Men's singles |
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1937 U.S. National Championships |
Final |
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Champion | Don Budge[1] |
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Runner-up | Gottfried von Cramm[1] |
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Score | 6–1, 7–9, 6–1, 3–6, 6–1 |
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Events |
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Singles | men | women | Doubles | men | women | |
← 1936 · | U.S. National Championships | · 1938 → |
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1937 tennis event results
Don Budge defeated Gottfried von Cramm 6–1, 7–9, 6–1, 3–6, 6–1 in the final to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1937 U.S. National Championships.[2]
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. Don Budge is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.[2]
Draw
Key
- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild card
- LL = Lucky loser
- r = Retired
Finals
Earlier rounds
Section 1
| First round | | | Second round | | | Third round | | | Fourth round | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 1 | Budge | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | Winslow | 3 | 3 | 3 | | | |
| | | | | | | 1 | Budge | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | | | | | | Abrams | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | |
| | | | | Anderson | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | | | | | |
| | | | | Abrams | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | | |
| | | | | 1 | Budge | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | | | | | | 9 | Petra | 0 | 3 | 1 | | | |
| | | | | Mulloy | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Bickel | w/o | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Mulloy | 5 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 0 | |
| | | | | | 9 | Petra | 7 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | |
| | | | | Bowman | 2 | 2 | 3 | | | | |
| | | | 9 | Petra | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | |
Section 2
Section 3
| First round | | | Second round | | | Third round | | | Fourth round | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Parker | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Gillespie | 2 | 1 | 0 | | | | | 5 | Parker | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | |
| | Bowden | | | | | | | | | Bowden | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | | |
| | Peterson | w/o | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Parker | 6 | 8 | 6 | | | |
| | Hunt | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | Hunt | 1 | 6 | 1 | | | |
| | Harman | 2 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | Hunt | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| 17 | Jones | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | 17 | Jones | 0 | 3 | 3 | | | |
| | Cuccioli | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | 5 | Parker | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
| | Cooke | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | Wood | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
| | Lauck | 4 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | Cooke | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | |
| | Kantrowitz | 6 | 12 | 6 | | | | | | Kantrowitz | 1 | 4 | 5 | | | |
| | Burt | 3 | 10 | 3 | | | | | | | | | Cooke | 2 | 2 | 2 | | | |
| | Wood | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | Wood | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | Kynaston | 1 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | Wood | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | |
| 13 | Nishimura | 6 | 9 | 6 | | | | | 13 | Nishimura | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | | |
| | Kelleher | 4 | 7 | 3 | | | | |
Section 4
| First round | | | Second round | | | Third round | | | Fourth round | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Van Ryn | 5 | 8 | 8 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Dunn | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | | | | 15 | Van Ryn | 6 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 6 | |
| | Heldman | 7 | 12 | 3 | 6 | | | | | Heldman | 8 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 2 | |
| | Hendrix | 5 | 10 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | 15 | Van Ryn | 6 | 8 | 6 | | | |
| | Hartman | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | Coghlan | 4 | 6 | 1 | | | |
| | Lavine | 2 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | Hartman | 6 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 4 | | | | |
| | Coghlan | | | | | | | | | Coghlan | 3 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | |
| | Dorson | w/o | | | | | | | | 15 | Van Ryn | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | Harris | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | Harris | 3 | 1 | 1 | | | |
| | Mangin | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | | | | Harris | 6 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 6 | | | | |
| | Lurie | | | | | | | | | Lurie | 2 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 4 | |
| | Potts | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | Harris | 6 | 7 | 12 | 6 | | |
| | Buxby | 4 | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | Buxby | 8 | 5 | 10 | 1 | | |
| | Podesta | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | | | | | Buxby | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | |
| 3 | Henkel | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | 3 | Henkel | 7 | 1 | 4 | 4 | | |
| | Bobbitt | 1 | 5 | 0 | | | | |
Section 5
| First round | | | Second round | | | Third round | | | Fourth round | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Riggs | 7 | 6 | 9 | | | | | | |
| | McGehee | 5 | 1 | 7 | | | | | 3 | Riggs | 2 | 6 | 6 | 7 | | |
| | Mako | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | Mako | 6 | 3 | 4 | 5 | | |
| | Lucia | 3 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | 3 | Riggs | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | Davenport | 1 | 6 | 8 | 6 | | | | | | | Robertson | 4 | 4 | 4 | | | |
| | Marcum | 6 | 1 | 6 | 4 | | | | | Davenport | 1 | 6 | 17 | 5 | | | | | |
| | Robertson | | | | | | | | | Robertson | 6 | 3 | 19 | 7 | | |
| | Sutter | w/o | | | | | | | | 3 | Riggs | 3 | 7 | 6 | 8 | | |
| | Swanson | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 11 | Nakano | 6 | 5 | 3 | 6 | | |
| | Washburn | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | | | | Swanson | 7 | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Lubin | 8 | 10 | 6 | | | | | | Lubin | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | | |
| | Tilden | 6 | 8 | 4 | | | | | | | | | Swanson | 8 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 3 | |
| | Welsh | 1 | 9 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 11 | Nakano | 10 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 6 | |
| | Fishbach | 6 | 7 | 0 | 1 | | | | | Welsh | 1 | 6 | 1 | 4 | | | |
| 11 | Nakano | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | 11 | Nakano | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | | |
| | Gilpin | 5 | 2 | 1 | | | | |
Section 6
| First round | | | Second round | | | Third round | | | Fourth round | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | McDiarmid | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Wetherell | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | | | | 13 | McDiarmid | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | Mitchell | | | | | | | | | Mitchell | 4 | 3 | 4 | | | |
| | Fischer | w/o | | | | | | | | | | 13 | McDiarmid | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 5r | |
| | Coggeshall | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | Cuninggim | 6 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | |
| | Curtiss | 2 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | Coggeshall | 3 | 1 | 5 | | | | | | |
| | Cuninggim | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | Cuninggim | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | |
| 18 | Wilson | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | Cuninggim | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | |
| | Culley | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | 7 | Hare | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
| | Lynch | 4 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | Culley | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Adelsberg | | | | | | | | | Adelsberg | 0 | 1 | 4 | | | |
| | McCauliff | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | Culley | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | |
| | Mattmann | 6 | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | 7 | Hare | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
| | Rider | 4 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | Mattmann | 3 | 1 | 2 | | | | |
| 7 | Hare | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | 7 | Hare | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | Mercur | 3 | 2 | 4 | | | | |
Section 7
Section 8
| First round | | | Second round | | | Third round | | | Fourth round | |
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| | | | 11 | Surface | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Moreno | w/o | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 11 | Surface | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | |
| | | | | | | Kamrath | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | |
| | | | | Mahoney | 4 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | |
| | | | | Kamrath | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | | | | 11 | Surface | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | | |
| | | | | | | 1 | von Cramm | 8 | 7 | 3 | 7 | | |
| | | | | McNeill | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | | | | Umstaedter | 0 | 3 | 2 | | | |
| | | | | | | | McNeill | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | | |
| | | | | | 1 | von Cramm | 6 | 6 | 2 | 6 | | |
| | | | | Jarvis | 1 | 4 | 2 | | | | |
| | | | 1 | von Cramm | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | |
References
- ^ a b Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York City]: New Chapter Press. p. 459. ISBN 978-0942257700.
- ^ a b Talbert, Bill (1967). Tennis Observed – The USLTA Men's Singles Champions, 1881-1966. Barre: Barre Publishers. p. 115. OCLC 172306.
External links
- 1937 U.S. National Championships on ITFtennis.com Archived 2016-03-31 at the Wayback Machine, the source for this draw
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