| Event: | Men's singles tennis |
| Games: | 1904 Summer |
| Venue: | Francis Field |
| Dates: | 29 August–3 September 1904 |
| Competitors: | 27 |
| Nations: | 2 |
| Longnames: | yes |
| Gold: | Beals Wright |
| Goldnoc: | USA |
| Silver: | Robert LeRoy |
| Silvernoc: | USA |
| Bronze: | Alphonzo Bell |
| Bronzenoc: | USA |
| Bronze2: | Edgar Leonard |
| Bronzenoc2: | USA |
| Prev: | 1900 |
| Next: | 1908 |
| Quadrennial: | yes |
| Multi: | yes |
| Type: | menssinglesdoubles |
The men's singles was a tennis event held as part of the tennis program at the 1904 Summer Olympics. It was the third time the event was held at the Olympics. There were 27 competitors from 2 nations. The event was won by Beals Wright, with the Americans sweeping the medals. Robert LeRoy finished second, with Alphonzo Bell and Edgar Leonard eliminated in the semifinals.
This was the third appearance of the men's singles tennis. The event has been held at every Summer Olympics where tennis has been on the program: from 1896 to 1924 and then from 1988 to the current program. Demonstration events were held in 1968 and 1984.
Beals Wright was one of the 1903 U.S. doubles champions. His compatriot Robert LeRoy was the 1903 European champion.[1]
No nations made their debut in the event. Germany and the United States both made their second appearance.
The competition was a single-elimination tournament with no bronze-medal match (both semifinal losers tied for third). All matches, including the final, were best-of-three sets.
| Rank | Player | Nation | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left data-sort-value="Wright, Beals" | Beals Wright | W 6–3, 6–1 | W 6–2, 6–1 | W 6–0, 6–2 | W 6–3, 6–4 | W 6–3, 6–4 | |||
| align=left data-sort-value="LeRoy, Robert" | Robert LeRoy | W w/o | W 6–3, 6–3 | W 6–4, 8–6 | W 6–3, 6–3 | L 6–3, 6–4 | |||
| align=left data-sort-value="Bell, Alphonzo" | Alphonzo Bell | W 6–3, 6–2 | W w/o | W 6–3, 6–1 | L 6–3, 6–4 | Did not advance | |||
| align=left data-sort-value="Leonard, Edgar" | Edgar Leonard | W 6–1, 6–1 | W 6–2, 6–2 | W 6–2, 6–0 | L 6–3, 6–3 | Did not advance | |||
| 5 | align=left data-sort-value="Blatherwick, Wilfred" | Wilfred Blatherwick | W w/o | W 4–6, 6–4, 6–1 | W 6–2, 0–6, 6–4 | L 6–2, 6–0 | did not advance | ||
| align=left data-sort-value="Cresson, Charles" | Charles Cresson | W 6–2, 6–4 | W w/o | L 6–4, 8–6 | did not advance | ||||
| align=left data-sort-value="Neely, John" | John Neely | W 6–1, 6–1 | W 6–0, 6–2 | L 6–0, 6–2 | did not advance | ||||
| align=left data-sort-value="Russ, Semp" | Semp Russ | W w/o | W 6–2, 6–1 | W 6–1, 6–2 | L 6–3, 6–1 | did not advance | |||
| 9 | align=left data-sort-value="Cunningham, Joe" | Joe Cunningham | W w/o | L 6–2, 0–6, 6–4 | did not advance | ||||
| align=left data-sort-value="Davis, Dwight F." | Dwight F. Davis | W 6–2, 6–1 | L w/o | did not advance | |||||
| align=left data-sort-value="Feitshans, Rollin" | Rollin Feitshans | W 8–6, 6–1 | L 6–0, 6–2 | did not advance | |||||
| align=left data-sort-value="Hardy, Hugo" | Hugo Hardy | W w/o | L 6–2, 6–1 | did not advance | |||||
| align=left data-sort-value="Jones, Hugh" | Hugh Jones | W 6–4, 6–1 | L 6–1, 6–2 | did not advance | |||||
| align=left data-sort-value="McKittrick, Ralph" | Ralph McKittrick | W 6–2, 6–2 | L 6–2, 6–2 | did not advance | |||||
| align=left data-sort-value="Sanderson, Fred" | Fred Sanderson | W w/o | L 6–3, 6–3 | did not advance | |||||
| 16 | align=left data-sort-value="Charles, Joseph" | Joseph Charles | L 8–6, 6–1 | did not advance | |||||
| align=left data-sort-value="Drew, Andrew" | Andrew Drew | L 6–4, 6–1 | did not advance | ||||||
| align=left data-sort-value="Easton, William" | William Easton | L 6–2, 6–2 | did not advance | ||||||
| align=left data-sort-value="Forney, Chris" | Chris Forney | L 6–1, 6–1 | did not advance | ||||||
| align=left data-sort-value="MacDonald, Malcolm" | Malcolm MacDonald | L 6–1, 6–1 | did not advance | ||||||
| align=left data-sort-value="Montgomery, Forest" | Forest Montgomery | L 6–3, 6–1 | did not advance | ||||||
| align=left data-sort-value="Semple, Nathaniel" | Nathaniel Semple | W 6–2, 6–1 | L 4–6, 6–4, 6–1 | did not advance | |||||
| align=left data-sort-value="Tritle, Stewart" | Stewart Tritle | L 6–2, 6–1 | did not advance | ||||||
| align=left data-sort-value="Turner, Douglas" | Douglas Turner | W w/o | L 6–2, 6–1 | did not advance | |||||
| align=left data-sort-value="Vernon, Orien" | Orien Vernon | L 6–3, 6–2 | did not advance | ||||||
| align=left data-sort-value="Wheaton, Frank" | Frank Wheaton | L 6–2, 6–4 | did not advance | ||||||
| 27 | align=left data-sort-value="Stadel, George" | George Stadel | L 6–2, 6–1 | did not advance | |||||
| — | align=left data-sort-value="Benger" | Benger | L w/o | did not advance | |||||
| align=left data-sort-value="Bergfeld, M." | M. Bergfeld | L w/o | did not advance | ||||||
| align=left data-sort-value="Holland, H." | H. Holland | W w/o | L w/o | did not advance | |||||
| align=left data-sort-value="Eberhardt, Frank" | Frank Eberhardt | L w/o | did not advance | ||||||
| align=left data-sort-value="Eberhardt, John" | John Eberhardt | L w/o | did not advance | ||||||
| align=left data-sort-value="Elliott, J. " | J. Elliott | L w/o | did not advance | ||||||
| align=left data-sort-value="Holland, Thomas" | Thomas Holland | L w/o | did not advance | ||||||
| align=left data-sort-value="Jacobs, H. W." | H. W. Jacobs | W w/o | L w/o | did not advance | |||||
| align=left data-sort-value="Rahe, Friedrich Wilhelm" | Friedrich Wilhelm Rahe | L w/o | did not advance | ||||||
| align=left data-sort-value="Smith, N. M." | N. M. Smith | L w/o | did not advance | ||||||