1944 U.S. National Championships – Men's singles explained

Champ:	Frank Parker^[1]
Score:	6–4, 3–6, 6–3, 6–3

Frank Parker defeated Bill Talbert 6–4, 3–6, 6–3, 6–3 in the final to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1944 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 or foreign players resident in the U.S., and one for foreign players not resident in the U.S.^[3] Frank Parker is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.^[2]

U.S.

1. Pancho Segura (semifinals)
2. Donald McNeill (semifinals)
3. Bill Talbert (finalist)
4. Frank Parker (champion)
5. Seymour Greenberg (quarterfinals)
6. Robert Falkenburg (quarterfinals)
7. Sidney Wood (first round)
8. Jack Jossi (second round)

Foreign

1. Armando Vega (first round)
2. Rolando Vega (second round)

Draw

Key

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

Earlier rounds

Section 2

External links

• 1944 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. 120.
3. Web site: U.S. Top 10s – Men. usta.com.