1929 U.S. National Championships – Men's singles

Men's singles
1929 U.S. National Championships
Champion Bill Tilden[1]
Runner-up Frank Hunter[1]
Score3–6, 6–3, 4–6, 6–2, 6–4
Seeds14
Main article: 1929 U.S. National Championships (tennis)

Bill Tilden defeated Frank Hunter in the final, 3–6, 6–3, 4–6, 6–2, 6–4 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1929 U.S. National Championships.[2] It was Tilden's seventh and last U.S. Championships singles title, and ninth major singles title overall.

Henri Cochet was the reigning champion, but did not compete this year.

Seeds

The tournament used two lists of players for seeding the men's singles event; one list of eight U.S. players and one list of six foreign players. Bill Tilden is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

Draw

Key

Final eight

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                     
Bill Tilden 7 2 9 6
John Van Ryn 5 6 7 2
Bill Tilden 4 6 2 6 6
John Doeg 6 2 6 4 3
John Doeg 6 6 6
Bunny Austin 4 4 3
Bill Tilden 3 6 4 6 6
Frank Hunter 6 3 6 2 4
Wilmer Allison 6 8 4
Fritz Mercur 8 10 6
Fritz Mercur 4 8 4 3
Frank Hunter 6 6 6 6
Frank Hunter 6 6 6
R. Norris Williams 0 3 4

Earlier rounds

Section 1

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1 Tilden 6 6 6
Strachan 2 1 0
1 Tilden 2 6 14 6
Shields 6 1 12 4
Appel 3 3 2
Shields 6 6 6
1 Tilden 6 7 8
Culley 3 5 6
Dailey 1 4 6 0
Culley 6 6 3 6
Culley 6 7 6 6
Mooney 1 5 8 2
Mooney 6 8 6
(6) Upmann 4 6 3

Section 2

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
5 Van Ryn 6 6 6
McKnight 2 2 2
5 Van Ryn 7 9 6
Brunie 5 7 0
Marsh 1 6 6 1 2
Brunie 6 4 4 6 6
5 Van Ryn 6 8 5 6
(4) Abe 3 6 7 4
Sutter w/ o
Murphy
Murphy 4 3 rtd.
(4) Abe 6 3
Pappadopoulo 1 3 2
(4) Abe 6 6 6

Section 3

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
4 Doeg 5 4 6 6 6
Lang 7 6 1 4 1
4 Doeg 6 4 6 11
Wood 2 6 3 9
Sheridan 3 3 8 2
Hyde 4 1 1 Wood 6 6 6 6
Wood 6 6 6 4 Doeg 9 6 6 6
Wiley 6 6 9 Seligson 11 2 2 3
Tovrea 2 0 7 Wiley 1 1 1
Wilber 2 0 0 Seligson 6 6 6
Seligson 6 6 6 Seligson 6 6 6
Olhausen 7 5 4 Partridge 2 0 3
Kynaston 9 7 6 Kynaston 2 2 5
Washburn 3 7 4 4 Partridge 6 6 7
Partridge 6 5 6 6

Section 4

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
6 Bell
Bayon w/ o 6 Bell 6 6 4 6
Watt 7 5 1 2 Barnes 2 3 6 3
Barnes 5 7 6 6 6 Bell 6 1 4 6 2
Gilpin 2 4 4 Feibleman 2 6 6 4 6
Feibleman 6 6 6 Feiblemam 6 6 3 10
King 6 6 6 King 3 4 6 8
Coggins 2 1 1 Feibleman 6 7 2 1 3
Murray w/ o (1) Austin 2 5 6 6 6
Smith Smith 7 3 8
MacGuffin 2 4 6 6 6 MacGuffin 9 6 10
Fischer 6 6 3 4 2 MacGuffin 2 8 6 2 3
Bowman 6 6 6 (1) Austin 6 6 2 6 6
Bonneau 4 1 2 Bowman 2 3 0
(1) Austin 6 7 6 (1) Austin 6 6 6
Herndon 4 5 4

Section 5

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
2 Lott 6 6 6
Binzen 4 0 1 2 Lott 12 6 6
Richard 2 2 2 Hall 10 3 2
Hall 6 6 6 2 Lott 3 3 6 6 5
Aydelotte 4 3 2 Allison 6 6 3 3 7
Burwell 6 6 6 Burwell 0 2 4
Allison 6 6 6 Allison 6 6 6
Paré 3 2 4 Allison 4 6 6 6
Stevens 6 6 3 4 2 Griffin 6 3 0 0
Griffin 2 4 6 6 6 Griffin 6 6 6
Evans 5 7 6 3 2 Tarangioli 3 1 0
Tarangioli 7 5 4 6 6 Griffin 2 8 6 6
Burns 6 6 6 (5) Avory 6 6 1 4
Kurzrok 2 3 4 Burns 5 2 4
Jennings 7 6 5 0 3 (5) Avory 7 6 6
(5) Avory 5 3 7 6 6

Section 6

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
7 Mercur 6 4 6 6
McCauliff 4 6 4 0 7 Mercur 7 7 2 5 7
Coggeshall 6 6 6 Coggeshall 5 5 6 7 5
Baur 3 1 3 7 Mercur 6 5 6 6
Johnson 9 1 0 5 Jones 0 7 2 1
Jones 7 6 6 7 Jones 15 6 8
Dickinson 2 3 4 Neer 13 1 6
Neer 6 6 6 7 Mercur 6 6 6
Millen 6 6 3 6 Millen 3 4 1
Jenkins 1 1 6 3 Millen 6 6 6
Baggs 2 3 3
Millen 6 9 6
(3) Olliff 0 7 3
Gross 6 6 4 0 2
(3) Olliff 2 3 6 6 6

Section 7

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
3 Hunter 10 7 6
Jacobs 8 5 1
3 Hunter 6 6 6
Weir 3 3 1
Feuer w/ o
Weir
3 Hunter 4 7 6 6
Coen 6 5 1 4
Coen 6 6 6
Wolf 4 4 3
Coen 6 6 6
Royer 1 1 3
Anderson 5 6 4 8 0
Royer 7 4 6 6 6

Section 8

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
8 Mangin 6 3 0
Jones 8 6 6
Jones 6 5 4 7 7
Fischer 3 7 6 5 5
Fischer 6 6 6
Von Bernuth 3 1 1
Jones 6 6 3 3 2
Williams 4 3 6 6 6
Williams 6 6 7
O'Connell 1 2 5
Williams 6 6 6
Dawson 2 4 4
Dawson 8 6 6 6
(2) Farquharson 10 1 2 4

References

  1. ^ a b Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York City]: New Chapter Press. p. 458. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  2. ^ Talbert, Bill (1967). Tennis Observed – The USLTA Men's Singles Champions, 1881-1966. Barre: Barre Publishers. p. 107. OCLC 172306.
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