1941 U.S. National Championships – Men's singles explained

Champ:	Bobby Riggs^[1]
Score:	8–6, 7–5, 3–6, 4–6, 6–2

Bobby Riggs defeated Francis Kovacs 8–6, 7–5, 3–6, 4–6, 6–2 in the final to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1941 U.S. National Championships.^[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. Bobby Riggs is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

U.S.

1. Bobby Riggs (champion)
2. Francis Kovacs (finalist)
3. Donald McNeill (semifinals)
4. Ted Schroeder (semifinals)
5. Frank Parker (quarterfinals)
6. Wayne Sabin (quarterfinals)
7. Jack Kramer (quarterfinals)
8. Gardnar Mulloy (third round)

Foreign

1. Ladislav Hecht (third round)
2. Pancho Segura (second round)
3. George Lyttleton-Rogers (second round)
4. Choy Wai-Chuen (first round)

Draw

Key

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

Earlier rounds

Section 4

External links

• 1941 U.S. National Championships on ITFtennis.com, the source for this draw

Notes and References

1. Book: Collins, Bud. The Bud Collins History of Tennis. 2010. New Chapter Press. [New York City]. 978-0942257700. 2nd. 459.
2. Book: Talbert, Bill. Bill Talbert. Tennis Observed – The USLTA Men's Singles Champions, 1881–1966. 1967. 172306. Barre Publishers. Barre. 119.