US Open 1917


General 1917-08-20 - 1917-08-25
Grandslam
Grass
6
Forest Hills, NY, West Side Tennis Club
United States of America


Info Note: due to World War I, this was not a national championship. It was called the "National Patriotic Tournament"



Media


Winner Robert Lindley Murray


Players
Jean Baptiste (Tiste) Adoue Jr.
Frederick Beasley (Fred) Alexander
Howard Marshall (Marshall) Allen
John T. Allen
Joseph J. Armstrong
Frederick Clark Baggs
Abraham Bassford Jr.
R.M. Beck
Leonard A. Beekman
Karl Howell Behr jr
Moses Berk
Craig Biddle
Elliott H. Binzen
Herbert L. Bowman
Channing G. Burrows
Charles D.E. Chambers
Hunt T. Dickinson
Gustave Adolphe Léon Dionne
Gerald B. Emerson
Edward J. Fixman
L. Gwynne French
Charles Stedman (Chuck) Garland
Clarence James (Peck) Griffin
Fred H. Harris
Frederick Clark Inman
Robert L. James
Henry C. (Harry) Johnson
Seiichiro Kashio
Benjamin H. Letson
Christian Mack
Charles William MacMullen
Arthur W. MacPherson jr
Lyle Evans (Louis) Mahan
Cedric Aylwin Major
Dean Mathey
Robert B. McClave
Robert Lindley Murray
Nathaniel William (Nat) Niles
James S. O\'Neale Jr.
Henry S. Parker
Walter Lacy Pate
Theodore Roosevelt (Roosevelt) Pell jr
F. Brown Ransom
William Rosenbaum
Harry Seymour
John Richard Strachan
Harold Augustus Throckmorton
William Tatem (Bill) Tilden II
George Tilden
Herbert D. Vail
Ludlow Van Deventer
Philip Ludlow Van Deventer
Kenneth F. Vilsack
Otto Viktor Alfred Maria von Salm Hoogstraeten
Samuel Howard Voshell
George Olds Wagner
George A. Walker Jr.
Holcombe Ward
Watson McLean (Watty) Washburn
Douglas S. Watters
Herbert Lavern Westfall
Malcolm Douglass (Mal) Whitman
Richard Norris (Dick) Williams jr
Irving Christian Wright


Rounds
Round 1
Herbert Lavern Westfall*
Gerald B. Emerson
6-2 6-1
Roosevelt Pell jr*
William Rosenbaum
6-3 6-3
Bill Tilden*
Otto Salm
6-0 6-1
Dean Mathey*
Channing G. Burrows
w.o.
George A. Walker Jr.*
Harry Seymour
6-2 6-0
Fred Alexander*
Abraham Bassford Jr.
6-1 6-0
Craig Biddle*
Cedric Aylwin Major
w.o.
John Richard Strachan*
Benjamin H. Letson
w.o.
Elliott H. Binzen*
Herbert L. Bowman
w.o.
Arthur W. MacPherson jr*
Fred H. Harris
w.o.
George Olds Wagner*
Moses Berk
6-3 6-0
Douglas S. Watters*
John T. Allen
7-5 6-4
Seiichiro Kashio*
F. Brown Ransom
7-9 7-5 10-8
Charles Stedman (Chuck) Garland*
Lyle Evans (Louis) Mahan
6-1 7-5
Karl Howell Behr jr*
Gustave Adolphe Léon Dionne
6-4 2-6 6-0
Holcombe Ward*
Samuel Howard Voshell
6-4 1-6 6-3
Henry S. Parker*
Frederick Inman
6-1 6-3
Nathaniel Niles*
Howard Marshall (Marshall) Allen
6-4 6-2
Charles D.E. Chambers*
Jean Baptiste (Tiste) Adoue Jr.
w.o.
R.M. Beck*
Joseph J. Armstrong
w.o.
Herbert D. Vail*
Kenneth F. Vilsack
6-3 9-7
Clarence James (Peck) Griffin*
Charles William MacMullen
6-2 6-3
Ludlow Van Deventer*
Christian Mack
w.o.
Harold Augustus Throckmorton*
Henry C. (Harry) Johnson
6-4 6-4
Frederick Clark Baggs*
James S. O\'Neale Jr.
w.o.
Watson McLean (Watty) Washburn*
Hunt T. Dickinson
6-3 6-3
Robert B. McClave*
George Tilden
w.o.
Irving Christian Wright*
Malcolm Douglass (Mal) Whitman
w.o.
Leonard A. Beekman*
Philip Ludlow Van Deventer
6-2 6-4
Dick Williams jr*
Walter Lacy Pate
6-2 6-2
L. Gwynne French*
Robert L. James
3-6 6-3 6-1
Robert Lindley Murray*
Edward J. Fixman
w.o.

Round 2
Robert Lindley Murray*
Herbert Lavern Westfall
6-2 6-2
Bill Tilden*
Roosevelt Pell jr
6-3 6-3
Dean Mathey*
George A. Walker Jr.
6-3 6-1
Craig Biddle*
Fred Alexander
6-1 6-4
John Richard Strachan*
Elliott H. Binzen
6-1 6-1
Arthur W. MacPherson jr*
George Olds Wagner
6-1 6-4
Douglas S. Watters*
Seiichiro Kashio
6-3 6-4
Charles Stedman (Chuck) Garland*
Karl Howell Behr jr
6-2 6-4
Holcombe Ward*
Henry S. Parker
6-2 6-2
Nathaniel Niles*
Charles D.E. Chambers
6-4 6-1
R.M. Beck*
Herbert D. Vail
6-1 6-3
Clarence James (Peck) Griffin*
Ludlow Van Deventer
6-2 6-2
Harold Augustus Throckmorton*
Frederick Clark Baggs
7-5 6-3
Watson McLean (Watty) Washburn*
Robert B. McClave
6-0 6-2
Leonard A. Beekman*
Irving Christian Wright
5-7 12-10 6-2
Dick Williams jr*
L. Gwynne French
6-3 6-2

Round 3
Robert Lindley Murray*
Bill Tilden
3-6 6-4 6-3 6-3
Craig Biddle*
Dean Mathey
6-4 12-14 6-3 6-3
John Richard Strachan*
Arthur W. MacPherson jr
6-1 2-6 6-0 6-3
Charles Stedman (Chuck) Garland*
Douglas S. Watters
6-4 6-1 6-3
Nathaniel Niles*
Holcombe Ward
3-6 6-3 6-1 6-2
Clarence James (Peck) Griffin*
R.M. Beck
6-2 8-6 6-2
Harold Augustus Throckmorton*
Watson McLean (Watty) Washburn
4-6 6-2 6-4 6-4
Dick Williams jr*
Leonard A. Beekman
6-8 6-4 9-7 6-3

Quarterfinals
Robert Lindley Murray*
Craig Biddle
4-6 6-1 6-4 4-6 6-2
John Richard Strachan*
Charles Stedman (Chuck) Garland
6-1 2-6 6-2 6-3
Nathaniel Niles*
Clarence James (Peck) Griffin
6-1 6-3 6-0
Dick Williams jr*
Harold Augustus Throckmorton
4-6 6-3 7-5 (?)

Semifinals
Robert Lindley Murray*
John Richard Strachan
4-6 6-3 6-3 6-1
Nathaniel Niles*
Dick Williams jr
6-2 4-6 6-4 6-3

Final
Robert Lindley Murray*
Nathaniel Niles
5-7 8-6 6-3 6-3


Tournament
Round 1
Robert Lindley Murray*
Edward J. Fixman
Herbert Lavern Westfall*
Gerald B. Emerson
Bill Tilden*
Otto Salm
Roosevelt Pell jr*
William Rosenbaum
Craig Biddle*
Cedric Aylwin Major
Fred Alexander*
Abraham Bassford Jr.
Dean Mathey*
Channing G. Burrows
George A. Walker Jr.*
Harry Seymour
John Richard Strachan*
Benjamin H. Letson
Elliott H. Binzen*
Herbert L. Bowman
Arthur W. MacPherson jr*
Fred H. Harris
George Olds Wagner*
Moses Berk
Charles Stedman (Chuck) Garland*
Lyle Evans (Louis) Mahan
Karl Howell Behr jr*
Gustave Adolphe Léon Dionne
Douglas S. Watters*
John T. Allen
Seiichiro Kashio*
F. Brown Ransom
Nathaniel Niles*
Howard Marshall (Marshall) Allen
Charles D.E. Chambers*
Jean Baptiste (Tiste) Adoue Jr.
Holcombe Ward*
Samuel Howard Voshell
Henry S. Parker*
Frederick Inman
Clarence James (Peck) Griffin*
Charles William MacMullen
Ludlow Van Deventer*
Christian Mack
R.M. Beck*
Joseph J. Armstrong
Herbert D. Vail*
Kenneth F. Vilsack
Dick Williams jr*
Walter Lacy Pate
L. Gwynne French*
Robert L. James
Leonard A. Beekman*
Philip Ludlow Van Deventer
Irving Christian Wright*
Malcolm Douglass (Mal) Whitman
Harold Augustus Throckmorton*
Henry C. (Harry) Johnson
Frederick Clark Baggs*
James S. O\'Neale Jr.
Watson McLean (Watty) Washburn*
Hunt T. Dickinson
Robert B. McClave*
George Tilden
Round 2
Robert Lindley Murray*
Herbert Lavern Westfall
Bill Tilden*
Roosevelt Pell jr
Craig Biddle*
Fred Alexander
Dean Mathey*
George A. Walker Jr.
John Richard Strachan*
Elliott H. Binzen
Arthur W. MacPherson jr*
George Olds Wagner
Charles Stedman (Chuck) Garland*
Karl Howell Behr jr
Douglas S. Watters*
Seiichiro Kashio
Nathaniel Niles*
Charles D.E. Chambers
Holcombe Ward*
Henry S. Parker
Clarence James (Peck) Griffin*
Ludlow Van Deventer
R.M. Beck*
Herbert D. Vail
Dick Williams jr*
L. Gwynne French
Leonard A. Beekman*
Irving Christian Wright
Harold Augustus Throckmorton*
Frederick Clark Baggs
Watson McLean (Watty) Washburn*
Robert B. McClave
Round 3
Robert Lindley Murray*
Bill Tilden
Craig Biddle*
Dean Mathey
John Richard Strachan*
Arthur W. MacPherson jr
Charles Stedman (Chuck) Garland*
Douglas S. Watters
Nathaniel Niles*
Holcombe Ward
Clarence James (Peck) Griffin*
R.M. Beck
Dick Williams jr*
Leonard A. Beekman
Harold Augustus Throckmorton*
Watson McLean (Watty) Washburn
Quarterfinals
Robert Lindley Murray*
Craig Biddle
John Richard Strachan*
Charles Stedman (Chuck) Garland
Nathaniel Niles*
Clarence James (Peck) Griffin
Dick Williams jr*
Harold Augustus Throckmorton
Semifinals
Robert Lindley Murray*
John Richard Strachan
Nathaniel Niles*
Dick Williams jr
Final
Robert Lindley Murray*
Nathaniel Niles