# 1938 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles

Don Budge successfully defended his title, defeating Bunny Austin in the final, 6–1, 6–0, 6–3 to win the gentlemen's singles tennis title at the 1938 Wimbledon Championships. This marked the last appearance in a men's singles final by a British player until Andy Murray's appearance in the 2012 final.

## Seeds

    01. Don Budge (champion)
    02. Bunny Austin (final)
    03. Roderich Menzel (fourth round)
    04. Henner Henkel (semifinals)
    05. Franjo Punčec (semifinals)
    06. Dragutin Mitić (fourth round)
    07. Ladislav Hecht (quarterfinals)
    08. Kho Sin-Kie (fourth round)
Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

## Draw
### Key

* Q = Qualifier
* WC = Wild card
* LL = Lucky loser
* Alt = Alternate
* SE = Special exempt
* PR = Protected ranking
* ITF = ITF entry
* JE = Junior exempt
* w/o = Walkover
* r = Retired
* d = Defaulted
* SR = Special ranking

### Finals

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 2 | Bunny Austin | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Max Ellmer | 2 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Max Ellmer | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | Bunny Austin | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | Henner Henkel | 2 | 4 | 0 | | | | | |
| 4 | Henner Henkel | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | Henner Henkel | 2 | 4 | 0 | | | | | |
| 7 | Ladislav Hecht | 5 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Ladislav Hecht | 5 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | 2 | Bunny Austin | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Don Budge | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| 5 | Franjo Punčec | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Don Budge | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| | Donald MacPhail | 2 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Donald MacPhail | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | Franjo Punčec | 2 | 1 | 4 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 1 | Don Budge | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | František Cejnar | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | Don Budge | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 1 | Don Budge | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 2 | Bunny Austin | 4 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Eric Filby | 6 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | H Austin | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Henry Burrows | 3 | 5 | 3 | | | Q | J Darkins | 4 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Jack Darkins | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | H Austin | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Reginald Bessemer-Clark | 2 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | J Comery | 1 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | Leonard King | 6 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | Q | R Bessemer-Clark | 0 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | John Comery | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | J Comery | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Jimmay Mehta | 2 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | H Austin | 6 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 6 |
| | Dennis Cook | 1 | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | G Mako | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 |
| | Gene Mako | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | G Mako | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Cam Malfroy | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | C Malfroy | 6 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Jack Moore | 1 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | G Mako | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | Donald Rutnam | 1 | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | Q | T Henderson-Brooks | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| Q | Thomas Henderson-Brooks | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | Q | T Henderson-Brooks | 6 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Engelbert Koch | 6 | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | E Koch | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Alberto del Bono | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 6 | Dragutin Mitić | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mervyn Weston | 6 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 6 | D Mitić | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Alejo Russell | 10 | 6 | 7 | 6 | | A Russell | 8 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jaroslav Drobný | 8 | 4 | 9 | 3 | | | | | | | | 6 | D Mitić | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | Alcides Procópio | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | A Procópio | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | Léopold de Borman | 3 | 5 | 0 | | | A Procópio | 2 | 7 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Raymond Egan | 9 | 4 | 7 | | | S Harreguy | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Sebastian Harreguy | 11 | 6 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | D Mitić | 6 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 |
| | Yasumine Kuramitsu | 4 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | M Ellmer | 3 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 6 |
| | Max Ellmer | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | M Ellmer | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Keith Lavarack | 1 | 2 | 2 | | | R Morton | 5 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Roland Morton | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | M Ellmer | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Guy Cooper | 1 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | S Sawhney | 2 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | Brian Sturgeon | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | B Sturgeon | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Subba Sawhney | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | S Sawhney | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Maurice Lucking | 3 | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 3

| 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 4 | Henner Henkel | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Derek Bull | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | 4 | H Henkel | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | (No citizenship) Daniel Prenn | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | | M Deloford | 3 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Murray Deloford | 4 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 4 | H Henkel | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Laurie Shaffi | 3 | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | C Boussus | 2 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | |
| | Christian Boussus | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | C Boussus | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ottó Szigeti | 6 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | | G Meredith | 4 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Bobby Meredith | 3 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | H Henkel | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| | Bill Robertson | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | B Maneff | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| | Boris Maneff | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | B Maneff | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Tommy Anderson | 6 | 8 | 9 | | | Q | T Anderson | 1 | 7 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Cecil Betts | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | B Maneff | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Eric Peters | 3 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | R Singh | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | | | | | |
| | Bob Mulliken | 6 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 4 | | E Peters | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ranbir Singh | 6 | 6 | 2 | 7 | | | R Singh | 6 | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ho Jin | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 7 | Ladislav Hecht | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | Derrick Leyland | 4 | 3 | 4 | | | 7 | L Hecht | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jack Van den Eynde | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | J Van den Eynde | 2 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | John Collins | 2 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | 7 | L Hecht | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Edmund David | 5 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | N Sharpe | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1 | | | | | | |
| | Nigel Sharpe | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | N Sharpe | 6 | 6 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Herman David | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | | | R Tinkler | 3 | 3 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Bob Tinkler | 6 | 6 | 2 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | L Hecht | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| | Fumiteru Nakano | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | F Kukuljević | 4 | 6 | 3 | 4 |
| | Gaston Médécin | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | F Nakano | 6 | 6 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Gwyn Tuckett | 1 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 6 | | G Tuckett | 2 | 4 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Tod Hughan | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | F Nakano | 3 | 5 | 8 | 3 | | | | | | |
| | Franjo Kukuljević | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | F Kukuljević | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Don Butler | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | | F Kukuljević | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Walter Musgrove | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | | | L Nelson | 1 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Lawrence Nelson | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### 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 | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| | Colin Ritchie | 6 | 8 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Hector Etchart | 4 | 6 | 6 | 2 | | | C Ritchie | 2 | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Rolf Göpfert | 6 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 6 | | R Göpfert | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Yubishthira Singh | 2 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | R Göpfert | 2 | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | |
| | Tamio Abe | 6 | 8 | 6 | | | | | | | | | J Olliff | 6 | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | David Williams | 0 | 6 | 3 | | | | T Abe | 4 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Dickie Ritchie | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | J Olliff | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | John Olliff | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | J Olliff | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| | Mihály Csikós | 6 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | F Punčec | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| | Georgios Nikolaides | 4 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 5 | | M Csikós | 2 | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Owen Anderson | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | O Anderson | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Alan Coldham | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | O Anderson | 5 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Jimmy Hunt | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | 5 | F Punčec | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | Sigurd Rinde | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | Q | S Rinde | 1 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jacques Brugnon | 3 | 2 | 4 | | | 5 | F Punčec | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Franjo Punčec | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| | Ted Avory | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Henry Weatherall | 1 | 3 | 2 | | | | E Avory | 6 | 10 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jack Piercy | 4 | 4 | 2 | | | | P Geelhand de Merxem | 4 | 8 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Pierre Geelhand de Merxem | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | E Avory | 2 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | Donald MacPhail | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | D MacPhail | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | Hans van Swol | 3 | 4 | 2 | | | | D MacPhail | 6 | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Harry Lee | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | H Lee | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Dewar Brown | 4 | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | D MacPhail | 6 | 9 | 0 |
| | Norman Taylor | 1 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | R Menzel | 8 | 7 | 0$^r$ |
| | Jimmy Jones | 6 | 8 | 6 | | | | C Jones | 6 | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Claude Lister | 4 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 6 | | C Lister | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Werner Steiner | 6 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | C Jones | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 5 | | | | | |
| Q | Alexandru Hamburger | 4 | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | 3 | R Menzel | 6 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 7 | | | | | |
| | Choy Wai-Chuen | 6 | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | W-C Choy | 5 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Gordon Fitt | 3 | 5 | 3 | | | 3 | R Menzel | 7 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Roderich Menzel | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 7

| 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| Q | Cliff Hovell | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Dennis Coombe | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 6 | | D Coombe | 0 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | František Cejnar | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | F Cejnar | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Vladimir Landau | 2 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | F Cejnar | 6 | 6 | 11 | | | | | | | | |
| | R de Brauw | 3 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | G Mohammad | 2 | 4 | 9 | | | | | | | | |
| | Ghaus Mohammad | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | G Mohammad | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Henri Bolelli | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | H Bolelli | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Leonard Brooke Edwards | 4 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | F Cejnar | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| | Jean Moreau | 3 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | S-K Kho | 5 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 |
| | Bob Higgin | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | R Higgin | 6 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ian Collins | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | I Collins | 8 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Bert Whitney | 1 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | I Collins | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | Frank Wilde | 6 | 3 | 7 | 5 | | | | | | | | | 8 | S-K Kho | 8 | 6 | 8 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | Georg von Metaxa | 4 | 6 | 9 | 7 | | | G von Metaxa | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Harold Hare | 3 | 4 | 4 | | | 8 | S-K Kho | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Kho Sin-Kie | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 8

| 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| | Laddie Wheatcroft | 4 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | George Godsell | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | G Godsell | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | PD Eeman | 6 | 4 | 1 | 4 | | A England | 2 | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Arnold England | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | G Godsell | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Jack Lysaght | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | R Shayes | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | György Dallos | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4 | | J Lysaght | 4 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ronald Shayes | 6 | 2 | 6 | 7 | | R Shayes | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Pat Sherwood | 0 | 6 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | R Shayes | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| | George Lyttleton-Rogers | 6 | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | D Budge | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| | Stan Clark | 4 | 6 | 1 | 3 | | G Lyttleton-Rogers | 7 | 0 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Josip Palada | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | | J Palada | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Hector Fisher | 1 | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | G Lyttleton-Rogers | 0 | 5 | 1 | | | | | | |
| | Jack Harrison | 4 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | 1 | D Budge | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Henry Billington | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | H Billington | 5 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Kenneth Gandar-Dower | 2 | 3 | 3 | | 1 | D Budge | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | Don Budge | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |