Eastern Grass Court Championships 1940


General 1940-08-03 - 1940-08-11
Amateur
Grass
5
Rye, NY, Westchester Country Club
United States of America

Source American Lawn Tennis



Media


Winner Robert Larimore (Bobby) Riggs


Players
Wilmer Lawson Allison
William Loughlon (Bill) Canning Jr.
Alexander H. (Zan) Carver Jr.
S. Ellsworth (Sandy) Davenport III
Robert H. (Bob) Decker
Larry Dee
Joseph (Joe) Fishbach
Bryan Morel (Bitsy) Grant
Seymour Greenberg
Robert Leland Harman
Gilbert A. Hunt
Joseph (Joe) Raphael Hunt
Marvin Kantrowitz
Robert (Bob) Kerdasha
Abraham Ronald Lubin
George E. Lyttleton-Rogers
William Donald (Don) McNeill
Walter Meserole
Gardnar Putnam Mulloy
Charles Edward (Ted) Olewine
Frank Andrew Parker
Gerard B. (Jeff) Podesta
Henry Justin Prusoff
Robert Larimore (Bobby) Riggs
Frederick Rudolph (Ted) Schroeder
Francis Xavier (Frank) Shields
John Hal Surface jr
William Franklin (Billy) Talbert
James J. Thackara
George Andrew Toley
Sidney Welby (Welby) Van Horn
John William Van Ryn


Rounds
Round 2
Bobby Riggs*
Abraham Ronald Lubin
7-5 6-2
Seymour Greenberg*
Marvin Kantrowitz
7-5 6-0
Gilbert A. Hunt*
Alexander H. (Zan) Carver Jr.
7-5 0-6 6-4
Frank Shields*
Walter Meserole
6-3 6-4
Frank Parker*
Robert (Bob) Kerdasha
6-3 6-2
Ted Schroeder*
Robert H. (Bob) Decker
7-5 4-6 6-1
Henry Prusoff*
George Toley
5-7 9-7 6-4
Don McNeill*
Larry Dee
6-3 6-0
Robert Harman*
Joseph (Joe) Fishbach
6-2 6-4
Gardnar Mulloy*
Charles Olewine
9-7 6-2
Wilmer Allison*
William Loughlon (Bill) Canning Jr.
10-8 8-6
John Hal Surface jr*
Welby Van Horn
6-0 6-3
S. Ellsworth (Sandy) Davenport III*
George E. Lyttleton-Rogers
6-3 7-5
Joseph Hunt*
Billy Talbert
7-5 4-6 6-4
Bryan Grant*
John Van Ryn
7-5 6-2
James J. Thackara*
Gerard B. (Jeff) Podesta
10-8 8-6

Round 3
Bobby Riggs*
Seymour Greenberg
6-4 6-3
Frank Shields*
Gilbert A. Hunt
6-3 5-7 9-7
Frank Parker*
Ted Schroeder
6-2 6-4
Henry Prusoff*
S. Ellsworth (Sandy) Davenport III
8-6 6-0
Don McNeill*
Robert Harman
6-2 9-7
Gardnar Mulloy*
Wilmer Allison
5-7 8-6 10-8
Joseph Hunt*
John Hal Surface jr
6-1 6-2
Bryan Grant*
James J. Thackara
6-4 6-2

Quarterfinals
Bobby Riggs*
Frank Shields
6-8 6-4 6-2
Henry Prusoff*
Frank Parker
6-4 6-3
Don McNeill*
Gardnar Mulloy
6-3 8-6
Bryan Grant*
Joseph Hunt
6-3 3-6 6-2

Semifinals
Bobby Riggs*
Henry Prusoff
6-2 6-2 6-1
Don McNeill*
Bryan Grant
2-6 6-4 6-1 6-3

Final
Bobby Riggs*
Don McNeill
6-2 3-6 7-5 6-4


Tournament
Round 2
Bobby Riggs*
Abraham Ronald Lubin
Seymour Greenberg*
Marvin Kantrowitz
Frank Shields*
Walter Meserole
Gilbert A. Hunt*
Alexander H. (Zan) Carver Jr.
Henry Prusoff*
George Toley
S. Ellsworth (Sandy) Davenport III*
George E. Lyttleton-Rogers
Frank Parker*
Robert (Bob) Kerdasha
Ted Schroeder*
Robert H. (Bob) Decker
Don McNeill*
Larry Dee
Robert Harman*
Joseph (Joe) Fishbach
Gardnar Mulloy*
Charles Olewine
Wilmer Allison*
William Loughlon (Bill) Canning Jr.
Bryan Grant*
John Van Ryn
James J. Thackara*
Gerard B. (Jeff) Podesta
Joseph Hunt*
Billy Talbert
John Hal Surface jr*
Welby Van Horn
Round 3
Bobby Riggs*
Seymour Greenberg
Frank Shields*
Gilbert A. Hunt
Henry Prusoff*
S. Ellsworth (Sandy) Davenport III
Frank Parker*
Ted Schroeder
Don McNeill*
Robert Harman
Gardnar Mulloy*
Wilmer Allison
Bryan Grant*
James J. Thackara
Joseph Hunt*
John Hal Surface jr
Quarterfinals
Bobby Riggs*
Frank Shields
Henry Prusoff*
Frank Parker
Don McNeill*
Gardnar Mulloy
Bryan Grant*
Joseph Hunt
Semifinals
Bobby Riggs*
Henry Prusoff
Don McNeill*
Bryan Grant
Final
Bobby Riggs*
Don McNeill