1929 U.S. National Championships – Men's singles
Men's singles | |||||||||||||
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1929 U.S. National Championships | |||||||||||||
Final | |||||||||||||
Champion | Bill Tilden[1] | ||||||||||||
Runner-up | Frank Hunter[1] | ||||||||||||
Score | 3–6, 6–3, 4–6, 6–2, 6–4 | ||||||||||||
Details | |||||||||||||
Seeds | 14 | ||||||||||||
Events | |||||||||||||
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1929 tennis event results
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.
- Bill Tilden (champion)
- George Lott (third round)
- Francis Hunter (finalist)
- John Doeg (semifinals)
- John Van Ryn (quarterfinals)
- Berkeley Bell (third round)
- Fritz Mercur (semifinals)
- Gregory Mangin (second round)
- Bunny Austin (quarterfinals)
- Norman Farquharson (second round)
- John Olliff (third round)
- Tamio Abe (fourth round)
- E.R. Avory (third round)
- Germán Upmann (second round)
Draw
Key
- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild card
- LL = Lucky loser
- Alt = Alternate
- SE = Special exempt
- PR = Protected ranking
- ITF = ITF entry
- JE = Junior exempt
- w/o = Walkover
- r = Retired
- d = Defaulted
- SR = Special ranking
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 | Bill Tilden | 6 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Donald Strachan | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Bill Tilden | 2 | 6 | 14 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
F. Shields | 6 | 1 | 12 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kenneth B. Appel | 3 | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Francis Shields | 6 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Bill Tilden | 6 | 7 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
H. Culley | 3 | 5 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louis B. Dailey Jr. | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Henry M. Culley | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
H.M. Culley | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
J. Mooney | 1 | 5 | 8 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jack Mooney | 6 | 8 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(6) | Germán Upmann | 4 | 6 | 3 |
References
- ^ a b Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York City]: New Chapter Press. p. 458. ISBN 978-0942257700.
- ^ Talbert, Bill (1967). Tennis Observed – The USLTA Men's Singles Champions, 1881-1966. Barre: Barre Publishers. p. 107. OCLC 172306.
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