1915 U.S. National Championships – Men's singles

Men's singles
1915 U.S. National Championships
Champion William Johnston[1]
Runner-up Maurice McLoughlin[1]
Score1–6, 6–0, 7–5, 10–8

William Johnston defeated Maurice McLoughlin 1–6, 6–0, 7–5, 10–8 in the final to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1915 U.S. National Championships.[2] The event was held at the West Side Tennis Club in Forest Hills, New York in the United States.[3]

Draw

Finals

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
Clarence Griffin 2 1 8 7 1
William Johnston 6 6 6 5 6
William Johnston 5 6 5 6 6
R. Norris Williams 7 4 7 2 2
R. Norris Williams 8 7 6
William Rand 6 5 1
William Johnston 1 6 7 10
Maurice McLoughlin 6 0 5 8
Frank Hunter 2 4 0
Maurice McLoughlin 6 6 6
Maurice McLoughlin 6 6 7
Theodore Pell 2 0 5
Irving Wright 3 1 1
Theodore Pell 6 6 6

Earlier rounds

Section 1

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
Graves 6 6 6
Johnson 3 4 4 Graves 2 6 8
McKay 3 6 6 2 1 Dawson 6 8 10
Dawson 6 2 4 6 6 Dawson 3 5 2
Cunningham 3 6 5 3 Griffin 6 7 6
Garland 6 3 7 6 Garland 3 6 2 3
Griffin 6 6 6 Griffin 6 2 6 6
Thayer 2 2 1 Griffin 6 6 6
Wightman 3 1 7 4 Law 2 4 2
MacMullen 6 6 5 6 Wightman 6 6 6
Cady 3 4 6 6 Toland 3 1 1
Toland 6 6 2 8 Wightman 7 6 4 5 4
O'Neale 9 6 6 Law 5 2 6 7 6
Blair 7 2 2 O'Neale 6 2 4 4
Major 6 2 4 5 Law 4 6 6 6
Law 4 6 6 7

Section 2

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
Man 6 6 6 6 2
Watters 4 1 8 8 6 Watters 6 6 6
Anderson 4 0 6 Talland 1 2 4
Talland 6 6 8 Watters 2 1 2
Hackett 1 2 8 Johnston 6 6 6
Johnston 6 6 10 Johnston 8 6 6
Pell 6 9 9 Pell 6 4 4
Turnbull 1 7 7 Johnston 3 6 6 7
Martin 1 3 6 Behr 6 3 2 5
Behr 6 6 8 Behr 6 6 6
Bowman 2 4 0 Phillips 0 3 4
Phillips 6 6 6 Behr 4 6 6 6
Parker 6 4 6 6 LeRoy 6 4 4 4
Chambers 3 6 2 3 Parker 2 4 8
Rosenbaum 5 3 0 LeRoy 6 6 10
LeRoy 7 6 6

Section 3

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
Palmer 2 3 1
Thomas 6 6 6 Thomas 3 6 6 6
Eaton 4 7 0 4 Copeland 6 2 4 3
Copeland 6 5 6 6 Thomas 2 5 4
Adoue 3 6 6 6 Adoue 6 7 6
Brinsmade 6 2 3 1 Adoue 6 1 6 2 7
Stevens 6 3 6 6 Stevens 3 6 4 6 5
Kidder 4 6 2 3 Adoue 3 1 0
Inman 7 6 6 Williams 6 6 6
Childs 5 2 3 Inman 5 1 7
Riker w/ o Williams 7 6 9
Williams Williams 6 9 2 6
Johnson 6 6 6 Hall 3 7 6 1
Hooker 0 1 1 Johnson 16 6 2 6 2
Hall 6 0 6 6 Hall 18 4 6 4 6
Burrows 2 6 1 2

Section 4

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
Forster 2 3 2
Biddle 6 6 6 Biddle 6 6 6
Rand 3 2 2 Peaslee 2 1 0
Peaslee 6 6 6 Biddle 6 6 6
Knox 6 4 6 6 Grinnell 1 2 2
Geary 4 6 4 2 Knox 5 2 1
Grinnell 6 6 6 Grinnell 7 6 6
Robinson 2 2 2 Biddle 6 3 3 6 3
Blackstone 7 4 7 6 Rand 3 6 6 2 6
Fall 5 6 5 1 Blackstone 1 1 4
Pate 3 6 7 6 Pate 6 6 6
Drake 6 3 5 2 Pate 1 4 1
Thomas 0 9 1 7 4 Rand 6 6 6
Rand 6 7 6 5 6 Rand 6 6 6
Plitt 6 6 6 Plitt 0 0 2
Da Silva 1 0 2

Section 5

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
Henshaw 4 1 1
Anderson 6 6 6 Anderson 5 6 6 1 1
Hunter 6 6 6 Hunter 7 4 4 6 6
Sargeant 3 2 2 Hunter 10 6 2 2 6
Dionne 7 6 11 Dionne 8 3 6 6 3
De Camp 5 2 9 Dionne 6 6 6
Vaile 2 6 7 6 Vaile 3 0 2
McAllister 6 4 5 4 Hunter 3 6 6 2 6
Cole w/ o Pfaffman 6 3 3 6 3
Post Post 3 0 0
Brown 3 6 0 2 Pfaffman 6 6 6
Pfaffman 6 3 6 6 Pfaffman 7 6 6
Campbell 6 6 7 Campbell 5 4 1
Doubleday 3 2 5 Campbell 7 6 3 6
Allen 7 6 5 6 7 Allen 5 3 6 2
Gibbons 9 1 7 0 5

Section 6

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
Stoddart 6 3 7 6
Wood 3 6 5 1 Wood 1 1 2
Allen w/ o Beekman 6 6 6
Beekman Beekman 2 6 2 2
Roberts 1 5 0 McLoughlin 6 3 6 6
Mathey 6 7 6 Mathey 1 2 6
Kuhn 1 1 0 McLoughlin 6 6 8
McLoughlin 6 6 6 McLoughlin 6 6 1 6
Cragin 6 8 6 Alexander 3 2 6 3
Johnston 8 10 8 Johnston 2 6 2
Voshell 6 6 6 Voshell 6 8 6
McClave 3 4 2 Voshell 4 4 2
Roberts 3 6 4 6 4 Alexander 6 6 6
Roberts 6 0 6 4 6 Roberts 4 1 1
Niles 3 7 5 10 2 Alexander 6 6 6
Alexander 6 5 7 8 6

Section 7

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
Prentice 6 6 6
Bourne 0 3 0 Prentice 6 7 7 6
Coffey 6 6 6 Coffey 8 5 5 1
Swain 4 4 1 Prentice 6 6 5 6
Baggs 6 6 6 Phillips 0 3 7 0
Boocock 0 1 2 Baggs 9 2 6 4 0
Andrews 3 2 3 Phillips 7 6 4 6 6
Phillips 6 6 6 Prentice 5 4 1
Sommer 0 0 0 Wright 7 6 6
Wright 6 6 6 Wright 6 0 6 6
Cushman 2 2 1 Caner 2 6 1 3
Caner 6 6 6 Wright 6 6 6
Frelinghuysen 6 6 8 Frelinghuysen 3 2 0
Thomas 2 1 6 Frelinghuysen 3 6 9 4 6
Riker 5 1 6 5 Harvey 6 1 7 6 4
Harvey 7 6 4 7

Section 8

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
Whitney 6 4 6 6
Throckmorton 3 6 4 1 Whitney 3 4 6 3
Pell 6 6 6 Pell 6 6 0 6
Fox 2 0 2 Pell 6 6 6
Newhouse 0 2 4 Washburn 4 4 3
Washburn 6 6 6 Washburn 7 9 6 6
McKenzie 1 0 2 Church 5 11 4 2
Church 6 6 6 Pell 6 6 6
Nettleton 4 9 2 5 Bull 1 2 3
Bassford 6 7 6 7 Bassford 6 4 4 2
Bull 4 12 6 6 Bull 4 6 6 6
Mahan 6 10 2 4 Bull 8 7 5 6
VanDeventer 4 3 2 Harris 6 5 7 2
Plummer 6 6 6 Plummer 1 1 1
Harris 6 6 6 Harris 6 6 6
Russell 1 1 1

References

  1. ^ a b Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York City]: New Chapter Press. p. 457. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  2. ^ "Johnston Wears Tennis Crown" (PDF). The New York Times. September 8, 1915.
  3. ^ Bill Talbert (1967). Tennis Observed. Barre: Barre Publishers. p. 93. OCLC 172306.