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
Earlier rounds
Section 1
| First round
| | | Second round
| | | Third round
| | | Fourth round
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| Graves
| 6
| 6
| 6
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| Johnson
| 3
| 4
| 4
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| | | Graves
| 2
| 6
| 8
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| |
| McKay
| 3
| 6
| 6
| 2
| 1
| | | Dawson
| 6
| 8
| 10
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|
| |
| Dawson
| 6
| 2
| 4
| 6
| 6
| | | | | | Dawson
| 3
| 5
| 2
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| |
| Cunningham
| 3
| 6
| 5
| 3
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| | | | | Griffin
| 6
| 7
| 6
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| |
| Garland
| 6
| 3
| 7
| 6
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| | | Garland
| 3
| 6
| 2
| 3
|
| | | | |
| Griffin
| 6
| 6
| 6
|
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| | | Griffin
| 6
| 2
| 6
| 6
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| |
| Thayer
| 2
| 2
| 1
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| | | | Griffin
| 6
| 6
| 6
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| |
| Wightman
| 3
| 1
| 7
| 4
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| | | | | | Law
| 2
| 4
| 2
|
|
| |
| MacMullen
| 6
| 6
| 5
| 6
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| | | Wightman
| 6
| 6
| 6
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| Cady
| 3
| 4
| 6
| 6
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| | | Toland
| 3
| 1
| 1
|
|
| |
| Toland
| 6
| 6
| 2
| 8
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| | | | | | Wightman
| 7
| 6
| 4
| 5
| 4
| |
| O'Neale
| 9
| 6
| 6
|
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| | | | | Law
| 5
| 2
| 6
| 7
| 6
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| Blair
| 7
| 2
| 2
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| | | O'Neale
| 6
| 2
| 4
| 4
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| | |
| Major
| 6
| 2
| 4
| 5
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| | | Law
| 4
| 6
| 6
| 6
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| |
| Law
| 4
| 6
| 6
| 7
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Section 2
| First round
| | | Second round
| | | Third round
| | | Fourth round
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| Man
| 6
| 6
| 6
| 6
| 2
| | | | |
| Watters
| 4
| 1
| 8
| 8
| 6
| | | Watters
| 6
| 6
| 6
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|
| |
| Anderson
| 4
| 0
| 6
|
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| | | Talland
| 1
| 2
| 4
|
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| |
| Talland
| 6
| 6
| 8
|
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| | | | | | Watters
| 2
| 1
| 2
|
|
| |
| Hackett
| 1
| 2
| 8
|
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| | | | | Johnston
| 6
| 6
| 6
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| |
| Johnston
| 6
| 6
| 10
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| | | Johnston
| 8
| 6
| 6
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| Pell
| 6
| 9
| 9
|
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| | | Pell
| 6
| 4
| 4
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| |
| Turnbull
| 1
| 7
| 7
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| | | | Johnston
| 3
| 6
| 6
| 7
|
| |
| Martin
| 1
| 3
| 6
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| | | | | | Behr
| 6
| 3
| 2
| 5
|
| |
| Behr
| 6
| 6
| 8
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|
| | | Behr
| 6
| 6
| 6
|
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| | | | |
| Bowman
| 2
| 4
| 0
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| | | Phillips
| 0
| 3
| 4
|
|
| |
| Phillips
| 6
| 6
| 6
|
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| | | | | | Behr
| 4
| 6
| 6
| 6
|
| |
| Parker
| 6
| 4
| 6
| 6
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| | | | | LeRoy
| 6
| 4
| 4
| 4
|
| |
| Chambers
| 3
| 6
| 2
| 3
|
| | | Parker
| 2
| 4
| 8
|
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| | |
| Rosenbaum
| 5
| 3
| 0
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| | | LeRoy
| 6
| 6
| 10
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| |
| LeRoy
| 7
| 6
| 6
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Section 3
| First round
| | | Second round
| | | Third round
| | | Fourth round
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| Palmer
| 2
| 3
| 1
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|
| | | | |
| Thomas
| 6
| 6
| 6
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|
| | | Thomas
| 3
| 6
| 6
| 6
|
| |
| Eaton
| 4
| 7
| 0
| 4
|
| | | Copeland
| 6
| 2
| 4
| 3
|
| |
| Copeland
| 6
| 5
| 6
| 6
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| | | | | | Thomas
| 2
| 5
| 4
|
|
| |
| Adoue
| 3
| 6
| 6
| 6
|
| | | | | Adoue
| 6
| 7
| 6
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|
| |
| Brinsmade
| 6
| 2
| 3
| 1
|
| | | Adoue
| 6
| 1
| 6
| 2
| 7
| | | | |
| Stevens
| 6
| 3
| 6
| 6
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| | | Stevens
| 3
| 6
| 4
| 6
| 5
| |
| Kidder
| 4
| 6
| 2
| 3
|
| | | | Adoue
| 3
| 1
| 0
|
|
| |
| Inman
| 7
| 6
| 6
|
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| | | | | | Williams
| 6
| 6
| 6
|
|
| |
| Childs
| 5
| 2
| 3
|
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| | | Inman
| 5
| 1
| 7
|
|
| | | | |
| Riker
| w/
| o
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|
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| | | Williams
| 7
| 6
| 9
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| |
| Williams
|
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| | | | | | Williams
| 6
| 9
| 2
| 6
|
| |
| Johnson
| 6
| 6
| 6
|
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| | | | | 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
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| Forster
| 2
| 3
| 2
|
|
| | | | |
| Biddle
| 6
| 6
| 6
|
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| | | Biddle
| 6
| 6
| 6
|
|
| |
| Rand
| 3
| 2
| 2
|
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| | | Peaslee
| 2
| 1
| 0
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| |
| Peaslee
| 6
| 6
| 6
|
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| | | | | | Biddle
| 6
| 6
| 6
|
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| |
| Knox
| 6
| 4
| 6
| 6
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| | | | | Grinnell
| 1
| 2
| 2
|
|
| |
| Geary
| 4
| 6
| 4
| 2
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| | | Knox
| 5
| 2
| 1
|
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| | | | |
| Grinnell
| 6
| 6
| 6
|
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| | | Grinnell
| 7
| 6
| 6
|
|
| |
| Robinson
| 2
| 2
| 2
|
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| | | | Biddle
| 6
| 3
| 3
| 6
| 3
| |
| Blackstone
| 7
| 4
| 7
| 6
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| | | | | | Rand
| 3
| 6
| 6
| 2
| 6
| |
| Fall
| 5
| 6
| 5
| 1
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| | | Blackstone
| 1
| 1
| 4
|
|
| | | | |
| Pate
| 3
| 6
| 7
| 6
|
| | | Pate
| 6
| 6
| 6
|
|
| |
| Drake
| 6
| 3
| 5
| 2
|
| | | | | | Pate
| 1
| 4
| 1
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|
| |
| 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
|
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| |
| Da Silva
| 1
| 0
| 2
|
|
| | |
Section 5
| First round
| | | Second round
| | | Third round
| | | Fourth round
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| 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
|
|
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| | | | | | 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
Section 7
| First round
| | | Second round
| | | Third round
| | | Fourth round
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 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
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 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
- ^ a b Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York City]: New Chapter Press. p. 457. ISBN 978-0942257700.
- ^ "Johnston Wears Tennis Crown" (PDF). The New York Times. September 8, 1915.
- ^ Bill Talbert (1967). Tennis Observed. Barre: Barre Publishers. p. 93. OCLC 172306.
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