
US Open 1939
General 1939-09-10 - 1939-09-17
Grandslam
Grass
7
Forest Hills, NY/West Side Tennis Club
United States of America
Info Separate US and Foreign Seedings
Media
Winner Robert Larimore (Bobby) Riggs
Players
Morris Adelsberg
Edward Charles (Ed) Alloo
Felicisimo Hermoso Ampon
J. Norman Anderson
Willis Anderson
Raymond (Ray) Antignat
Isadore (Izzy) Bellis
Norman Bickel
Russell Bobbitt
Harry Burtz Boulware
Frank Joseph Bowden
John Edward Bromwich
Jacques (Toto) Brugnon
Jack Bushman
Martin Buxby
Elwood Thomas Cooke
John Herbert (Jack) Crawford
John H. Curtiss
S. Ellsworth (Sandy) Davenport III
Robert H. (Bob) Decker
Larry Dee
Bernard Jean Yves Destremau
John Thomas Godfray Hope Doeg
William Alfred Henry Duff
Harris Weldon Everett
Leon Everett
Joseph (Joe) Fishbach
David G. Freeman
Frank Arthur Froehling Sr.
August (Gus) Ganzenmuller
Edward Charles (Ed) Alloo
Felicisimo Hermoso Ampon
J. Norman Anderson
Willis Anderson
Raymond (Ray) Antignat
Isadore (Izzy) Bellis
Norman Bickel
Russell Bobbitt
Harry Burtz Boulware
Frank Joseph Bowden
John Edward Bromwich
Jacques (Toto) Brugnon
Jack Bushman
Martin Buxby
Elwood Thomas Cooke
John Herbert (Jack) Crawford
John H. Curtiss
S. Ellsworth (Sandy) Davenport III
Robert H. (Bob) Decker
Larry Dee
Bernard Jean Yves Destremau
John Thomas Godfray Hope Doeg
William Alfred Henry Duff
Harris Weldon Everett
Leon Everett
Joseph (Joe) Fishbach
David G. Freeman
Frank Arthur Froehling Sr.
August (Gus) Ganzenmuller
Gordon Giles
William E. (Billy) Gillespie
Bryan Morel (Bitsy) Grant
Seymour Greenberg
Frank Guernsey
J. Gilbert (Gil) Hall
Charles Edgar Hare
Donald S. Hawley
Ladislav Hecht
Julius David Heldman
Heinrich Ernst Otto (Henner) Henkel
Henry Christian (Harry) Hopman
Darrell Hudlow
Gilbert A. Hunt
Joseph Raphael (Joe) Hunt
Bernard Jacoby
David S. Johnsen
Robert Kreplin (Bob) Kamrath
Robert (Bob) Kerdasha
John Albert (Jack) Kramer
Franjo Kukuljevic
George Leclerc
Pride Morey Lewis
Robert A. Low
Abraham Ronald Lubin
John G. (Jack) Mahoney
Constantine Gene (Gene) Mako
Charles Mattmann
William R. (Billy) McGehee
William Donald (Don) McNeill
William E. (Billy) Gillespie
Bryan Morel (Bitsy) Grant
Seymour Greenberg
Frank Guernsey
J. Gilbert (Gil) Hall
Charles Edgar Hare
Donald S. Hawley
Ladislav Hecht
Julius David Heldman
Heinrich Ernst Otto (Henner) Henkel
Henry Christian (Harry) Hopman
Darrell Hudlow
Gilbert A. Hunt
Joseph Raphael (Joe) Hunt
Bernard Jacoby
David S. Johnsen
Robert Kreplin (Bob) Kamrath
Robert (Bob) Kerdasha
John Albert (Jack) Kramer
Franjo Kukuljevic
George Leclerc
Pride Morey Lewis
Robert A. Low
Abraham Ronald Lubin
John G. (Jack) Mahoney
Constantine Gene (Gene) Mako
Charles Mattmann
William R. (Billy) McGehee
William Donald (Don) McNeill
Dragutin Mitic (Mitić)
Gardnar Putnam Mulloy
Arthur Charles Nielsen sr
Horace Clinton Nunes
Josip Palada
Frank Andrew Parker
Gerard B. (Jeff) Podesta
Henry Justin Prusoff
Franjo Puncec (Punčec)
Adrian Karl Quist
Robert Larimore (Bobby) Riggs
Bill Robertson
Carlton Alexander Rood Jr
Wayne R. Sabin
Amado Sanchez
Frederick Rudolph (Ted) Schroeder
Francis Xavier (Frank) Shields
Chauncey Depew Steele Jr.
John Hal Surface jr
Edward Harold (Ed) Sutter
Charles E. Swanson
William Franklin (Billy) Talbert
John Pitman (Jack) Tidball
George Andrew Toley
William (Bill) Umstaedter
Sidney Welby (Welby) Van Horn
Sidney Burr Wood Jr.
E. Howard York III
Gardnar Putnam Mulloy
Arthur Charles Nielsen sr
Horace Clinton Nunes
Josip Palada
Frank Andrew Parker
Gerard B. (Jeff) Podesta
Henry Justin Prusoff
Franjo Puncec (Punčec)
Adrian Karl Quist
Robert Larimore (Bobby) Riggs
Bill Robertson
Carlton Alexander Rood Jr
Wayne R. Sabin
Amado Sanchez
Frederick Rudolph (Ted) Schroeder
Francis Xavier (Frank) Shields
Chauncey Depew Steele Jr.
John Hal Surface jr
Edward Harold (Ed) Sutter
Charles E. Swanson
William Franklin (Billy) Talbert
John Pitman (Jack) Tidball
George Andrew Toley
William (Bill) Umstaedter
Sidney Welby (Welby) Van Horn
Sidney Burr Wood Jr.
E. Howard York III
Rounds
Round 1
Martin Buxby*
Horace Clinton Nunes
Horace Clinton Nunes
w.o.
Billy Talbert*
George Leclerc
George Leclerc
6-0
6-2
6-3
David G. Freeman*
Bernard Jacoby
Bernard Jacoby
7-5
6-3
8-6
Robert (Bob) Kerdasha*
Henner Henkel
Henner Henkel
w.o.
Joseph Hunt*
Charles E. Swanson
Charles E. Swanson
6-2
6-2
6-1
Jack Kramer*
Norman Bickel
Norman Bickel
6-0
12-14
8-6
10-8
Julius David Heldman*
Robert Kreplin (Bob) Kamrath
Robert Kreplin (Bob) Kamrath
6-4
6-4
6-4
Jack Crawford*
Carlton Alexander Rood Jr
Carlton Alexander Rood Jr
6-0
6-1
6-4
Ted Schroeder*
Charles Mattmann
Charles Mattmann
6-2
6-4
4-6
6-4
Isadore (Izzy) Bellis*
David S. Johnsen
David S. Johnsen
6-2
6-1
6-4
George Toley*
J. Norman Anderson
J. Norman Anderson
6-3
6-3
6-4
Frank Guernsey*
Franjo Puncec
Franjo Puncec
6-1
3-6
2-6
6-3
7-5
Frank Parker*
Amado Sanchez
Amado Sanchez
6-0
6-1
6-1
Jack Mahoney*
Jack Bushman
Jack Bushman
0-6
6-4
6-4
1-6
6-3
Robert A. Low*
Donald S. Hawley
Donald S. Hawley
6-3
6-3
7-5
Charles Hare*
Arthur Charles Nielsen sr
Arthur Charles Nielsen sr
6-2
6-0
6-3
Gilbert A. Hunt*
J. Gilbert (Gil) Hall
J. Gilbert (Gil) Hall
6-4
6-3
11-13
6-2
Frank Joseph Bowden*
Morris Adelsberg
Morris Adelsberg
6-2
6-4
8-6
Henry Prusoff*
William Alfred Henry Duff
William Alfred Henry Duff
6-2
6-1
6-4
Edward Harold (Ed) Sutter*
Franjo Kukuljevic
Franjo Kukuljevic
6-4
2-6
3-6
6-3
6-3
Gardnar Mulloy*
Jacques (Toto) Brugnon
Jacques (Toto) Brugnon
w.o.
Gerard B. (Jeff) Podesta*
John H. Curtiss
John H. Curtiss
6-2
1-6
6-4
6-3
Seymour Greenberg*
Darrell Hudlow
Darrell Hudlow
6-2
3-6
7-5
3-6
6-2
William R. (Billy) McGehee*
Jack Tidball
Jack Tidball
w.o.
Round 2
Bobby Riggs*
Felicisimo Ampon
Felicisimo Ampon
2-6
6-4
6-4
10-8
Larry Dee*
S. Ellsworth (Sandy) Davenport III
S. Ellsworth (Sandy) Davenport III
5-7
6-3
10-8
4-6
8-6
Edward Charles (Ed) Alloo*
Gene Mako
Gene Mako
6-4
6-4
6-0
Ladislav Hecht*
E. Howard York III
E. Howard York III
6-3
6-3
6-4
Bryan Grant*
Sidney Wood jr.
Sidney Wood jr.
6-3
16-14
6-4
Robert H. (Bob) Decker*
John Hal Surface jr
John Hal Surface jr
w.o.
Abraham Ronald Lubin*
Frank Arthur Froehling Sr.
Frank Arthur Froehling Sr.
6-3
6-0
4-6
6-4
Harry Hopman*
Harry Burtz Boulware
Harry Burtz Boulware
6-4
6-2
6-4
Don McNeill*
Josip Palada
Josip Palada
6-3
5-7
6-4
6-0
Russell Bobbitt*
William (Bill) Umstaedter
William (Bill) Umstaedter
6-4
6-1
8-6
Billy Talbert*
Martin Buxby
Martin Buxby
4-6
6-3
8-6
6-4
David G. Freeman*
Robert (Bob) Kerdasha
Robert (Bob) Kerdasha
7-5
6-4
6-4
Joseph Hunt*
Jack Kramer
Jack Kramer
6-2
3-6
5-7
6-4
6-3
Jack Crawford*
Julius David Heldman
Julius David Heldman
5-7
2-6
6-4
6-3
6-1
Ted Schroeder*
Isadore (Izzy) Bellis
Isadore (Izzy) Bellis
6-4
6-4
6-0
Frank Guernsey*
George Toley
George Toley
6-0
6-4
6-0
Frank Parker*
Jack Mahoney
Jack Mahoney
6-2
6-4
6-2
Charles Hare*
Robert A. Low
Robert A. Low
6-4
6-1
6-0
Gilbert A. Hunt*
Frank Joseph Bowden
Frank Joseph Bowden
3-6
7-5
6-1
6-4
Henry Prusoff*
Edward Harold (Ed) Sutter
Edward Harold (Ed) Sutter
6-4
6-2
6-1
Gardnar Mulloy*
Gerard B. (Jeff) Podesta
Gerard B. (Jeff) Podesta
4-6
2-6
6-1
6-4
8-6
William R. (Billy) McGehee*
Seymour Greenberg
Seymour Greenberg
6-2
6-1
6-3
Pride Morey Lewis*
Raymond (Ray) Antignat
Raymond (Ray) Antignat
w.o.
John Bromwich*
Frank Shields
Frank Shields
6-2
6-3
6-2
Elwood Thomas Cooke*
Bill Robertson
Bill Robertson
w.o.
Willis Anderson*
Gordon Giles
Gordon Giles
w.o.
Chauncey Depew Steele Jr.*
August (Gus) Ganzenmuller
August (Gus) Ganzenmuller
6-0
5-7
6-3
6-2
Welby Van Horn*
Bernard Jean Yves Destremau
Bernard Jean Yves Destremau
w.o.
Wayne R. Sabin*
Joseph (Joe) Fishbach
Joseph (Joe) Fishbach
6-4
6-4
8-6
Dragutin Mitic*
Harris Everett
Harris Everett
6-2
4-6
7-9
6-2
7-5
John Doeg*
Leon Everett
Leon Everett
8-6
6-0
6-3
Adrian Quist*
William E. (Billy) Gillespie
William E. (Billy) Gillespie
6-0
6-2
6-1
Round 3
Bobby Riggs*
Larry Dee
Larry Dee
6-1
8-6
6-4
Edward Charles (Ed) Alloo*
Ladislav Hecht
Ladislav Hecht
6-4
9-11
1-6
8-6
6-0
Bryan Grant*
Robert H. (Bob) Decker
Robert H. (Bob) Decker
6-3
6-0
6-2
Harry Hopman*
Abraham Ronald Lubin
Abraham Ronald Lubin
6-4
0-6
9-7
6-3
Don McNeill*
Russell Bobbitt
Russell Bobbitt
6-1
9-7
6-1
Billy Talbert*
David G. Freeman
David G. Freeman
6-1
6-3
2-6
6-2
Joseph Hunt*
Jack Crawford
Jack Crawford
6-1
3-6
4-6
6-1
7-5
Frank Guernsey*
Ted Schroeder
Ted Schroeder
6-3
6-3
8-6
Frank Parker*
Charles Hare
Charles Hare
6-4
6-2
3-6
7-5
Gilbert A. Hunt*
Henry Prusoff
Henry Prusoff
6-2
1-6
7-9
7-5
6-1
Gardnar Mulloy*
William R. (Billy) McGehee
William R. (Billy) McGehee
6-2
5-7
6-4
6-3
John Bromwich*
Pride Morey Lewis
Pride Morey Lewis
7-5
6-4
6-1
Elwood Thomas Cooke*
Willis Anderson
Willis Anderson
6-3
6-3
6-3
Welby Van Horn*
Chauncey Depew Steele Jr.
Chauncey Depew Steele Jr.
5-7
12-10
8-6
10-8
Wayne R. Sabin*
Dragutin Mitic
Dragutin Mitic
6-1
6-0
6-4
Adrian Quist*
John Doeg
John Doeg
7-9
6-2
6-8
6-3
6-0
Round 4
Bobby Riggs*
Edward Charles (Ed) Alloo
Edward Charles (Ed) Alloo
6-4
6-2
8-6
Harry Hopman*
Bryan Grant
Bryan Grant
7-5
7-5
5-7
6-3
Don McNeill*
Billy Talbert
Billy Talbert
6-3
6-2
6-3
Joseph Hunt*
Frank Guernsey
Frank Guernsey
6-4
7-5
4-6
6-4
Gilbert A. Hunt*
Frank Parker
Frank Parker
6-1
6-1
6-1
John Bromwich*
Gardnar Mulloy
Gardnar Mulloy
7-5
6-1
6-2
Welby Van Horn*
Elwood Thomas Cooke
Elwood Thomas Cooke
6-3
8-10
6-4
7-5
Wayne R. Sabin*
Adrian Quist
Adrian Quist
11-9
4-6
8-6
6-1
Quarterfinals
Bobby Riggs*
Harry Hopman
Harry Hopman
6-1
10-8
6-3
Joseph Hunt*
Don McNeill
Don McNeill
6-4
15-13
8-10
4-6
6-2
John Bromwich*
Gilbert A. Hunt
Gilbert A. Hunt
6-3
6-4
6-1
Welby Van Horn*
Wayne R. Sabin
Wayne R. Sabin
4-6
2-6
6-4
7-5
6-3
Semifinals
Bobby Riggs*
Joseph Hunt
Joseph Hunt
6-1
6-2
4-6
6-1
Welby Van Horn*
John Bromwich
John Bromwich
2-6
4-6
6-2
6-4
8-6
Final
Bobby Riggs*
Welby Van Horn
Welby Van Horn
6-4
6-2
6-4
Tournament
Round 1
Joseph Hunt*
Charles E. Swanson
Charles E. Swanson
Jack Kramer*
Norman Bickel
Norman Bickel
Jack Crawford*
Carlton Alexander Rood Jr
Carlton Alexander Rood Jr
Julius David Heldman*
Robert Kreplin (Bob) Kamrath
Robert Kreplin (Bob) Kamrath
Frank Guernsey*
Franjo Puncec
Franjo Puncec
George Toley*
J. Norman Anderson
J. Norman Anderson
Ted Schroeder*
Charles Mattmann
Charles Mattmann
Isadore (Izzy) Bellis*
David S. Johnsen
David S. Johnsen
Billy Talbert*
George Leclerc
George Leclerc
Martin Buxby*
Horace Clinton Nunes
Horace Clinton Nunes
David G. Freeman*
Bernard Jacoby
Bernard Jacoby
Robert (Bob) Kerdasha*
Henner Henkel
Henner Henkel
Gardnar Mulloy*
Jacques (Toto) Brugnon
Jacques (Toto) Brugnon
Gerard B. (Jeff) Podesta*
John H. Curtiss
John H. Curtiss
William R. (Billy) McGehee*
Jack Tidball
Jack Tidball
Seymour Greenberg*
Darrell Hudlow
Darrell Hudlow
Gilbert A. Hunt*
J. Gilbert (Gil) Hall
J. Gilbert (Gil) Hall
Frank Joseph Bowden*
Morris Adelsberg
Morris Adelsberg
Henry Prusoff*
William Alfred Henry Duff
William Alfred Henry Duff
Edward Harold (Ed) Sutter*
Franjo Kukuljevic
Franjo Kukuljevic
Frank Parker*
Amado Sanchez
Amado Sanchez
Jack Mahoney*
Jack Bushman
Jack Bushman
Charles Hare*
Arthur Charles Nielsen sr
Arthur Charles Nielsen sr
Robert A. Low*
Donald S. Hawley
Donald S. Hawley
Round 2
Bobby Riggs*
Felicisimo Ampon
Felicisimo Ampon
Larry Dee*
S. Ellsworth (Sandy) Davenport III
S. Ellsworth (Sandy) Davenport III
Edward Charles (Ed) Alloo*
Gene Mako
Gene Mako
Ladislav Hecht*
E. Howard York III
E. Howard York III
Harry Hopman*
Harry Burtz Boulware
Harry Burtz Boulware
Abraham Ronald Lubin*
Frank Arthur Froehling Sr.
Frank Arthur Froehling Sr.
Bryan Grant*
Sidney Wood jr.
Sidney Wood jr.
Robert H. (Bob) Decker*
John Hal Surface jr
John Hal Surface jr
Joseph Hunt*
Jack Kramer
Jack Kramer
Jack Crawford*
Julius David Heldman
Julius David Heldman
Frank Guernsey*
George Toley
George Toley
Ted Schroeder*
Isadore (Izzy) Bellis
Isadore (Izzy) Bellis
Don McNeill*
Josip Palada
Josip Palada
Russell Bobbitt*
William (Bill) Umstaedter
William (Bill) Umstaedter
Billy Talbert*
Martin Buxby
Martin Buxby
David G. Freeman*
Robert (Bob) Kerdasha
Robert (Bob) Kerdasha
Welby Van Horn*
Bernard Jean Yves Destremau
Bernard Jean Yves Destremau
Chauncey Depew Steele Jr.*
August (Gus) Ganzenmuller
August (Gus) Ganzenmuller
Elwood Thomas Cooke*
Bill Robertson
Bill Robertson
Willis Anderson*
Gordon Giles
Gordon Giles
Wayne R. Sabin*
Joseph (Joe) Fishbach
Joseph (Joe) Fishbach
Dragutin Mitic*
Harris Everett
Harris Everett
Adrian Quist*
William E. (Billy) Gillespie
William E. (Billy) Gillespie
John Doeg*
Leon Everett
Leon Everett
John Bromwich*
Frank Shields
Frank Shields
Pride Morey Lewis*
Raymond (Ray) Antignat
Raymond (Ray) Antignat
Gardnar Mulloy*
Gerard B. (Jeff) Podesta
Gerard B. (Jeff) Podesta
William R. (Billy) McGehee*
Seymour Greenberg
Seymour Greenberg
Gilbert A. Hunt*
Frank Joseph Bowden
Frank Joseph Bowden
Henry Prusoff*
Edward Harold (Ed) Sutter
Edward Harold (Ed) Sutter
Frank Parker*
Jack Mahoney
Jack Mahoney
Charles Hare*
Robert A. Low
Robert A. Low
Round 3
Bobby Riggs*
Larry Dee
Larry Dee
Edward Charles (Ed) Alloo*
Ladislav Hecht
Ladislav Hecht
Harry Hopman*
Abraham Ronald Lubin
Abraham Ronald Lubin
Bryan Grant*
Robert H. (Bob) Decker
Robert H. (Bob) Decker
Joseph Hunt*
Jack Crawford
Jack Crawford
Frank Guernsey*
Ted Schroeder
Ted Schroeder
Don McNeill*
Russell Bobbitt
Russell Bobbitt
Billy Talbert*
David G. Freeman
David G. Freeman
Welby Van Horn*
Chauncey Depew Steele Jr.
Chauncey Depew Steele Jr.
Elwood Thomas Cooke*
Willis Anderson
Willis Anderson
Wayne R. Sabin*
Dragutin Mitic
Dragutin Mitic
Adrian Quist*
John Doeg
John Doeg
John Bromwich*
Pride Morey Lewis
Pride Morey Lewis
Gardnar Mulloy*
William R. (Billy) McGehee
William R. (Billy) McGehee
Gilbert A. Hunt*
Henry Prusoff
Henry Prusoff
Frank Parker*
Charles Hare
Charles Hare
Round 4
Bobby Riggs*
Edward Charles (Ed) Alloo
Edward Charles (Ed) Alloo
Harry Hopman*
Bryan Grant
Bryan Grant
Joseph Hunt*
Frank Guernsey
Frank Guernsey
Don McNeill*
Billy Talbert
Billy Talbert
Welby Van Horn*
Elwood Thomas Cooke
Elwood Thomas Cooke
Wayne R. Sabin*
Adrian Quist
Adrian Quist
John Bromwich*
Gardnar Mulloy
Gardnar Mulloy
Gilbert A. Hunt*
Frank Parker
Frank Parker
Quarterfinals
Bobby Riggs*
Harry Hopman
Harry Hopman
Joseph Hunt*
Don McNeill
Don McNeill
Welby Van Horn*
Wayne R. Sabin
Wayne R. Sabin
John Bromwich*
Gilbert A. Hunt
Gilbert A. Hunt
Semifinals
Bobby Riggs*
Joseph Hunt
Joseph Hunt
Welby Van Horn*
John Bromwich
John Bromwich
Final
Bobby Riggs*
Welby Van Horn
Welby Van Horn