1933 U.S. National Championships – Men's singles explained

Fred Perry defeated Jack Crawford 6–3, 11–13, 4–6, 6–0, 6–1 in the final to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1933 U.S. National Championships.^[1] It was Perry's first Grand Slam title overall, and the first of three U.S. Championships. Crawford was attempting to complete the Grand Slam.

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. Fred Perry is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.^{[1] [2]}

1. Ellsworth Vines (fourth round)
2. Frank Shields (semifinals)
3. Wilmer Allison (fourth round)
4. Clifford Sutter (quarterfinals)
5. Frank Parker (third round)
6. Sidney Wood (fourth round)
7. Lester Stoefen (semifinals)
8. Gregory Mangin (quarterfinals)

1. Jack Crawford (finalist)
2. Fred Perry (champion)
3. Jiro Satoh (fourth round)
4. Harry Lee (fourth round)
5. Ryosuke Nunoi (fourth round)
6. Vivian McGrath (fourth round)
7. Eikichi Ito (second round)
8. Adrian Quist (quarterfinals)

Draw

Earlier rounds

Section 8

External links

• 1933 U.S. National Championships on ITFtennis.com, the source for this draw

Notes and References

1. Book: Talbert, Bill. Bill Talbert. Tennis Observed – The USLTA Men's Singles Champions, 1881-1966. 1967. 172306. Barre Publishers. Barre. 111.
2. News: Alan Gould . Men's singles starts today . . September 2, 1933 . 5, 7 . Shields is seeded No. 2, between Vines and Allison, although the big New Yorker was ranked only fifth last year. Frankie Parker, the 17-year old sensation, although only No. 12 in the ranking list, was seeded fifth, between Clifford Sutter and Sidney Wood.. Newspapers.com. subscription .