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US Pro Championships 1947

General Date1947-06-16 - 1947-06-22
Tournament typeProfessional
SurfaceUnknown
Rounds6
CityForest Hills, NY. West Side TC
CountryUnited States of America

Source American Lawn Tennis

Media

Winner Player Robert Larimore (Bobby) Riggs

Players

Jerome (Jerry) Adler
Harold Blauer
John Donald (Don) Budge
Lloyd Kincaid Budge
Martin Buxby
Elwood Thomas Cooke
William C. (Bill) Crosby
Igor de Nissoff
William (Bill) Douglas
Al C. Doyle
Harold (Harry) Duncan
John B. Faunce
Frank Marion (Buddy) Goeltz
Leonard Hartman

Al Hopper
Rupert George Wharton (George) Hudson
Jack Jossi
William (Bill) Kenney
Harry Kenney
F. Ernest Koslan
Frank Louis Kovacs
George E. Lyttleton-Rogers
John (Jack) L. March
Paul Martin
Richard (Dick) McKee
Rudolph (Rudy) Noble
John Nogrady
Frederick John (Fred) Perry

Esteban M. Reyes Sr.
Vincent (Vinnie) Richards
Robert Larimore (Bobby) Riggs
Wayne R. Sabin
George Lewis Seewagen
Al Silverman
Edward S. Stillman
Robert (Junior) Stubbs
Richard (Dick) Van Den Busch
Sidney Welby (Welby) Van Horn
Dan K. Watson
William Weissbach
Charles W. (Charlie) Wood Jr.

Rounds
Round 1

Welby Van Horn*
Harry Kenney

6-1 6-1 6-2

William (Bill) Douglas*
Harold (Harry) Duncan

6-3 6-2 6-3

George Lewis Seewagen*
William (Bill) Kenney

6-0 6-3 6-0

William C. (Bill) Crosby*
George E. Lyttleton-Rogers

6-4 6-2 6-2

Bobby Riggs*
Igor de Nissoff

6-1 6-1 6-2

Lloyd Kincaid Budge*
Dan K. Watson

8-6 7-5 1-6 6-4

Richard (Dick) McKee*
Harold Blauer

5-7 7-5 6-2 4-6 6-4

Jack Jossi*
Paul Martin

6-2 6-2 6-3

F. Ernest Koslan*
Edward S. Stillman

6-3 6-2 6-4

Round 2

Don Budge*
William Weissbach

6-1 6-1 6-3

Jerome (Jerry) Adler*
Vincent (Vinnie) Richards

9-7 9-7 6-1

Wayne R. Sabin*
Frank Marion (Buddy) Goeltz

4-6 64- 3-6 6-2 6-4

Al C. Doyle*
Rudolph (Rudy) Noble

6-1 6-0 6-2

Fred Perry*
Charles W. (Charlie) Wood Jr.

6-4 6-1 7-5

John Nogrady*
Al Hopper

6-3 6-1 6-1

Welby Van Horn*
William (Bill) Douglas

6-1 6-1 7-5

William C. (Bill) Crosby*
George Lewis Seewagen

6-3 4-6 6-0 6-0

Bobby Riggs*
Lloyd Kincaid Budge

6-1 6-1 6-3

Martin Buxby*
Richard (Dick) McKee

6-3 6-1 6-1

Jack Jossi*
F. Ernest Koslan

6-4 6-4 6-4

Elwood Thomas Cooke*
George Hudson

6-2 6-4 6-2

Frank Kovacs*
Richard (Dick) Van Den Busch

6-2 6-0 6-0

John (Jack) L. March*
Al Silverman

6-4 6-3 6-1

John Faunce*
Leonard Hartman

6-0 6-2 6-3

Robert (Junior) Stubbs*
Esteban M. Reyes Sr.

w.o.

Round 3

Don Budge*
Jerome (Jerry) Adler

6-1 6-0 6-1

Wayne R. Sabin*
Al C. Doyle

7-5 6-2 6-2

Fred Perry*
John Nogrady

6-3 6-1 6-4

Welby Van Horn*
William C. (Bill) Crosby

6-3 6-4 6-4

Bobby Riggs*
Martin Buxby

6-1 6-1 6-1

Elwood Thomas Cooke*
Jack Jossi

6-2 6-1 6-2

Frank Kovacs*
John (Jack) L. March

6-2 6-3 6-2

John Faunce*
Robert (Junior) Stubbs

6-2 6-2 6-4

Quarterfinals

Don Budge*
Wayne R. Sabin

6-2 6-3 6-4

Welby Van Horn*
Fred Perry

14-12 6-2 6-4

Bobby Riggs*
Elwood Thomas Cooke

6-4 6-1 6-2

Frank Kovacs*
John Faunce

6-2 6-2 6-2

Semifinals

Don Budge*
Welby Van Horn

7-5 6-3 4-6 6-3

Bobby Riggs*
Frank Kovacs

6-3 6-3 6-4

Final

Bobby Riggs*
Don Budge

3-6 6-3 10-8 4-6 6-3

Tournament

Round 1