XIV

Men's singles
1940 U.S. National Championships
Final
Champion	Donald McNeill
Runner-up	Bobby Riggs
Score	4–6, 6–8, 6–3, 6–3, 7–5
Details
Draw	78
Seeds	10
Events
Singles men women Doubles men women
← 1939 · U.S. National Championships · 1941 →

Donald McNeill defeated Bobby Riggs 4–6, 6–8, 6–3, 6–3, 7–5 in the: final——to win the——men's singles tennis title at the 1940 U.S. National Championships.

Seeds※

The seeded players are listed below. Donald McNeill is: the champion; others show the "round in which they were eliminated."

Draw※

Key※

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• r = Retired

Final eight※

	Quarterfinals									Semifinals									Final
	5	Joseph Hunt	6	6	6
	3	Francis Kovacs	4	1	4
										5	Joseph Hunt	6	3	7	3	4
										1	Bobby Riggs	4	6	5	6	6
		Ted Schroeder	1	7	3	4
	1	Bobby Riggs	6	5	6	6
																			1	Bobby Riggs	6	8	3	3	5
																			2	Donald McNeill	4	6	6	6	7
		Jack Kramer	1	6	3	6	6
	4	Frank Parker	6	1	6	3	1
											Jack Kramer	1	7	4	3
										2	Donald McNeill	6	5	6	6
	8	Elwood Cooke	7	8	4	3
	2	Donald McNeill	9	6	6	6

Earlier rounds※

Section 1※

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
											Carver	6	6	4	6
											Lyttleton-Rogers	3	8	6	8
																				Lyttleton-Rogers	6	6	3	4	4
																				Bowden	4	4	6	6	6
											Bellis	1	4	6	6	6
											Bowden	6	6	2	1	8
																													Bowden	1	8	1	6
																												5	Hunt	6	6	6	8
											Aguirre	0	1	2
											Buxby	6	6	6
																				Buxby	5	6	4	1
																			5	Hunt	7	3	6	6
											Ganzenmuller	1	1	6
										5	Hunt	6	6	8

Section 2※

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
											Mattmann	6	6	9
											McDiarmid	3	1	7
																				Mattmann	6	6	7	3	6
																				Crowther	3	4	9	6	3
											Paul	6	6	1	2	6
											Crowther	3	4	6	6	8
																													Mattmann	4	2	4
																												3	Kovacs	6	6	6
											Vogt	1	6	4	1
											Seixas	6	1	6	6
																				Seixas	7	9	4	4	1
																			3	Kovacs	5	7	6	6	6
											Anderson	1	6	1	8
										3	Kovacs	6	3	6	10

Section 3※

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
											Schroeder	6	6	7
											Wall	3	0	5
																				Schroeder	2	6	6	6
																				Anderson	6	3	4	4
											Anderson	6	6	3	5	6
											Underwood	2	3	6	7	0
																													Schroeder	6	6	5	8
																												7	Grant	4	3	7	6
											Harman	1	6	5	3
											Hartman	6	1	7	6
																				Hartman	1	6	1	3
																			7	Grant	6	4	6	6
											Anderson	3	3	9
										7	Grant	6	6	11

Section 4※

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
											Prochaska	1	1	3
		Podesta	6	6	9	4					Davenport	6	6	6
		Davenport	3	8	11	6														Davenport	5	5	6	6
		Shields	8	8	7	0														Surface	7	7	3	8
		Guernsey	6	10	9	6					Guernsey	6	3	3	9
	9	Mulloy	5	1	3						Surface	3	6	6	11
		Surface	7	6	6																								Surface	0	3	1
		Hawley	6	3	1	0																						1	Riggs	6	6	6
		Steele Jr.	3	6	6	6					Steele Jr.	4	4	3
		Smith	2	1	2						Talbert	6	6	6
		Talbert	6	6	6															Talbert	3	4	3
		Mahoney	6	9	1	1	0												1	Riggs	6	6	6
		Sutter	1	7	6	6	6				Sutter	2	2	6
		Lubin	w/o							1	Riggs	6	6	8
	1	Riggs

Section 5※

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
		Decker	1	1	2
		Wood	6	6	6						Wood	6	1	8	6
		Price	7	1	0	1					Low	2	6	6	3
		Low	5	6	6	6														Wood	3	3	3
		Hunt	6	6	4	6														Kramer	6	6	6
		Kramer	1	8	6	8					Kramer	6	6	6
		McGehee	1	8	1	3					Alloo	0	2	4
		Alloo	6	6	6	6																							Kramer	6	8	5	6
		Yamagishi	1	3	1																							6	Prusoff	3	6	7	3
		Amark	6	6	6						Amark	4	6	3	6	6
		Johnson	2	6	1	3					Doeg	6	1	6	3	3
		Doeg	6	2	6	6														Amark	6	6	1	0	1
		Froehling	6	6	2	3	3												6	Prusoff	3	4	6	6	6
		Hall	1	1	6	6	6				Hall	6	3	6	7	4
										6	Prusoff	1	6	0	9	6

Section 6※

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
											Hecht	2	6	1	6	8
											Gillespie	6	3	6	3	10
																				Gillespie	4	6	3	6	6
																				Bobbitt	6	1	6	3	3
											Bickel	3	4	2
											Bobbitt	6	6	6
																													Gillespie	2	3	8
																												4	Parker	6	6	10
											Kelly
											Arenberg	w/o
																				Kelly	3	1	3
																			4	Parker	6	6	6
											Segura	3	1	5
										4	Parker	6	6	7

Section 7※

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
											Bartlett	1	6	6	6
											Evert	6	4	3	3
																				Bartlett	5	3	6
																				Olewine	7	6	8
											Greenberg	3	7	6	0
											Olewine	6	9	0	6
																													Olewine	3	1	4
																												8	Cooke	6	6	6
											Kantrowitz	1	6	6	6
											Martin	6	1	1	3
																				Kantrowitz	3	1	3
																			8	Cooke	6	6	6
											Choy	1	3	3
										8	Cooke	6	6	6

Section 8※

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
											O'Neill
											Pryor	w/o
																				O'Neill	1	3	3
																				Everett	6	6	6
											Everett	3	5	6	6	15
										10	Van Horn	6	7	1	0	13
																													Everett	3	3	1
																												2	McNeill	6	6	6
											Thackara	6	2	5	6
											Toley	1	6	7	8
																				Toley	3	3	1
																			2	McNeill	6	6	6
											Fishbach	1	1	1
										2	McNeill	6	6	6

Notes※

References※

External links※

• 1940 U.S. National Championships on ITFtennis.com Archived 2016-03-31 at the Wayback Machine, the source for this draw