# 1905 U.S. National Championships – Men's singles

Beals Wright defeated the defending champion Holcombe Ward in the Challenge Round, 6–2, 6–1, 11–9 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1905 U.S. National Championships. Wright had defeated Clarence Hobart in the All Comers' Final.
The event was held at the Newport Casino in Newport, R.I., United States.

## Draw
### Challenge round

| Challenge Round | Challenge Round | Challenge Round | Challenge Round | Challenge Round | Challenge Round | Challenge Round |
| Holcombe Ward | Holcombe Ward | 2 | 1 | 9 | | |
| Beals Wright | Beals Wright | 6 | 6 | 11 | | |

### All Comers' finals

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| Kreigh Collins | Kreigh Collins | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jed Jones | Jed Jones | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jed Jones | Jed Jones | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | Kreigh Collins | Kreigh Collins | 6 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Clarence Hobart | Clarence Hobart | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Richard Stevens | Richard Stevens | 6 | 4 | 2 | 4 | Clarence Hobart | Clarence Hobart | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Clarence Hobart | Clarence Hobart | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Clarence Hobart | Clarence Hobart | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | Clarence Hobart | Clarence Hobart | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Beals Wright | Beals Wright | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| William Clothier | William Clothier | 7 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Beals Wright | Beals Wright | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Beals Wright | Beals Wright | 9 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Beals Wright | Beals Wright | 9 | 6 | 6 | | Beals Wright | Beals Wright | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | William Larned | William Larned | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | |
| William Larned | William Larned | 6 | 6 | 6 | | William Larned | William Larned | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | |
| Karl Behr | Karl Behr | 2 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 |
| GC Hinckley | GC Hinckley | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| HE Foster | HE Foster | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | GC Hinckley | GC Hinckley | 2 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 2 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | GA Lyon Jr. | GA Lyon Jr. | 6 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| GA Lyon Jr. | GA Lyon Jr. | w/ | o | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| RS Holland | RS Holland | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | GA Lyon Jr. | GA Lyon Jr. | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | K Collins | K Collins | 6 | 6 | 7 |
| JO Ames | JO Ames | 4 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| LT Wallace | LT Wallace | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | JO Ames | JO Ames | 1 | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | K Collins | K Collins | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| K Collins | K Collins | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| JP Baer | JP Baer | 1 | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| | | | | | JDE Jones | JDE Jones | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | CS Brigham | CS Brigham | 0 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | JDE Jones | JDE Jones | w/ | o | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | A Goadby | A Goadby | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | LF Stearn | LF Stearn | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| A Goadby | A Goadby | w/ | o | | A Goadby | A Goadby | w/ | o | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| GA Thomsom | GA Thomsom | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | JDE Jones | JDE Jones | 2 | 9 | 6 | 6 |
| AL Hoskins | AL Hoskins | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | K Horton | K Horton | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| SG Gray | SG Gray | 1 | 1 | 0 | AL Hoskins | AL Hoskins | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| CH Hatch | CH Hatch | w/ | o | | CH Hatch | CH Hatch | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| M Chace | M Chace | | | | | | | | | | AL Hoskins | AL Hoskins | 7 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | |
| K Horton | K Horton | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | K Horton | K Horton | 9 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| RA Thomas | RA Thomas | 0 | 1 | 2 | K Horton | K Horton | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| A Wadsworth | A Wadsworth | 6 | 6 | 6 | A Wadsworth | A Wadsworth | 5 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| S Gordon | S Gordon | 1 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 3

| 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 |
| L Perry | L Perry | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| LJ Grant | LJ Grant | 1 | 1 | 0 | | L Perry | L Perry | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| DF Appleton | DF Appleton | 6 | 6 | 6 | | DF Appleton | DF Appleton | 2 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| William Keene | William Keene | 2 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | L Perry | L Perry | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| H Slocum | H Slocum | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | H Slocum | H Slocum | 1 | 3 | 8 | 4 | | | | | |
| N Niles | N Niles | 7 | 4 | 2 | 5 | H Slocum | H Slocum | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| HA Sands | HA Sands | 6 | 6 | 6 | | HA Sands | HA Sands | 2 | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| CJ Stevens | CJ Stevens | 1 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | L Perry | L Perry | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| R Stevens | R Stevens | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | R Stevens | R Stevens | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| CR Budlong | CR Budlong | 1 | 0 | 2 | | R Stevens | R Stevens | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| FH Cranston | FH Cranston | w/ | o | | | FH Cranston | FH Cranston | 1 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WA Sands | WA Sands | | | | | | | | | | R Stevens | R Stevens | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | |
| CF Watson Jr. | CF Watson Jr. | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | CF Watson Jr. | CF Watson Jr. | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | | | | | |
| M Beckwith Smith | M Beckwith Smith | 1 | 5 | 4 | | CF Watson Jr. | CF Watson Jr. | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| F Alexander | F Alexander | 6 | 6 | | | F Alexander | F Alexander | 6 | 4 | r | | | | | | | | | | | |
| LG Morris | LG Morris | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| FC Colston | FC Colston | w/ | o | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| HC Pell | HC Pell | | | | | | FC Colston | FC Colston | 1 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| C Hobart | C Hobart | w/ | o | | | | C Hobart | C Hobart | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| FJ Otis | FJ Otis | | | | | | | | | | | | C Hobart | C Hobart | w/ | o | | | | | | | | |
| O Chew | O Chew | w/ | o | | | | | | | | | | O Chew | O Chew | | | | | | | | | | |
| B Huntington | B Huntington | | | | | | O Chew | O Chew | w/ | o | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| AL Sands | AL Sands | w/ | o | | | | AL Sands | AL Sands | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| JC Waterbury | JC Waterbury | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | C Hobart | C Hobart | 10 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| RN Dana | RN Dana | w/ | o | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | RN Dana | RN Dana | 8 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 |
| HB Register | HB Register | | | | | | RN Dana | RN Dana | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WF Hitt | WF Hitt | w/ | o | | | | WF Hitt | WF Hitt | 1 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| C Bunting | C Bunting | | | | | | | | | | | | RN Dana | RN Dana | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| JA Tuckerman | JA Tuckerman | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | JA Tuckerman | JA Tuckerman | 3 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | |
| IC Jennings | IC Jennings | 1 | 3 | 0 | | | JA Tuckerman | JA Tuckerman | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| CE Van Vleck | CE Van Vleck | 4 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 6 | CE Van Vleck | CE Van Vleck | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| SP Henshaw | SP Henshaw | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 5

| 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 | Fourth round |
| LH Waidner | LH Waidner | w/ | o | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| A Codman | A Codman | | | | | LH Waidner | LH Waidner | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| B Thaw | B Thaw | w/ | o | | | B Thaw | B Thaw | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| HW Warner | HW Warner | | | | | | | | | | LH Waidner | LH Waidner | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| T Slidwell | T Slidwell | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | A Stillman | A Stillman | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| L Holt | L Holt | 1 | 1 | 4 | | T Slidwell | T Slidwell | 3 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| A Stillman | A Stillman | w/ | o | | | A Stillman | A Stillman | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| J Talmage | J Talmage | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | LH Waidner | LH Waidner | 9 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| H Masson | H Masson | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | W Clothier | W Clothier | 7 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| F Cutting | F Cutting | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | H Masson | H Masson | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| GH Nettleton | GH Nettleton | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | GH Nettleton | GH Nettleton | w/ | o | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| H Holt | H Holt | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | GH Nettleton | GH Nettleton | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| JF Brice | JF Brice | w/ | o | | | | | | | | W Clothier | W Clothier | 6 | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| MJ Ritchie | MJ Ritchie | | | | | JF Brice | JF Brice | 1 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| W Clothier | W Clothier | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | W Clothier | W Clothier | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| SC Whipple | SC Whipple | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| W Johnson | W Johnson | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| SX Whipple | SX Whipple | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | | W Johnson | W Johnson | w/ | o | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| B Detyll | B Detyll | w/ | o | | | | B Detyll | B Detyll | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| EL Hall | EL Hall | | | | | | | | | | | | W Johnson | W Johnson | 0 | 1 | 3 | | | | | |
| BC Wright | BC Wright | w/ | o | | | | | | | | | | BC Wright | BC Wright | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| P Lydig | P Lydig | | | | | | BC Wright | BC Wright | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC Grant | WC Grant | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | WC Grant | WC Grant | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| S Cutting | S Cutting | 2 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | BC Wright | BC Wright | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| HF Allen | HF Allen | w/ | o | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | HF Allen | HF Allen | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| WE Brice | WE Brice | | | | | | HF Allen | HF Allen | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| CE Sands | CE Sands | 7 | 3 | 6 | 7 | | CE Sands | CE Sands | 5 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| T Gross | T Gross | 5 | 6 | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | HF Allen | HF Allen | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| FJ Sulloway | FJ Sulloway | w/ | o | | | | | | | | | | FJ Sulloway | FJ Sulloway | 3 | 4 | 5 | | | | | |
| R Leroy | R Leroy | | | | | | FJ Sulloway | FJ Sulloway | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WE Putnam | WE Putnam | 7 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 6 | WE Putnam | WE Putnam | 2 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| C Pell | C Pell | 5 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 7

| 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| W Larned | W Larned | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| EW Leonard | EW Leonard | 2 | 1 | 2 | W Larned | W Larned | w/ | o | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| JR Livermore | JR Livermore | w/ | o | | JR Livermore | JR Livermore | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| EJ Smith | EJ Smith | | | | | | | | | | | W Larned | W Larned | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| TH Guild | TH Guild | w/ | o | | | | | | | | | E Stille | E Stille | 2 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | |
| HA Havermeyer | HA Havermeyer | | | | TH Guild | TH Guild | 6 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| E Stille | E Stille | w/ | o | | E Stille | E Stille | 1 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| JRB Willing | JRB Willing | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | W Larned | W Larned | 6 | 6 | 2 | 7 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | RD Little | RD Little | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 |
| | | | | | RD Little | RD Little | w/ | o | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | CM Bull | CM Bull | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | RD Little | RD Little | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | F Anderson | F Anderson | 3 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | F Anderson | F Anderson | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | HE Straw | HE Straw | 2 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 |
| C Biddle | C Biddle | w/ | o | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| W Donnell Iselin | W Donnell Iselin | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | C Biddle | C Biddle | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | P Hawk | P Hawk | 3 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 3 | | | | | |
| P Hawk | P Hawk | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| GT Adee | GT Adee | 8 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | C Biddle | C Biddle | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | K Behr | K Behr | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| K Behr | K Behr | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| W Burton | W Burton | 1 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | K Behr | K Behr | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | WC Mueller | WC Mueller | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| WC Mueller | WC Mueller | w/ | o | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WP Burden | WP Burden | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |