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