River Oaks Tournament 1940


General 1940-04-16 - 1940-04-22
Amateur
Clay
5
Houston, Texas
United States of America

Source American Lawn Tennis



Media


Winner Robert Larimore (Bobby) Riggs


Players
R.?. Allen
Wilmer Lawson Allison
Edward Charles (Ed) Alloo
Owen Anderson
Henry Batjer
Norman Bickel
John Braubach
Ed (Lefty) Brown
M. Brown
Grant Clark
Emil Colemnares
Elwood Thomas Cooke
Robert (Bobby) Curtis
Maurice Fincher
Frank Arthur Froehling Sr.
Don Goldbeck
Bryan Morel (Bitsy) Grant
Frank Guernsey
Charles Edgar Hare
Charles Russell Harris
Wilbur Eugene Hess
Ebbie Holden
Clair Hudson
Karl Fred Kamrath
Thomas Kelly
Donald B. Longcope
Richard (Dick) Morris
W. Park
Champ Reese
Robert Larimore (Bobby) Riggs
John Pitman (Jack) Tidball
William (Bill) Umstaedter


Rounds
Round 2
Bobby Riggs*
Champ Reese
6-3 6-4
Ed (Lefty) Brown*
M. Brown
6-1 3-6 6-4
Owen Anderson*
Karl Fred Kamrath
7-5 6-2
Thomas Kelly*
Ebbie Holden
5-7 9-7 6-3
Frank Guernsey*
Henry Batjer
6-1 6-3
Charles Hare*
Don Goldbeck
6-1 6-1
Jack Tidball*
Richard (Dick) Morris
6-3 7-5
Wilmer Allison*
R.?. Allen
6-1 6-1
Elwood Thomas Cooke*
Grant Clark
6-1 6-1
Norman Bickel*
John Braubach
6-4 6-0
William (Bill) Umstaedter*
Donald B. Longcope
6-4 6-0
Charles Harris*
Emil Colemnares
6-3 6-3
Frank Arthur Froehling Sr.*
Clair Hudson
7-5 6-4
Bryan Grant*
W. Park
6-1 6-4
Edward Charles (Ed) Alloo*
Wilbur Eugene Hess
6-3 6-3
Robert (Bobby) Curtis*
Maurice Fincher
6-4 7-5

Round 3
Bobby Riggs*
Ed (Lefty) Brown
10-8 8-6
Thomas Kelly*
Owen Anderson
6-4 6-2
Frank Guernsey*
Charles Hare
6-1 7-5
Wilmer Allison*
Jack Tidball
6-4 6-1
Elwood Thomas Cooke*
Norman Bickel
6-0 6-1
William (Bill) Umstaedter*
Charles Harris
4-6 6-1 6-2
Bryan Grant*
Frank Arthur Froehling Sr.
6-1 4-6 6-2
Edward Charles (Ed) Alloo*
Robert (Bobby) Curtis
6-2 6-4

Quarterfinals
Bobby Riggs*
Thomas Kelly
6-3 6-4
Frank Guernsey*
Wilmer Allison
4-6 7-5 6-3
Elwood Thomas Cooke*
William (Bill) Umstaedter
6-3 9-7
Bryan Grant*
Edward Charles (Ed) Alloo
9-7 6-4

Semifinals
Bobby Riggs*
Frank Guernsey
8-6 8-6 4-6 6-4
Bryan Grant*
Elwood Thomas Cooke
4-6 6-2 7-5 7-5

Final
Bobby Riggs*
Bryan Grant
7-5 6-3 7-5


Tournament
Round 2
Bobby Riggs*
Champ Reese
Ed (Lefty) Brown*
M. Brown
Thomas Kelly*
Ebbie Holden
Owen Anderson*
Karl Fred Kamrath
Frank Guernsey*
Henry Batjer
Charles Hare*
Don Goldbeck
Wilmer Allison*
R.?. Allen
Jack Tidball*
Richard (Dick) Morris
Bryan Grant*
W. Park
Frank Arthur Froehling Sr.*
Clair Hudson
Edward Charles (Ed) Alloo*
Wilbur Eugene Hess
Robert (Bobby) Curtis*
Maurice Fincher
Elwood Thomas Cooke*
Grant Clark
Norman Bickel*
John Braubach
William (Bill) Umstaedter*
Donald B. Longcope
Charles Harris*
Emil Colemnares
Round 3
Bobby Riggs*
Ed (Lefty) Brown
Thomas Kelly*
Owen Anderson
Frank Guernsey*
Charles Hare
Wilmer Allison*
Jack Tidball
Bryan Grant*
Frank Arthur Froehling Sr.
Edward Charles (Ed) Alloo*
Robert (Bobby) Curtis
Elwood Thomas Cooke*
Norman Bickel
William (Bill) Umstaedter*
Charles Harris
Quarterfinals
Bobby Riggs*
Thomas Kelly
Frank Guernsey*
Wilmer Allison
Bryan Grant*
Edward Charles (Ed) Alloo
Elwood Thomas Cooke*
William (Bill) Umstaedter
Semifinals
Bobby Riggs*
Frank Guernsey
Bryan Grant*
Elwood Thomas Cooke
Final
Bobby Riggs*
Bryan Grant