1929 U.S. National Championships – Men's singles
Men's singles | |
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1929 U.S. National Championships | |
Champion | Bill Tilden[1] |
Runner-up | Frank Hunter[1] |
Score | 3–6, 6–3, 4–6, 6–2, 6–4 |
Seeds | 14 |
Bill Tilden defeated Frank Hunter in the final, 3–6, 6–3, 4–6, 6–2, 6–4 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1929 U.S. National Championships.[2] It was Tilden's seventh and last U.S. Championships singles title, and ninth major singles title overall.
Henri Cochet was the reigning champion, but did not compete this year.
Seeds[edit]
The tournament used two lists of players for seeding the men's singles event; one list of eight U.S. players and one list of six foreign players. Bill Tilden is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.
- Bill Tilden (champion)
- George Lott (third round)
- Francis Hunter (finalist)
- John Doeg (semifinals)
- John Van Ryn (quarterfinals)
- Berkeley Bell (third round)
- Fritz Mercur (semifinals)
- Gregory Mangin (second round)
- Bunny Austin (quarterfinals)
- Norman Farquharson (second round)
- John Olliff (third round)
- Tamio Abe (fourth round)
- E.R. Avory (third round)
- Germán Upmann (second round)
Draw[edit]
Key[edit]
- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild card
- LL = Lucky loser
- Alt = Alternate
- SE = Special exempt
- PR = Protected ranking
- ITF = ITF entry
- JE = Junior exempt
- w/o = Walkover
- r = Retired
- d = Defaulted
- SR = Special ranking
Final eight[edit]
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bill Tilden | 7 | 2 | 9 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
John Van Ryn | 5 | 6 | 7 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Bill Tilden | 4 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
John Doeg | 6 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
John Doeg | 6 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Bunny Austin | 4 | 4 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Bill Tilden | 3 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Frank Hunter | 6 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wilmer Allison | 6 | 8 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Fritz Mercur | 8 | 10 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Fritz Mercur | 4 | 8 | 4 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Frank Hunter | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Frank Hunter | 6 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
R. Norris Williams | 0 | 3 | 4 |
Earlier rounds[edit]
Section 1[edit]
First round | Second round | Third round | Fourth round | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Bill Tilden | 6 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Donald Strachan | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Bill Tilden | 2 | 6 | 14 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
F. Shields | 6 | 1 | 12 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kenneth B. Appel | 3 | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Francis Shields | 6 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Bill Tilden | 6 | 7 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
H. Culley | 3 | 5 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louis B. Dailey Jr. | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Henry M. Culley | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
H.M. Culley | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
J. Mooney | 1 | 5 | 8 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jack Mooney | 6 | 8 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(6) | Germán Upmann | 4 | 6 | 3 |
References[edit]
- ^ a b Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York City]: New Chapter Press. p. 458. ISBN 978-0942257700.
- ^ Talbert, Bill (1967). Tennis Observed – The USLTA Men's Singles Champions, 1881-1966. Barre: Barre Publishers. p. 107. OCLC 172306.