Seabright Invitational 1940


General 1940-07-22 - 1940-07-28
Amateur
Grass
6
Seabright, New Jersey
United States of America

Source American Lawn Tennis



Media


Winner Robert Larimore (Bobby) Riggs


Players
Wilmer Lawson Allison
Edward Charles (Ed) Alloo
Edwin Gordon Amark
Owen Anderson
Isadore (Izzy) Bellis
Martin Buxby
William Loughlon (Bill) Canning Jr.
Elwood Thomas Cooke
Robert H. (Bob) Decker
Larry Dee
Harris Weldon Everett
Frank Arthur Froehling Sr.
William E. (Billy) Gillespie
Bryan Morel (Bitsy) Grant
Seymour Greenberg
Robert Leland Harman
Ladislav Hecht
Gilbert A. Hunt
Thomas Kelly
Frank Louis Kovacs
John Albert (Jack) Kramer
Abraham Ronald Lubin
George E. Lyttleton-Rogers
Arthur Julius Marx
Charles Mattmann
Gardnar Putnam Mulloy
Frank Andrew Parker
Gerard B. (Jeff) Podesta
Henry Justin Prusoff
Robert Larimore (Bobby) Riggs
Frederick Rudolph (Ted) Schroeder
Francis Xavier (Frank) Shields
Chauncey Depew Steele Jr.
John Hal Surface jr
Ernest Malcolm (Ernie) Sutter
William Franklin (Billy) Talbert
George Andrew Toley
Sidney Welby (Welby) Van Horn
John William Van Ryn
Sidney Burr Wood Jr.


Rounds
Round 1
Gilbert A. Hunt*
Arthur Julius Marx
6-4 6-2
George E. Lyttleton-Rogers*
John Van Ryn
6-2 2-6 6-3
Frank Parker*
Frank Arthur Froehling Sr.
6-4 6-0
Edward Charles (Ed) Alloo*
Seymour Greenberg
6-4 6-3
Jack Kramer*
Edwin Amark
6-0 6-2
Robert Harman*
William E. (Billy) Gillespie
6-0 6-1
Gerard B. (Jeff) Podesta*
Frank Shields
3-6 6-3 6-4
Ted Schroeder*
Harris Everett
2-6 6-3 6-4

Round 2
Bobby Riggs*
Chauncey Depew Steele Jr.
8-6 5-7 6-2
Owen Anderson*
Ernest Malcolm (Ernie) Sutter
8-6 4-6 6-3
Bryan Grant*
William Loughlon (Bill) Canning Jr.
7-5 6-4
Henry Prusoff*
Charles Mattmann
6-1 6-8 6-2
Isadore (Izzy) Bellis*
Welby Van Horn
8-6 6-8 6-2
Sidney Wood jr.*
John Hal Surface jr
6-2 6-4
Gilbert A. Hunt*
Gerard B. (Jeff) Podesta
6-4 6-4
Ted Schroeder*
George E. Lyttleton-Rogers
2-6 6-2 6-2
Frank Parker*
Edward Charles (Ed) Alloo
6-1 6-2
Jack Kramer*
Robert Harman
6-1 7-5
Frank Kovacs*
Martin Buxby
6-2 6-1
Wilmer Allison*
Billy Talbert
11-9 4-6 7-5
Elwood Thomas Cooke*
Abraham Ronald Lubin
6-2 6-4
George Toley*
Thomas Kelly
7-5 6-4
Gardnar Mulloy*
Larry Dee
6-1 6-2
Ladislav Hecht*
Robert H. (Bob) Decker
7-5 4-6 6-3

Round 3
Bobby Riggs*
Owen Anderson
3-6 6-4 6-3
Henry Prusoff*
Bryan Grant
6-2 6-3
Sidney Wood jr.*
Isadore (Izzy) Bellis
6-3 6-4
Gilbert A. Hunt*
Ted Schroeder
64- 8-6
Frank Parker*
Jack Kramer
6-1 3-6 6-2
Frank Kovacs*
Wilmer Allison
6-2 6-2
Elwood Thomas Cooke*
George Toley
6-3 4-6 6-1
Gardnar Mulloy*
Ladislav Hecht
3-6 6-4 6-3

Quarterfinals
Bobby Riggs*
Henry Prusoff
6-8 6-4 6-4
Gilbert A. Hunt*
Sidney Wood jr.
8-6 1-6 6-2
Frank Kovacs*
Frank Parker
3-6 6-3 6-4
Elwood Thomas Cooke*
Gardnar Mulloy
8-6 6-4

Semifinals
Bobby Riggs*
Gilbert A. Hunt
7-5 6-2 ret.
Frank Kovacs*
Elwood Thomas Cooke
6-4 10-8 6-3

Final
Bobby Riggs*
Frank Kovacs
2-6 0-6 6-3 11-9 10-8


Tournament
Round 1
Gilbert A. Hunt*
Arthur Julius Marx
Gerard B. (Jeff) Podesta*
Frank Shields
Ted Schroeder*
Harris Everett
George E. Lyttleton-Rogers*
John Van Ryn
Frank Parker*
Frank Arthur Froehling Sr.
Edward Charles (Ed) Alloo*
Seymour Greenberg
Jack Kramer*
Edwin Amark
Robert Harman*
William E. (Billy) Gillespie
Round 2
Bobby Riggs*
Chauncey Depew Steele Jr.
Owen Anderson*
Ernest Malcolm (Ernie) Sutter
Henry Prusoff*
Charles Mattmann
Bryan Grant*
William Loughlon (Bill) Canning Jr.
Gilbert A. Hunt*
Gerard B. (Jeff) Podesta
Ted Schroeder*
George E. Lyttleton-Rogers
Sidney Wood jr.*
John Hal Surface jr
Isadore (Izzy) Bellis*
Welby Van Horn
Frank Kovacs*
Martin Buxby
Wilmer Allison*
Billy Talbert
Frank Parker*
Edward Charles (Ed) Alloo
Jack Kramer*
Robert Harman
Elwood Thomas Cooke*
Abraham Ronald Lubin
George Toley*
Thomas Kelly
Gardnar Mulloy*
Larry Dee
Ladislav Hecht*
Robert H. (Bob) Decker
Round 3
Bobby Riggs*
Owen Anderson
Henry Prusoff*
Bryan Grant
Gilbert A. Hunt*
Ted Schroeder
Sidney Wood jr.*
Isadore (Izzy) Bellis
Frank Kovacs*
Wilmer Allison
Frank Parker*
Jack Kramer
Elwood Thomas Cooke*
George Toley
Gardnar Mulloy*
Ladislav Hecht
Quarterfinals
Bobby Riggs*
Henry Prusoff
Gilbert A. Hunt*
Sidney Wood jr.
Frank Kovacs*
Frank Parker
Elwood Thomas Cooke*
Gardnar Mulloy
Semifinals
Bobby Riggs*
Gilbert A. Hunt
Frank Kovacs*
Elwood Thomas Cooke
Final
Bobby Riggs*
Frank Kovacs