1918 U.S. National Championships – Men's singles

Defending champion Robert Lindley Murray defeated Bill Tilden in the final, 6–3, 6–1, 7–5 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1918 U.S. National Championships.

Men's singles
1918 U.S. National Championships
Champion	Robert Lindley Murray[1]
Runner-up	Bill Tilden[1]
Score	6–3, 6–1, 7–5
Draw	87
Seeds	–

Main article: 1918 U.S. National Championships (tennis)

The event was held at the West Side Tennis Club in Forest Hills, Queens, from August 26 through September 3, 1918.^[2][1][3]

Final eight

	Quarterfinals									Semifinals									Final
		Craig Biddle	2	3	5
		S. Howard Voshell	6	6	7
											S. Howard Voshell	4	3	6
											R. Lindley Murray	6	6	8
		Nathaniel Niles	5	4	6	5
		R. Lindley Murray	7	6	2	7
																				R. Lindley Murray	6	6	7
																				Bill Tilden	3	1	5
		Lyle Mahan	6	6	1	2
		Ichiya Kumagae	8	3	6	6
											Ichiya Kumagae	2	2	0
											Bill Tilden	6	6	6
		Bill Tilden	3	6	5	7	6
		Walter Merrill Hall	6	1	7	5	1

Earlier rounds

Section 1

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
										Biddle		6	6	6
										Ewing		2	4	4
																			Biddle		6	6	6
																			Cassils		0	2	1
										O'Boyle		1	3	4
										Cassils		6	6	6
																												Biddle		6	6	6
																												Morgenthaler		0	3	3
										Stockton		1	4	2
										Morgenthaler		6	6	6
																			Morgenthaler		6	6	6
																			Simmons		2	1	2
										Rosenbaum		w/	o
										Simmons

Section 2

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
										Voshell		6	6	6
										Richey		0	1	3
																			Voshell		6	6	6
																			Bretz		3	0	1
										Bretz
										Fulton		w/	o
																												Voshell		5	4	6	6	7
																												Richards		7	6	0	2	5
										Richards
										Nathan		w/	o
																			Richards		6	6	6
																			Anderson		1	3	3
										Keresey		3	4	6	1
										Anderson		6	6	2	6

Section 3

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
										Gatcomb		2	6	6	13	6
										Emerson		6	2	0	15	2
																			Gatcomb		2	6	1	4
																			Binzen		6	2	6	6
										Binzen		6	6	6
										Fox		1	3	2
																												Binzen		5	0	2
	Niles		6	6	6																							Niles		7	6	6
	Hane		2	0	1					Niles		6	6	6
	Johnson		0	6	0	3				Gallon		1	4	2
	Gallon		6	3	6	6													Niles		7	6	2	7
	Chapin		6	6	6														Burdick		5	4	6	5
	Burghard		3	4	2					Chapin		3	1	1
	Bowman		2	4	4					Burdick		6	6	6
	Burdick		6	6	6

Section 4

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
	Wagner		0	2	2
	Alexander		6	6	6					Alexander		6	6	6
	Czintz		2	1	3					Chapin		2	2	1
	Chapin		6	6	6														Alexander		2	3	7	6	6
	Larned		1	1	4														Throckmorton		6	6	5	0	3
	Baggs		6	6	6					Baggs		4	2	6	5
	Throckmorton		6	6	11	7	13			Throckmorton		6	6	3	7
	Taylor		8	2	9	9	11																					Alexander		8	6	0	6	0
	Pell		6	6	6																							Murray		6	8	6	4	6
	Hughes		2	2	3					Pell		2	6	6	6
	Dana		6	6	6					Dana		6	3	2	3
	Iler		2	3	0														Pell		2	0	0
	Dudley		0	0	1														Murray		6	6	6
	Murray		6	6	6					Murray
	Anderson		6	4	4	5				Kelleher		w/	o
	Kelleher		0	6	6	7

Section 5

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
	Wabrausek		6	6	6
	Groesbeck		4	2	2					Wabrausek		0	2	1
	Parker		6	6	6					Parker		6	6	6
	Burroughs		4	0	0														Parker		6	6	6
	Vail		6	5	6	13	6												Pike		3	3	0
	Pope		2	7	1	15	2			Vail		9	0	4
	Pike		6	6	6					Pike		11	6	6
	Miller		1	0	3																							Parker		2	2	3
	Gravem		1	3	3																							Mahan		6	6	6
	Mahan		6	6	6					Mahan		6	7	7
	O'Boyle		6	3	3	6	6			O'Boyle		0	5	5
	Thomas		1	6	6	1	4												Mahan		8	8	6	8[4]
	Anderson		3	5	1														Kashio		6	6	8	6[4]
	Kashio		6	7	6					Kashio		6	7	6	7
	Dionne		6	6	6					Dionne		1	9	3	5
	Fall		0	2	0

Section 6

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
	Drake		6	6	6
	Kynaston		2	3	4					Drake		0	0	2
	Wright									Wright		6	6	6
	James		w/	o															Wright		6	6	6
	Healy		0	1	0														Dunham		4	2	3
	Gilbert		6	6	6					Gilbert		5	2	3
										Dunham		7	6	6
																												Wright		6	6	1	2
																												Kumagae		8	3	6	6
										Kumagae		6	6	6
										Pate		0	4	0
																			Kumagae		6	6	6
																			Wightman		3	2	2
										Wightman		6	3	6	6
										Whelan		2	6	3	4

Section 7

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
										Bassford		6	9	5	6	3
										King		4	11	7	0	6
																			King		3	3	3
																			Doyle		6	6	6
										Horrell		1	2	2
										Doyle		6	6	6
																												Doyle		3	1	5
																												Tilden		6	6	7
										Nielsen		2	3	7
										Burrows		6	6	9
																			Burrows		1	3	3
																			Tilden		6	6	6
										Gibbons		w/	o
										Tilden

Section 8

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
										Cumming		2	2	2
										Hayes		6	6	6
																			Hayes		6	6	6
																			Hendrickson		1	2	2
										Hendrickson		6	6	7
										Behr		2	3	5
																												Hayes		6	4	6	4	4
																												Merrill Hall		3	6	0	6	6
										Wright		6	6	6
										Kaltenbach		1	0	2
																			Wright		6	5	1	2
																			Merrill Hall		4	7	6	6
										Donaldson		0	1	3
										Merrill Hall		6	6	6

References

1. Collins, Bud (2016). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (3rd ed.). New York: New Chapter Press. pp. 16–17, 485. ISBN 978-1-937559-38-0.
2. Talbert, Bill (1967). Tennis Observed – The USLTA Men's Singles Champions, 1881-1966. Barre: Barre Publishers. p. 96. OCLC 172306.
3. "Murray, Tilden and Kunagae win in tennis title fray" (PDF). The New York Times. August 31, 1918.
4. "Murray's brilliant tennis victory makes him favorite for the crown". The Brooklyn Eagle. August 30, 1918. Retrieved October 12, 2024.