2-score01-1=5
RD2-score02-1=7
RD2-score01-2=6
RD2-score02-2=4
RD2-score01-3=4
RD2-score02-3=6
RD2-score01-4=7
RD2-score02-4=9
RD2-team03=flagicon|USA Alloo
RD2-seed03=
RD2-team04=flagicon|USA Parker
RD2-seed04=9
RD2-score03-1=2
RD2-score04-1=6
RD2-score03-2=4
RD2-score04-2=6
RD2-score03-3=1
RD2-score04-3=6
RD2-team05=flagicon|USA Amark
RD2-seed05=
RD2-team06=flagicon|USA Olewine
RD2-seed06=
RD2-score05-1=1
RD2-score06-1=6
RD2-score05-2=6
RD2-score06-2=4
RD2-score05-3=8
RD2-score06-3=10
RD2-score05-4=5
RD2-score06-4=7
RD2-team07=flagicon|USA Bowden
RD2-seed07=
RD2-team08=flagicon|USA Riggs
RD2-seed08=1
RD2-score07-1=1
RD2-score08-1=6
RD2-score07-2=3
RD2-score08-2=6
RD2-score07-3=2
RD2-score08-3=6
RD1-team01=flagicon|Republic of China|1912 Choy
RD1-seed01=8
RD1-team02=flagicon|USA Moylan
RD1-seed02=
RD1-score01-1=8
RD1-score02-1=10
RD1-score01-2=3
RD1-score02-2=6
RD1-score01-3=6
RD1-score02-3=3
RD1-score01-4=4
RD1-score02-4=6
RD1-team03=flagicon|USA Shields
RD1-seed03=
RD1-team04=flagicon|USA Gillespie
RD1-seed04=
RD1-score03-1=6
RD1-score04-1=8
RD1-score03-2=4
RD1-score04-2=6
RD1-score03-3=6
RD1-score04-3=4
RD1-score03-4=6
RD1-score04-4=6
RD1-team05=flagicon|USA Bobbitt
RD1-seed05=
RD1-team06=flagicon|USA Alloo
RD1-seed06=
RD1-score05-1=0
RD1-score06-1=6
RD1-score05-2=2
RD1-score06-2=6
RD1-score05-3=3
RD1-score06-3=6
RD1-team07=flagicon|USA Kerdasha
RD1-seed07=
RD1-team08=flagicon|USA Parker
RD1-seed08=9
RD1-score07-1=1
RD1-score08-1=6
RD1-score07-2=0
RD1-score08-2=6
RD1-score07-3=3
RD1-score08-3=6
RD1-team09=flagicon|USA Everett
RD1-seed09=
RD1-team10=flagicon|USA Amark
RD1-seed10=
RD1-score09-1=2
RD1-score10-1=6
RD1-score09-2=6
RD1-score10-2=3
RD1-score09-3=1
RD1-score10-3=6
RD1-score09-4=4
RD1-score10-4=6
RD1-team11=flagicon|USA Batjer
RD1-seed11=
RD1-team12=flagicon|USA Olewine
RD1-seed12=
RD1-score11-1=2
RD1-score12-1=6
RD1-score11-2=2
RD1-score12-2=6
RD1-score11-3=0
RD1-score12-3=6
RD1-team13=flagicon|USA Steele
RD1-seed13=
RD1-team14=flagicon|USA Bowden
RD1-seed14=
RD1-score13-1=w/o
RD1-team15=flagicon|USA Hippenstiel
RD1-seed15=
RD1-team16=flagicon|USA Riggs
RD1-seed16=1
RD1-score15-1=2
RD1-score16-1=6
RD1-score15-2=4
RD1-score16-2=6
RD1-score15-3=3
RD1-score16-3=6

ection 3

16TeamBracket-Compact-Tennis5-Byes
RD1=First Round
RD2=Second Round
RD3=Third Round
RD4=Quarterfinals
RD4-team01=flagicon|USA Sabin
RD4-seed01=10
RD4-team02=flagicon|USA McNeill
RD4-seed02=5
RD4-score01-1=3
RD4-score02-1=6
RD4-score01-2=5
RD4-score02-2=7
RD4-score01-3=6
RD4-score02-3=3
RD4-score01-4=3
RD4-score02-4=6
RD3-team01=flagicon|TCH Hecht
RD3-seed01=2
RD3-team02=flagicon|USA Sabin
RD3-seed02=10
RD3-score01-1=5
RD3-score02-1=7
RD3-score01-2=1
RD3-score02-2=6
RD3-score01-3=8
RD3-score02-3=6
RD3-score01-4=2
RD3-score02-4=6
RD3-team03=flagicon|USA Greenberg
RD3-seed03=
RD3-team04=flagicon|USA McNeill
RD3-seed04=5
RD3-score03-1=4
RD3-score04-1=6
RD3-score03-2=4
RD3-score04-2=6
RD3-score03-3=6
RD3-score04-3=3
RD3-score03-4=3
RD3-score04-4=6
RD2-team01=flagicon|TCH Hecht
RD2-seed01=2
RD2-team02=flagicon|USA Canning
RD2-seed02=
RD2-score01-1=6
RD2-score02-1=4
RD2-score01-2=6
RD2-score02-2=2
RD2-score01-3=6
RD2-score02-3=1
RD2-team03=flagicon|USA Hunt
RD2-seed03=
RD2-team04=flagicon|USA Sabin
RD2-seed04=10
RD2-score03-1=3
RD2-score04-1=6
RD2-score03-2=2
RD2-score04-2=6
RD2-score03-3=4
RD2-score04-3=6
RD2-team05=flagicon|USA Podesta
RD2-seed05=
RD2-team06=flagicon|USA Greenberg
RD2-seed06=
RD2-score05-1=1
RD2-score06-1=6
RD2-score05-2=2
RD2-score06-2=6
RD2-score05-3=3
RD2-score06-3=6
RD2-team07=flagicon|USA Toley
RD2-seed07=
RD2-team08=flagicon|USA McNeill
RD2-seed08=5
RD2-score07-1=3
RD2-score08-1=6
RD2-score07-2=5
RD2-score08-2=7
RD2-score07-3=4
RD2-score08-3=6
RD1-team01=flagicon|USA Evert
RD1-seed01=
RD1-team02=flagicon|TCH Hecht
RD1-seed02=2
RD1-score01-1=4
RD1-score02-1=6
RD1-score01-2=6
RD1-score02-2=1
RD1-score01-3=0
RD1-score02-3=6
RD1-score01-4=1
RD1-score02-4=6
RD1-team03=flagicon|USA Crosby
RD1-seed03=
RD1-team04=flagicon|USA Canning
RD1-seed04=
RD1-score03-1=5
RD1-score04-1=7
RD1-score03-2=5
RD1-score04-2=7
RD1-score03-3=1
RD1-score04-3=6
RD1-team05=flagicon|USA Edward
RD1-seed05=
RD1-team06=flagicon|USA Hunt
RD1-seed06=
RD1-score05-1=4
RD1-score06-1=6
RD1-score05-2=5
RD1-score06-2=7
RD1-score05-3=1
RD1-score06-3=6
RD1-team07=flagicon|USA Cochell
RD1-seed07=
RD1-team08=flagicon|USA Sabin
RD1-seed08=10
RD1-score07-1=2
RD1-score08-1=6
RD1-score07-2=0
RD1-score08-2=6
RD1-score07-3=1
RD1-score08-3=6
RD1-team09=flagicon|USA Paul
RD1-seed09=
RD1-team10=flagicon|USA Podesta
RD1-seed10=
RD1-score09-1=3
RD1-score10-1=6
RD1-score09-2=2
RD1-score10-2=6
RD1-score09-3=5
RD1-score10-3=7
RD1-team11=flagicon|USA Hall
RD1-seed11=
RD1-team12=flagicon|USA Greenberg
RD1-seed12=
RD1-score11-1=3
RD1-score12-1=6
RD1-score11-2=6
RD1-score12-2=3
RD1-score11-3=2
RD1-score12-3=6
RD1-score11-4=3
RD1-score12-4=6
RD1-team13=flagicon|USA Umstaedter
RD1-seed13=
RD1-team14=flagicon|USA Toley
RD1-seed14=
RD1-score13-1=2
RD1-score14-1=6
RD1-score13-2=2
RD1-score14-2=6
RD1-score13-3=5
RD1-score14-3=7
RD1-team15=flagicon|USA Pryor
RD1-seed15=
RD1-team16=flagicon|USA McNeill
RD1-seed16=5
RD1-score15-1=3
RD1-score16-1=6
RD1-score15-2=4
RD1-score16-2=6
RD1-score15-3=4
RD1-score16-3=6

ection 4

16TeamBracket-Compact-Tennis5-Byes
RD1=First Round
RD2=Second Round
RD3=Third Round
RD4=Quarterfinals
RD4-team01=flagicon|USA Kramer
RD4-seed01=11
RD4-team02=flagicon|USA Kovacs
RD4-seed02=3
RD4-score01-1=4
RD4-score02-1=6
RD4-score01-2=5
RD4-score02-2=7
RD4-score01-3=5
RD4-score02-3=7
RD3-team01=flagicon|USA Mako
RD3-seed01=
RD3-team02=flagicon|USA Kramer
RD3-seed02=11
RD3-score01-1=1
RD3-score02-1=6
RD3-score01-2=4
RD3-score02-2=6
RD3-score01-3=1
RD3-score02-3=6
RD3-team03=flagicon|USA Seixas
RD3-seed03=
RD3-team04=flagicon|USA Kovacs
RD3-seed04=3
RD3-score03-1=2
RD3-score04-1=6
RD3-score03-2=4
RD3-score04-2=6
RD3-score03-3=5
RD3-score04-3=7
RD2-team01=flagicon|IRL Lyttleton-Rogers
RD2-seed01=6
RD2-team02=flagicon|USA Mako
RD2-seed02=
RD2-score01-1=7
RD2-score02-1=5
RD2-score01-2=2
RD2-score02-2=6
RD2-score01-3=7
RD2-score02-3=9
RD2-score01-4=5
RD2-score02-4=7
RD2-team03=flagicon|USA Talbert
RD2-seed03=
RD2-team04=flagicon|USA Kramer
RD2-seed04=11
RD2-score03-1=1
RD2-score04-1=6
RD2-score03-2=4
RD2-score04-2=6
RD2-score03-3=1
RD2-score04-3=6
RD2-team05=flagicon|USA Marx
RD2-seed05=
RD2-team06=flagicon|USA Seixas
RD2-seed06=
RD2-score05-1=2
RD2-score06-1=6
RD2-score05-2=7
RD2-score06-2=9
RD2-score05-3=2
RD2-score06-3=6
RD2-team07=flagicon|USA Hart
RD2-seed07=
RD2-team08=flagicon|USA Kovacs
RD2-seed08=3
RD2-score07-1=3
RD2-score08-1=6
RD2-score07-2=2
RD2-score08-2=6
RD2-score07-3=3
RD2-score08-3=6
RD1-team01=flagicon|USA Chambers
RD1-seed01=
RD1-team02=flagicon|IRL Lyttleton-Rogers
RD1-seed02=6
RD1-score01-1=3
RD1-score02-1=6
RD1-score01-2=2
RD1-score02-2=6
RD1-score01-3=6
RD1-score02-3=1
RD1-score01-4=1
RD1-score02-4=6
RD1-team03=flagicon|USA Krieger
RD1-seed03=
RD1-team04=flagicon|USA Mako
RD1-seed04=
RD1-score03-1=2
RD1-score04-1=6
RD1-score03-2=1
RD1-score04-2=6
RD1-score03-3=2
RD1-score04-3=6
RD1-team05=flagicon|USA Lapman
RD1-seed05=
RD1-team06=flagicon|USA Talbert
RD1-seed06=
RD1-score05-1=0
RD1-score06-1=6
RD1-score05-2=0
RD1-score06-2=6
RD1-score05-3=1
RD1-score06-3=6
RD1-team07=flagicon|USA Larned
RD1-seed07=
RD1-team08=flagicon|USA Kramer
RD1-seed08=11
RD1-score07-1=w/o
RD1-team09=flagicon|USA Martin
RD1-seed09=
RD1-team10=flagicon|USA Marx
RD1-seed10=
RD1-score09-1=8
RD1-score10-1=6
RD1-score09-2=6
RD1-score10-2=3
RD1-score09-3=1
RD1-score10-3=6
RD1-score09-4=4
RD1-score10-4=6
RD1-score09-5=5
RD1-score10-5=7
RD1-team11=flagicon|USA Driver
RD1-seed11=
RD1-team12=flagicon|USA Seixas
RD1-seed12=
RD1-score11-1=2
RD1-score12-1=6
RD1-score11-2=4
RD1-score12-2=6
RD1-score11-3=2
RD1-score12-3=6
RD1-team13=flagicon|USA Russell
RD1-seed13=
RD1-team14=flagicon|USA Hart
RD1-seed14=
RD1-score13-1=6
RD1-score14-1=4
RD1-score13-2=3
RD1-score14-2=6
RD1-score13-3=6
RD1-score14-3=4
RD1-score13-4=1
RD1-score14-4=2
RD1-score13-5=r.
RD1-team15=flagicon|USA Welsh
RD1-seed15=
RD1-team16=flagicon|USA Kovacs
RD1-seed16=3
RD1-score15-1=3
RD1-score16-1=6
RD1-score15-2=6
RD1-score16-2=4
RD1-score15-3=1
RD1-score16-3=6
RD1-score15-4=5
RD1-score16-4=7

External links

* [http://www.itftennis.com/mens/tournaments/tournamentoverview.asp?tournament=1010004525 1941 U.S. National Championships on ITFtennis.com] , the source for this draw