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US Pro Championships 1931

General Date1931-07-09 - 1931-07-12
Tournament typeProfessional
SurfaceUnknown
Rounds6
CityForest Hills, NY
CountryUnited States of America

Source American Lawn Tennis

Info Kozeluh and Burke were Foreign Seeds.

Media

Winner Player William Tatem (Bill) Tilden II

Players

George Agutter
George J. Alcorn
Philip Harold (Phil) Bagby
Allen Hawthorne Behr
Julius Boise
Philip Sidney (Phil) Brain
Albert Burke
James Burns Jr.
James Burns Sr.
John Cardegna
John A. Collom
Edwin J. Faulkner
Henry A. Geidel
Paul Heston

Francis Townsend (Frank) Hunter
James Kenney
Daniel Kenney
Walter A. Kinsella
Howard Oreon Kinsey
Karel Kozeluh (Koželuh)
Gordon W. Lynn
J. Basil Maguire
Dan Martella
Hamlin S. McGrath
James J. (Jimmie) Mitchell
Robert K. Murray
Rudolph (Rudy) Noble
Lief Nordlie

J. Emmett Pare
Herman Peterson
James P. Reid
Theodore (Teddy) Rericha
Vincent (Vinnie) Richards
Arthur Rudolph
Robert (Bobby) Seller
William Tatem (Bill) Tilden II
Everett H. Waugh
Charles W. (Charlie) Wood Jr.
Valerian John Yavorski

Rounds
Round 1

Robert K. Murray*
Arthur Rudolph

8-6 6-2 6-4

Charles W. (Charlie) Wood Jr.*
Everett H. Waugh

6-2 6-2 6-2

John Cardegna*
Theodore (Teddy) Rericha

6-2 3-6 6-3 6-3

John A. Collom*
Lief Nordlie

6-2 6-1 6-3

Valerian John Yavorski*
Philip Sidney (Phil) Brain

6-4 6-2 1-6 3-6 8-6

Albert Burke*
Dan Martella

6-1 6-0 6-3

Vincent (Vinnie) Richards*
Julius Boise

6-1 6-0 6-1

Allen Hawthorne Behr*
Walter A. Kinsella

6-2 6-1 6-3

Herman Peterson*
James Kenney

8-6 6-3 6-3

Edwin J. Faulkner*
Hamlin S. McGrath

6-3 6-3 6-2

Round 2

Bill Tilden*
James Burns Sr.

6-1 6-0 6-1

James J. (Jimmie) Mitchell*
Gordon W. Lynn

11-9 6-4 6-3

J. Emmett Pare*
Daniel Kenney

6-3 6-1 6-1

Howard Kinsey*
Robert K. Murray

6-1 6-3 6-4

Charles W. (Charlie) Wood Jr.*
George Agutter

7-5 6-1 6-3

John Cardegna*
John A. Collom

6-3 3-6 2-6 9-7 6-0

Albert Burke*
Valerian John Yavorski

6-1 6-0 6-0

Vincent (Vinnie) Richards*
Allen Hawthorne Behr

6-1 6-0 6-0

Paul Heston*
George J. Alcorn

6-0 6-1 6-1

Henry A. Geidel*
Herman Peterson

6-3 6-2 1-6 6-0

Robert (Bobby) Seller*
Edwin J. Faulkner

6-0 7-5 6-2

Frank Hunter*
Philip Harold (Phil) Bagby

6-0 6-0 6-3

James Burns Jr.*
James P. Reid

6-3 6-1 3-6 6-1

Round 3

Bill Tilden*
James J. (Jimmie) Mitchell

6-0 6-1 6-0

J. Emmett Pare*
J. Basil Maguire

6-1 6-3 6-4

Howard Kinsey*
Charles W. (Charlie) Wood Jr.

6-0 6-4 8-6

Albert Burke*
John Cardegna

6-2 6-1 6-0

Vincent (Vinnie) Richards*
Paul Heston

6-3 6-0 6-4

Robert (Bobby) Seller*
Henry A. Geidel

6-3 6-3 3-6 6-0

Frank Hunter*
James Burns Jr.

6-0 6-0 6-0

Karel Kozeluh*
Rudolph (Rudy) Noble

6-0 6-2 6-0

Quarterfinals

Bill Tilden*
J. Emmett Pare

7-5 7-5 6-4

Howard Kinsey*
Albert Burke

10-8 8-10 6-4 6-4

Vincent (Vinnie) Richards*
Robert (Bobby) Seller

6-3 6-4 6-4

Karel Kozeluh*
Frank Hunter

3-6 6-3 6-2 6-2

Semifinals

Bill Tilden*
Howard Kinsey

6-4 6-0 6-3

Vincent (Vinnie) Richards*
Karel Kozeluh

6-2 6-4 6-3

Final

Bill Tilden*
Vincent (Vinnie) Richards

7-5 6-2 6-1

Tournament

Round 1