# 1939 U.S. National Championships – Men's singles

Bobby Riggs defeated Welby Van Horn 6–4, 6–2, 6–4 in the final to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1939 U.S. National Championships.

## 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. Bobby Riggs is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

## Draw
### Key

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

### Finals

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Bobby Riggs | 6 | 10 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Harry Hopman | 1 | 8 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Harry Hopman | 1 | 8 | 3 | | | 1 | Bobby Riggs | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | 11 | Joseph Hunt | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Donald McNeill | 4 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 11 | Joseph Hunt | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | |
| 11 | Joseph Hunt | 6 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Joseph Hunt | 6 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | 1 | Bobby Riggs | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Welby Van Horn | 4 | 2 | 4 |
| 19 | Gilbert Hunt | 3 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Welby Van Horn | 4 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | John Bromwich | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | John Bromwich | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | 5 | John Bromwich | 6 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | Welby Van Horn | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | | | | | |
| | Welby Van Horn | 4 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 6 | | Welby Van Horn | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | | | | | |
| 15 | Wayne Sabin | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Earlier rounds
#### Section 1

| Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 1 | Riggs | 2 | 6 | 6 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ampon | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | 1 | Riggs | 6 | 8 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | Dee | 1 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | Dee | 5 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Davenport | 7 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Riggs | 6 | 6 | 8 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Alloo | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 17 | Mako | 4 | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Alloo | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | Alloo | 6 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | 15 | Hecht | 4 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 0 | | | | | |
| | York | 3 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Hecht | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 9 | Grant | 6 | 16 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Wood | 3 | 14 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 9 | Grant | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Decker | 3 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | Surface | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Decker | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | Grant | 5 | 5 | 7 | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Hopman | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 |
| | Froehling | 3 | 0 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Lubin | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Lubin | 4 | 6 | 7 | 3 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 7 | Hopman | 6 | 0 | 9 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Boulware | 4 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Hopman | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 3

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| | | | | | 7 | McNeill | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Palada | 3 | 7 | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | McNeill | 6 | 9 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Bobbitt | 1 | 7 | 1 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Bobbitt | 6 | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Umstaedter | 4 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | McNeill | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| | Buxby | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Talbert | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| | Nunes | w/o | | | | Buxby | 6 | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Talbert | 6 | 6 | 6 | | Talbert | 4 | 6 | 8 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Le Clerc | 0 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | Talbert | 6 | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Freeman | 7 | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | | Freeman | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | | | | | |
| | Jacoby | 5 | 3 | 6 | | Freeman | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Kerdasha | | | | | Kerdasha | 5 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Henkel | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 11 | Hunt | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Swanson | 2 | 2 | 1 | | | 11 | Hunt | 6 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Kramer | 6 | 12 | 8 | 10 | | | Kramer | 2 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Bickel | 0 | 14 | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | | | 11 | Hunt | 6 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | |
| | Heldman | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 19 | Crawford | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 5 | | | | | | |
| | Kamrath | 4 | 4 | 4 | | | | Heldman | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 19 | Crawford | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | 19 | Crawford | 5 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Rood | 0 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | Hunt | 6 | 7 | 4 | 6 |
| | Schroeder | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Guernsey | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 |
| | Mattmann | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | Schroeder | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Bellis | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | Bellis | 4 | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Johnson | 2 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | Schroeder | 3 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Toley | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | Guernsey | 6 | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | | |
| | Anderson | 3 | 3 | 4 | | | | Toley | 0 | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Guernsey | 6 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | | Guernsey | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Punčec | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 5

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 3 | Parker | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Sanchez | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | 3 | Parker | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mahoney | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6 | | Mahoney | 2 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Bushman | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | 3 | Parker | 6 | 6 | 3 | 7 | | | | | | |
| | Low | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | 17 | Hare | 4 | 2 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | |
| | Hawley | 3 | 3 | 5 | | | | Low | 4 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 17 | Hare | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | 17 | Hare | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Nielsen | 2 | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Parker | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | Hunt | 6 | 6 | 11 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 19 | Hunt | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| | Hall | 4 | 3 | 13 | 2 | | 19 | Hunt | 3 | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Bowden | 6 | 6 | 8 | | | | Bowden | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Adelsberg | 2 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 19 | Hunt | 6 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Prusoff | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | Prusoff | 2 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 1 | | | | | |
| | Duff | 2 | 1 | 4 | | | | Prusoff | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Sutter | 6 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | | Sutter | 4 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Kukuljević | 4 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 6

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 13 | Mulloy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Brugnon | w/o | | | | | 13 | Mulloy | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Podesta | 6 | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | Podesta | 6 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Curtiss | 2 | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | 13 | Mulloy | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Greenberg | 6 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | McGehee | 2 | 7 | 4 | 3 | | | | | |
| | Hudlow | 2 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 2 | | Greenberg | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | McGehee | | | | | | | McGehee | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Tidball | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | Mulloy | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Bromwich | 7 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | Lewis | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | Antignat | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Lewis | 5 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Bromwich | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | Shields | 2 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | 5 | Bromwich | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 7

| Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 5 | Cooke | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Robertson | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 5 | Cooke | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Walter Anderson | 3 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | Anderson | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Giles | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Cooke | 3 | 10 | 4 | 5 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Van Horn | 6 | 8 | 6 | 7 |
| | Ganzenmuller | 0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Steele Jr. | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Steele Jr. | 7 | 10 | 6 | 8 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Van Horn | 5 | 12 | 8 | 10 | | | | | | |
| | Van Horn | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Destremau | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 8

| Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 15 | Sabin | 6 | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fishbach | 4 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | 15 | Sabin | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | 21 | Mitić | 1 | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| 21 | Mitić | 6 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Everett | 2 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | Sabin | 11 | 4 | 8 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Quist | 9 | 6 | 6 | 1 |
| | Everett | 6 | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Doeg | 8 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | Doeg | 9 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 0 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | 1 | Quist | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Gillespie | 0 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | Quist | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |