1940 U.S. National Championships – Men's singles

Donald McNeill defeated Bobby Riggs 4–6, 6–8, 6–3, 6–3, 7–5 in the final to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1940 U.S. National Championships.^[2]

Men's singles
1940 U.S. National Championships
Champion	Donald McNeill[1]
Runner-up	Bobby Riggs[1]
Score	4–6, 6–8, 6–3, 6–3, 7–5
Draw	78
Seeds	10

Seeds

The seeded players are listed below. Donald McNeill is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

1. Bobby Riggs (finalist)
2. Donald McNeill (champion)
3. Francis Kovacs (quarterfinals)
4. Frank Parker (quarterfinals)
5. Joseph Hunt (semifinals)
6. Henry Prusoff (fourth round)
7. Bryan Grant (fourth round)
8. Elwood Cooke (quarterfinals)
9. Gardnar Mulloy (first round)
10. Welby Van Horn (second round)

Draw

Key

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

Final eight

	Quarterfinals									Semifinals									Final
	5	Joseph Hunt	6	6	6
	3	Francis Kovacs	4	1	4
										5	Joseph Hunt	6	3	7	3	4
										1	Bobby Riggs	4	6	5	6	6
		Ted Schroeder	1	7	3	4
	1	Bobby Riggs	6	5	6	6
																			1	Bobby Riggs	6	8	3	3	5
																			2	Donald McNeill	4	6	6	6	7
		Jack Kramer	1	6	3	6	6
	4	Frank Parker	6	1	6	3	1
											Jack Kramer	1	7	4	3
										2	Donald McNeill	6	5	6	6
	8	Elwood Cooke	7	8	4	3
	2	Donald McNeill	9	6	6	6

Earlier rounds

Section 1

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
											Carver	6	6	4	6
											Lyttleton-Rogers	3	8	6	8
																				Lyttleton-Rogers	6	6	3	4	4
																				Bowden	4	4	6	6	6
											Bellis	1	4	6	6	6
											Bowden	6	6	2	1	8
																													Bowden	1	8	1	6
																												5	Hunt	6	6	6	8
											Aguirre	0	1	2
											Buxby	6	6	6
																				Buxby	5	6	4	1
																			5	Hunt	7	3	6	6
											Ganzenmuller	1	1	6
										5	Hunt	6	6	8

Section 2

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
											Mattmann	6	6	9
											McDiarmid	3	1	7
																				Mattmann	6	6	7	3	6
																				Crowther	3	4	9	6	3
											Paul	6	6	1	2	6
											Crowther	3	4	6	6	8
																													Mattmann	4	2	4
																												3	Kovacs	6	6	6
											Vogt	1	6	4	1
											Seixas	6	1	6	6
																				Seixas	7	9	4	4	1
																			3	Kovacs	5	7	6	6	6
											Anderson	1	6	1	8
										3	Kovacs	6	3	6	10

Section 3

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
											Schroeder	6	6	7
											Wall	3	0	5
																				Schroeder	2	6	6	6
																				Anderson	6	3	4	4
											Anderson	6	6	3	5	6
											Underwood	2	3	6	7	0
																													Schroeder	6	6	5	8
																												7	Grant	4	3	7	6
											Harman	1	6	5	3
											Hartman	6	1	7	6
																				Hartman	1	6	1	3
																			7	Grant	6	4	6	6
											Anderson	3	3	9
										7	Grant	6	6	11

Section 4

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
											Prochaska	1	1	3
		Podesta	6	6	9	4					Davenport	6	6	6
		Davenport	3	8	11	6														Davenport	5	5	6	6
		Shields	8	8	7	0														Surface	7	7	3	8
		Guernsey	6	10	9	6					Guernsey	6	3	3	9
	9	Mulloy	5	1	3						Surface	3	6	6	11
		Surface	7	6	6																								Surface	0	3	1
		Hawley	6	3	1	0																						1	Riggs	6	6	6
		Steele Jr.	3	6	6	6					Steele Jr.	4	4	3
		Smith	2	1	2						Talbert	6	6	6
		Talbert	6	6	6															Talbert	3	4	3
		Mahoney	6	9	1	1	0												1	Riggs	6	6	6
		Sutter	1	7	6	6	6				Sutter	2	2	6
		Lubin	w/o							1	Riggs	6	6	8
	1	Riggs

Section 5

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
		Decker	1	1	2
		Wood	6	6	6						Wood	6	1	8	6
		Price	7	1	0	1					Low	2	6	6	3
		Low	5	6	6	6														Wood	3	3	3
		Hunt	6	6	4	6														Kramer	6	6	6
		Kramer	1	8	6	8					Kramer	6	6	6
		McGehee	1	8	1	3					Alloo	0	2	4
		Alloo	6	6	6	6																							Kramer	6	8	5	6
		Yamagishi	1	3	1																							6	Prusoff	3	6	7	3
		Amark	6	6	6						Amark	4	6	3	6	6
		Johnson	2	6	1	3					Doeg	6	1	6	3	3
		Doeg	6	2	6	6														Amark	6	6	1	0	1
		Froehling	6	6	2	3	3												6	Prusoff	3	4	6	6	6
		Hall	1	1	6	6	6				Hall	6	3	6	7	4
										6	Prusoff	1	6	0	9	6

Section 6

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
											Hecht	2	6	1	6	8
											Gillespie	6	3	6	3	10
																				Gillespie	4	6	3	6	6
																				Bobbitt	6	1	6	3	3
											Bickel	3	4	2
											Bobbitt	6	6	6
																													Gillespie	2	3	8
																												4	Parker	6	6	10
											Kelly
											Arenberg	w/o
																				Kelly	3	1	3
																			4	Parker	6	6	6
											Segura[a]	3	1	5
										4	Parker	6	6	7

Section 7

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
											Bartlett	1	6	6	6
											Evert	6	4	3	3
																				Bartlett	5	3	6
																				Olewine	7	6	8
											Greenberg	3	7	6	0
											Olewine	6	9	0	6
																													Olewine	3	1	4
																												8	Cooke	6	6	6
											Kantrowitz	1	6	6	6
											Martin	6	1	1	3
																				Kantrowitz	3	1	3
																			8	Cooke	6	6	6
											Choy	1	3	3
										8	Cooke	6	6	6

Section 8

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
											O'Neill
											Pryor	w/o
																				O'Neill	1	3	3
																				Everett	6	6	6
											Everett	3	5	6	6	15
										10	Van Horn	6	7	1	0	13
																													Everett	3	3	1
																												2	McNeill	6	6	6
											Thackara	6	2	5	6
											Toley	1	6	7	8
																				Toley	3	3	1
																			2	McNeill	6	6	6
											Fishbach	1	1	1
										2	McNeill	6	6	6

Notes

1. In his book Tennis Observed (1967) Bill Talbert lists the player's name as P. Maguire.