Don Budge defeated Gottfried von Cramm 6–1, 7–9, 6–1, 3–6, 6–1 in the final to win the Men's Singles tennis title at the 1937 U.S. National Championships .[2]
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. Don Budge is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.[2]
Draw Key Q = Qualifier WC = Wild Card LL = Lucky Loser r. = retired Finals Earlier rounds Section 1 First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round 1 Budge 6 6 6 3 3 3 1 Budge 6 6 6 0 1 1 2 6 1 0 Abrams 6 3 6 6 1 Budge 6 6 6 9 Petra 0 3 1 Mulloy w/o Mulloy 5 6 4 6 0 9 Petra 7 3 6 3 6 Bowman 2 2 3 9 Petra 6 6 6
Section 2 First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round 9 Hunt 7 6 6 5 3 2 9 Hunt 1 5 6 7 6 6 7 1 5 0 4 4 7 Anderson 6 6 9 9 Hunt 3 6 6 6 5 6 1 1 1 1 2 0 Cameron 6 6 6 2 3 6 Watt 6 2 6 6 5 Yamagishi 6 6 8 2 6 3 1 2 1 3 5 Yamagishi 6 6 6 5 Yamagishi 6 6 6 1 2 3
Section 3 First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round 5 Parker 6 6 6 2 1 0 5 Parker 3 6 6 6 Bowden 6 2 3 1 w/o 5 Parker 6 8 6 Hunt 6 6 6 1 6 1 2 1 4 Hunt 6 6 6 17 Jones 6 6 3 6 17 0 3 3 3 4 6 3 5 Parker 3 4 6 6 6 Cooke 6 6 6 Wood 6 6 1 3 0 4 1 3 Cooke 6 6 7 Kantrowitz 6 12 6 1 4 5 3 10 3 Cooke 2 2 2 Wood 6 6 6 Wood 6 6 6 1 2 2 Wood 4 6 6 6 13 Nishimura 6 9 6 13 6 2 2 0 4 7 3
Section 4 First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round 15 Van Ryn 5 8 8 6 7 6 6 4 15 Van Ryn 6 9 10 6 6 Heldman 7 12 3 6 8 7 12 3 2 Hendrix 5 10 6 3 15 Van Ryn 6 8 6 Hartman 6 6 6 4 6 1 2 3 1 6 3 8 6 4 Coghlan Coghlan 3 6 6 8 6 Dorson w/o 15 Van Ryn 6 6 6 Harris 6 6 1 2 6 Harris 3 1 1 0 1 6 6 0 Harris 6 2 7 5 6 Lurie 2 6 5 7 4 w/o Harris 6 7 12 6 Buxby 4 7 6 6 8 5 10 1 6 5 3 1 Buxby 5 6 6 6 3 Henkel 6 7 6 3 Henkel 7 1 4 4 1 5 0
Section 5 First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round 3 Riggs 7 6 9 5 1 7 3 Riggs 2 6 6 7 Mako 6 6 6 Mako 6 3 4 5 3 1 4 3 Riggs 6 6 6 Davenport 1 6 8 6 4 4 4 6 1 6 4 1 6 17 5 Robertson Robertson 6 3 19 7 w/o 3 Riggs 3 7 6 8 Swanson 5 4 6 6 6 11 6 5 3 6 7 6 3 1 3 Swanson 7 7 4 6 Lubin 8 10 6 5 5 6 4 6 8 4 8 6 1 6 3 Welsh 1 9 6 6 11 Nakano 10 4 6 3 6 6 7 0 1 1 6 1 4 11 Nakano 7 6 6 11 Nakano 6 4 6 6 5 2 1
Section 6 First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round 13 McDiarmid 6 3 6 6 1 6 1 0 13 McDiarmid 6 6 6 Mitchell 4 3 4 w/o 13 McDiarmid 3 6 3 6 5 Coggeshall 6 6 6 Cuninggim 6 3 6 4 1 2 1 2 Coggeshall 3 1 5 Cuninggim 4 6 6 6 Cuninggim 6 6 7 18 6 3 4 3 6 6 3 4 2 Culley 6 6 6 7 Hare 4 4 6 6 6 4 3 4 Culley 6 6 6 Adelsberg 0 1 4 w/o 6 6 4 1 0 Mattmann 6 6 8 7 Hare 4 2 6 6 6 4 4 6 3 1 2 7 Hare 6 6 6 7 Hare 6 6 6 3 2 4
Section 7 First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round 7 Grant 6 9 6 4 7 3 7 Grant 6 6 6 Hall 2 6 6 6 2 2 1 6 3 4 2 7 Grant 6 6 6 4 2 2 Steele, Jr. w/o 7 Grant 6 4 5 6 6 2 6 7 1 1 5 2 6 5 Sabin 7 6 1 7 Sabin 6 6 1 6 3 3 6 4 Toley 8 6 6 15 Brugnon 6 4 1
Section 8 First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round 11 Surface w/o 11 Surface 6 3 6 3 6 3 4 3 3 Kamrath 6 6 6 11 6 5 6 5 1 von Cramm 8 7 3 7 McNeill 6 6 6 0 3 2 McNeill 2 3 6 4 1 von Cramm 6 6 2 6 1 4 2 1 von Cramm 6 6 6
References ^ a b Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York City]: New Chapter Press. p. 459. ISBN 978-0942257700 . ^ a b Talbert, Bill (1967). Tennis Observed – The USLTA Men's Singles Champions, 1881-1966, . Barre: Barre Publishers. p. 115. OCLC 172306 . External links
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