Bobby RiggsRobert Larimore "Bobby" Riggs was a 1930s–40s tennis player who was the World No. 1 or the co-World No. 1 player for three years, first as an amateur in 1941, then as a professional in 1946 and 1947...
defeated
Welby Van HornWelby Van Horn is a retired American professional tennis player who later went on to have a career as a major tennis coach.As a 19-year-old player, Van Horn reached the finals of the 1939 U.S. Nationals only to lose to Bobby Riggs in just 56 minutes...
6-4 6-2 6-4 in the final to win the
Men's Singles title at the
1939 U.S. National ChampionshipsList of Champions of the 1939 U.S. National Championships :-Men's Singles: Bobby Riggs defeated Welby van Horn 6-4 6-2 6-4-Women's Singles: Alice Marble defeated Helen Jacobs 6-0, 8-10, 6-4...
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See also:
- 1939 U.S. National Championships - Women's Singles
Seeds
The seeded players are listed below.
Bobby RiggsRobert Larimore "Bobby" Riggs was a 1930s–40s tennis player who was the World No. 1 or the co-World No. 1 player for three years, first as an amateur in 1941, then as a professional in 1946 and 1947...
is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.
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 Adrian QuistAdrian Karl Quist was an Australian male tennis player.-Biography:Adrian Quist was born in Medindie, South Australia. The tennis legend grew up in Adelaide and once played Harry Hopman, however he lost, only because he gave Hopman a head start...
(Fourth round)
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 Frank Parker----Frank "Frankie" Andrew Parker was an American male tennis player. He was coached by Mercer Beasley....
(Fourth round)
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- Elwood Cooke
Elwood Thomas Cooke was an outstanding amateur tennis player in the 1930s and 1940s....
(Fourth round)
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- Harry Hopman
Henry Christian Hopman, CBE was a world-acclaimed Australian-American tennis player and coach, born in Glebe, Sydney, New South Wales, and soon moving to Parramatta, a city adjoining Sydney and now effectively a suburb of the metropolis.Hopman was a student at Rosehill Public Primary school...
(Quarterfinalist)
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 Henner HenkelHenner Henkel was a German tennis player.He was the second German to win the singles title at the French Championships in 1937. The same year, he and Gottfried von Cramm also won the Roland Garros doubles title.Henkel was killed in action at Battle of Stalingrad.- External links :* *...
(First round)
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 Bernard DestremauBernard Destremau was a top-level French tennis player, diplomat and politician.A precocious French junior champion, Destremau later won several major tournaments including the 1941 and the 1942 French Championships, which was at the time restricted to players either from countries under German...
(Second round)
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- Gardnar Mulloy
Gardnar Putnam Mulloy is a tennis player primarily known for playing in doubles matches with partner Billy Talbert. When he was the Tennis Coach of the University of Miami, he recruited Pancho Segura for the tennis team. Pancho won three straight NCAA Singles Titles in 1943, 1944, and 1945,...
(Fourth round)
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 Ladislav HechtLadislav Hecht was a Jewish professional tennis player, well known for representing Czechoslovakia in the Davis Cup during the 1930s....
(Third round)
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- Gene Mako
Constantine Mako is a former American tennis player and is also an art gallery owner. He was born in Budapest, capital of Hungary. He won four Grand Slam doubles titles in the 1930s...
(Second round)
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- Gilbert Hunt (Quarterfinalist)
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 Dragutin MitićDragutin Mitić was a Croatian tennis player. He played for the Yugoslav team at the International Lawn Tennis Challenge, and later the Davis Cup, from 1936 to 1951. Mitić defected to the West with Milan Branović while competing at the 1952 Italian Open.-References:...
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Key
- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild Card
- LL = Lucky Loser
- r. = retired
Finals
Section 1
Section 2
Section 3
Section 4
Section 5
Section 6
Section 7
Section 8
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