1936 U.S. National Championships – Men's singles explained

Fred Perry defeated Don Budge 2–6, 6–2, 8–6, 1–6, 10–8 in the final to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1936 U.S. National Championships.^[1]

It would be Perry's final Grand Slam tournament victory, as well as his final appearance before turning professional. Perry's victory would be the last for a British man in a Grand Slam singles event until Andy Murray won the successor to this tournament, the US Open, in 2012.^[2]

Seeds

The tournament used two lists of 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]

U.S.

1. Don Budge (finalist)
2. Bryan Grant (semifinals)
3. Sidney Wood (fourth round)
4. Frank Parker (semifinals)
5. Bobby Riggs (fourth round)
6. Gregory Mangin (quarterfinals)
7. John McDiarmid (quarterfinals)
8. Hal Surface (second round)

Foreign

1. Fred Perry (champion)
2. Bernard Destremau (fourth round)
3. Jacques Brugnon (third round)
4. Yvon Petra (fourth round)
5. Pierre Pellizza (fourth round)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• r = Retired

Earlier rounds

Section 8

External links

• 1936 U.S. National Championships on ITFtennis.com, the source for this draw

Notes and References

1. Book: Talbert, Bill. Tennis Observed – The USLTA Men's Singles Champions, 1881-1966. 1967. 172306. Barre Publishers. Barre. 114.
2. Web site: Frank Keogh . Fred Perry to Andy Murray: Ending the wait for a British Grand Slam . BBC Sport . September 11, 2012.