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Singles
1881 U.S. National Championships
Final
Champion United States Richard Sears
Runner-up United Kingdom William Glyn
Score6–0, 6–3, 6–2
Details
Draw25
Events
Singles Doubles
U.S. National Championships ·  1882 →

Richard Sears defeated William Glyn in the final, 6–0, 6–3, 6–2 to win the inaugural men's singles tennis title at the 1881 U.S. National Championships. Except for the final, each match was played on the best of three sets. Winner of a set was the player who won six games first; no two-games advantage was required. The participation was restricted to USNLTA club members only. [1]

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                 
United States Richard Sears 6 6
United States Crawford Nightingale 3 5
United States Richard Sears 6 6
United States Edward Gray 3 0
United States Edward Gray
bye
United States Richard Sears 6 6 6
United Kingdom William Glyn 0 3 2
United Kingdom William Glyn 6 4 6
United States William Gammell 4 6 4
United Kingdom William Glyn 6 6
United States Samuel Shaw 2 2
United States Samuel Shaw 4 6 6
United States Kessler 6 3 1

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
United States RD Sears 6 6
United States HW Powell 0 2 United States RD Sears 6 6
United States Anderson 6 6 United States Anderson 1 2
United States Randolph 2 0 United States RD Sears 6 6
United States CA Nightingale 6 6 United States CA Nightingale 3 5
United States Caldwell 2 0 United States CA Nightingale 6 6
United States WH Barnes 6 1 6 United States WH Barnes 4 3
United States Miller 2 6 1 United States RD Sears 6 6
United States EH Gray 6 6 United States EH Gray 3 0
United States FJ Hines 5 3 United States EH Gray 6 6
United States Coggswell 6 6 United States Coggswell 0 0
United States Congdon 4 5 United States EH Gray
bye

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
United Kingdom WE Glyn 1 6 6
United States AL Rives 6 1 1 United Kingdom WE Glyn 6 6
United States RF Conover 6 6 United States RF Conover 5 2
United States EL Morse 1 1 United Kingdom WE Glyn 6 4 6
United States W Gammell 1 6 6 United States W Gammell 4 6 4
United States AE Newbold 6 3 1 United States W Gammell
bye
United Kingdom WE Glyn 6 6
United States S Shaw 2 2
United States S Shaw 6 6
United States Rathbone 6 5 6 United States Rathbone 3 5
United States FN Saunders 5 6 5 United States S Shaw 4 6 6
United States Kessler 6 6 United States Kessler 6 3 1
United States F Eldridge 1 4 United States Kessler 6 6
United States WW Smith United States WW Smith 1 2
United States Pruyn w/o

References

  1. ^ Talbert, Bill (1967). Tennis Observed. Boston: Barre Publishers. p. 62. OCLC  172306.
  • Albiero, Alessandro; Carta, Andrea (2010). The Grand Slam Record Book Vol. 1. Monte Porzio Catone: Effepi Libri. p. 569. ISBN  978-88-6002-017-8.
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