Robert Lindley Murray defeated
Nathaniel W. Niles 5–7, 8–6, 6–3, 6–3 in the final to win the men's singles tennis title at the
1917 U.S. National Championships. The event was held at the
West Side Tennis Club
The West Side Tennis Club is a private tennis club located in Forest Hills, a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Queens. The club has 38 tennis courts in all four surfaces ( clay court, Har-Tru, grass court and hardcourt), a junior ...
in Forest Hills, New York. The tournament was renamed National Patriotic Tournament in support of the war effort. No trophies were handed out to the winners and the entrance fees were dedicated to the
American Red Cross.
Final eight
References
External links
1917 U.S. National Championships on ITFtennis.com the source for this draw
{{DEFAULTSORT:U.S. National Championships - Men's Singles,1917
Men's singles
1917
Events
Below, the events of World War I have the "WWI" prefix.
January
* January 9 – WWI – Battle of Rafa: The last substantial Ottoman Army garrison on the Sinai Peninsula is captured by the Egyptian Expeditionary Fo ...