1952 U.S. National Championships – Men's singles explained

Frank Sedgman defeated Gardnar Mulloy 6–1, 6–2, 6–3 in the final to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1952 U.S. National Championships.^[1]

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

U.S.

1. Vic Seixas (fourth round)
2. Dick Savitt (quarterfinals)
3. Arthur Larsen (fourth round)
4. Herbie Flam (fourth round)
5. Bill Talbert (fourth round)
6. Gardnar Mulloy (finalist)
7. Ham Richardson (semifinals)
8. Tut Bartzen (fourth round)

Foreign

1. Frank Sedgman (champion)
2. Ken McGregor (first round)
3. Mervyn Rose (semifinals)
4. Philippe Washer (fourth round)
5. Kurt Nielsen (third round)
6. Felicisimo Ampon (fourth round)
7. Ken Rosewall (quarterfinals)
8. Lew Hoad (quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

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

Earlier rounds

Section 8

External links

• 1952 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. 127.
2. News: Field Of 128 Poised To Vie At Forest Hills. St. Petersburg Times. AP. August 28, 1952. Sixteen. Google News Archive.