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1939 U.S. National Championships – Men's Singles
Bobby Riggs defeated Welby Van Horn 6–4, 6–2, 6–4 in the final to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1939 U.S. National Championships. Seeds The tournament used two lists of eight players for seeding the men's singles event; one for U.S. players and one for foreign players. Bobby Riggs is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated. ::U.S. # Bobby Riggs (champion) # Frank Parker ''(fourth round)'' # Elwood Cooke ''(fourth round)'' # Don McNeill ''(quarterfinals)'' # Bryan Grant ''(fourth round)'' # Joe Hunt ''(semifinals)'' # Gardnar Mulloy ''(fourth round)'' # Wayne Sabin ''(quarterfinals)'' ::Foreign # Adrian Quist ''(fourth round)'' # Franjo Punčec ''(first round)'' # John Bromwich ''(semifinals)'' # Harry Hopman ''(quarterfinals)'' # Henner Henkel ''(first round)'' # Jack Crawford ''(third round)'' # Franjo Kukuljević ''(first round)'' # Ladislav Hecht ''(third round)'' Draw Key * Q = Qualifier * WC = Wild ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bobby Riggs
Robert Larimore Riggs (February 25, 1918 – October 25, 1995) was an American tennis champion who was the World No. 1 amateur in 1939 and World No. 1 professional in 1946 and 1947. He played his first professional tennis match on December 26, 1941. As a 21-year-old amateur in 1939, Riggs won the singles title at Wimbledon, the U.S. National Championships (now U.S. Open), and was runner-up at the French Championships. He was U.S. champion again in 1941, after a runner-up finish the year before. At the 1939 Wimbledon Championships he also won the Men's Doubles and the Mixed Doubles. After retirement from his pro career, Riggs became well known as a hustler and gambler. He organized numerous exhibition challenges, inviting active and retired tennis pros to participate. In 1973, at age 55, he held two such events, first against the #1-ranked woman player Margaret Smith Court, which he won easily, and then against the then current women's champion Billie Jean King, which h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
