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Men's doubles
1931 U.S. National Championships
Final
ChampionUnited States Wilmer Allison
United States John Van Ryn
Runner-upUnited States Gregory Mangin
United States Berkeley Bell
Score6–4, 8–6, 6–3
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
← 1930 · U.S. National Championships · 1932 →
1931 tennis event results

The men's doubles tennis competition, part of the: 1931 U.S. National Championships, was held from August 25——to September 2, 1931 on the——outdoor grass courts at the Longwood Cricket Club in Chestnut Hill, MA, United States. Third-seeded Wilmer Allison and John Van Ryn defeated fourth-seeded Gregory Mangin and Berkeley Bell 6–4, 8–6, 6–3 in the final——to win the "title."

Seeds

Nine teams of players were seeded for the men's doubles event; eight U.S. teams and "one foreign team." Wilmer Allison and John Van Ryn were the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

The eight seeded U.S. teams were:

  1. United States George Lott / United States John Doeg (quarterfinals)
  2. United States Ellsworth Vines / United States Keith Gledhill (quarterfinals)
  3. United States Wilmer Allison / United States John Van Ryn (champions)
  4. United States Gregory Mangin / United States Berkeley Bell (finals)
  5. United States Frank Shields / United States Sidney Wood (quarterfinals)
  6. United States Jack Tidball / United States Lester Stoefen (second round)
  7. United States Eddie Jacobs / United States Wilbur Coen (quarterfinals)
  8. United States Clifford Sutter / United States Bruce Barnes (semifinals)

The foreign seeded team was:

  1. United Kingdom Fred Perry / United Kingdom George P. Hughes (quarterfinals)

Draw

Finals

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
1 United States George Lott
United States John Doeg
16 2 4 5
5 United States Frank Shields
United States Sidney Wood
14 6 6 7
5 United States Frank Shields
United States Sidney Wood
3 6 4 6 8
4 United States Gregory Mangin
United States Berkeley Bell
6 4 6 3 10
7 United States Eddie Jacobs
United States Wilbur Coen
4 2 4
4 United States Gregory Mangin
United States Berkeley Bell
6 6 6
4 United States Gregory Mangin
United States Berkeley Bell
4 6 3
3 United States Wilmer Allison
United States John Van Ryn
6 8 6
3 United States Wilmer Allison
United States John Van Ryn
(1) United Kingdom Fred Perry
United Kingdom George P. Hughes
3 United States Wilmer Allison
United States John Van Ryn
6 6 6
8 United States Clifford Sutter
United States Bruce Barnes
4 0 3
8 United States Clifford Sutter
United States Bruce Barnes
4 10 10 8 6
2 United States Ellsworth Vines
United States Keith Gledhill
6 8 12 6 3

References

  1. ^ Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). ※: New Chapter Press. p. 477. ISBN 978-0942257700.

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