# 1908 U.S. National Championships – Men's singles

Defending champion William Larned won the Challenge Round against Beals Wright 6–1, 6–2, 8–6 to capture the men's singles tennis title at the 1908 U.S. National Championships. Wright had defeated Fred Alexander in the All Comers' Final.
The event was held at the Newport Casino in Newport, R.I. in the United States. There were more than 128 players in the draw.

## Challenge round

| Challenge Round | Challenge Round | Challenge Round | Challenge Round | Challenge Round | Challenge Round | Challenge Round |
| William Larned | William Larned | 6 | 6 | 8 | | |
| Beals Wright | Beals Wright | 1 | 2 | 6 | | |

## All Comers' finals

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| Fred Alexander | Fred Alexander | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Frank Sulloway | Frank Sulloway | 1 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Frank Sulloway | Frank Sulloway | 1 | 3 | 1 | | | Fred Alexander | Fred Alexander | 7 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | William Clothier | William Clothier | 5 | 5 | 3 | | | | | | |
| Gus Touchard | Gus Touchard | 1 | 6 | 0 | | | William Clothier | William Clothier | 5 | 5 | 3 | | | | | | |
| William Clothier | William Clothier | 6 | 8 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| William Clothier | William Clothier | 6 | 8 | 6 | | | | | | | | | Fred Alexander | Fred Alexander | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Beals Wright | Beals Wright | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Nat Emerson | Nat Emerson | 6 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | Beals Wright | Beals Wright | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Jed Jones | Jed Jones | 8 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jed Jones | Jed Jones | 8 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 7 | Nat Emerson | Nat Emerson | 2 | 4 | 7 | 3 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Beals Wright | Beals Wright | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | |
| Beals Wright | Beals Wright | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | Beals Wright | Beals Wright | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | |
| Henry Torrance | Henry Torrance | 3 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Earlier rounds

1st round - F. Day d. G. Frank 10-8,6-2,6-1 J. Cushman d. E. Hale w/o W. Clothier d. R. Little 6-2,6-2,6-3 I. Wright d. H. Thomas 6-1,6-1,6-1 N. Niles d. S. Fahnstock 6-0,6-2,6-0 L. Parrish d. T. Potter w/o J. Ames d. P. Randolph 6-0,6-3,6-0 C. Biddle d. D. Miller w/o W. Davidson d. H. Peters w/o A. Sands d. E. Hoffman 6-0,6-3,6-1 J. Colston d. T. Trask w/o E. Blair d. G. Phelps 8-6,8-6,7-9,5-7,7-5 N. Emerson d. L. Hoyt w/o F. Inman d. W. Temis w/o R. Livingston d. C. Plimpton w/o C. Bull d. P. Lydig w/o E. Whitney d. D. Nickols 6-4,6-0,6-3
2nd round - R. Wigham d. R. Terry w/o S. Hinckley d. W. Isglin 6-0,6-1,6-0 T. Miller d. G. Gallatin w/o D. Mathey d. W. Pate 6-2,6-0,6-2 R. Pearson d. F. Seabury w/o F. Alexander d. E. Torrey 6-0,6-2,6-2 M. White d. S. Williams w/o G. Beals d. H. Stiness w/o H. Martin d. T. Ridgeway 6-3,6-2,6-4 B. M. Grant d. B. Hoffman w/o H. Pell d. R. Sard 8-6,6-0,6-2 A. Hoskins d. H. Holt w/o F. Sulloway d. F. Anderson w/o P. Hawk d. H. Rowe 6-3,6-3,6-1 R. LeRoy d. C. Hatch w/o F. Watrous d. J. Darragh 6-4,6-0,6-0 G. Wagner d. H. Slocum 7-5,6-3,2-6,2-6,6-1 N. Thornton d. L. Burt 5-7,8-6,6-2,7-5 R. Agassiz d. C. Sands w/o G. Touchard d. D. Dilworth 6-2,6-3,6-2 A. Westfall d. R. Hardy 7-5,6-2,7-5 A. Dabney d. A. Gammell 6-1,-63,6-1 W. Jordan d. E. Pittman 6-0,6-1,6-0 S. Russ d. A. Baker w/o R. Wilson d. R. Seaver w/o W. Rosenbaum d. G. Adee w/o A. Ingraham d. S. Henshaw 6-1,6-8,6-3,6-3 G. Church d. F. Day 6-1,6-0,6-1 W. Clothier d. J. Cushman 6-2,6-0,6-3 I. Wright d. N. Niles 6-8,6-3,6-2,7-5 J. Ames d. L. Parrish 6-1,7-5,6-0 C. Biddle d. W. Davidson 6-3,6-2,6-2 J. Colston d. A. Sands 6-0,6-3,6-3 N. Emerson d. E. Blair 5-7,7-5,6-4,6-1 F. Inman d. R. Livingston 6-1,6-2,6-1 C. Bull d. E. Whitney 6-2,2-6,3-6,6-3,6-0 C. Clarke d. V. Sorchan w/o M. Fielding d. L. Waidner w/o L. Jennings d. H. Davis w/o G. Nettleton d. E. Page 6-2,6-1,6-2 A. Thayer d. A. Baker w/o R. Stevens d. T. Tailer w/o B. Penniman d. R. Brooks w/o S. Johnson d. F. Burnham w/o H. Johnson d. G. Thompson w/o J. Jones d. T. Pell w/o H. Tallant d. G. Thomas 6-3,6-3,6-4 M. Charlock d. J. Phipps w/o W. Johnson d. R. Palmer 3-6,6-4,6-4,6-1 C. Cooke d. E. Stille 6-3,6-3,6-4 B. Wright d. M. Chace 6-3,6-1,6-4 W. Connell d. R. Palmer w/o N. Johnson d. S. Merrihew 6-3,6-8,6-4,2-6,6-1 C. Hale d. S. French 6-1,6-1,6-0 G. Allison d. C. Frailey 6-3,6-4,6-1 R. Gambrill d. E. MacEnroe w/o A. Butler d. H. Harriman w/o M. Babcock d. T. Knapp w/o H. Torrance d. B. Buckwalter 6-3,6-3,6-3 W. Trotter d. A. Thurber 8-6,6-1,6-4 A. Stillman d. W. Bourne 6-0,6-2,6-1 H. MacKinney d. D. Appleton 8-6,6-1,6-0 R. Thomas d. E. Donn 6-2,6-2,3-6,6-1 R. James d. H. Fortescue w/o
3rd round - S. Hinckley d. R. Wigham 6-0,6-0,6-1 D. Mathey d. T. Miller w/o F. Alexander d. R. Pearson 6-0,6-3,6-4 G. Beals d. M. White w/o H. Martin d. B. M. Grant w/o A. Hoskins d. H. Pell 6-3,6-4,0-6,6-4 F. Sulloway d. P. Hawk 6-4,6-2,6-3 R. LeRoy d. F. Watrous 6-2,8-6,6-4 N. Thornton d. G. Wagner 8-6,6-3,4-6,7-5 G. Touchard d. R. Agassiz w/o A. Westfall d. A. Dabney 7-5,6-2,6-2 S. Russ d. W. Jordan 6-2,6-2,6-3 W. Rosenbaum d. R. Wilson 6-3,6-3,3-6,6-3 G. Church d. A. Ingraham 6-4,6-4,6-3 W. Clothier d. I. Wright 7-5,6-2,7-5 J. Ames d. C. Biddle 2-6,6-4,6-3,6-3 N. Emerson d. J. Colston 6-2,8-6,6-3 C. Bull d. F. Inman 6-2,6-2,8-6 M. Fielding d. C. Clarke 6-0,6-1,6-2 G. Nettleton d. L. Jennings 6-2,6-0,6-1 R. Stevens d. A. Thayer 6-4,6-0,6-1 S. Johnson d. B. Penniman 6-1,6-0,6-1 J. Jones d. H. Johnson 6-2,6-3,12-10 H. Tallant d. M. Charlock 6-3,6-8,6-3,6-2 W. Johnson d. C. Cooke 6-1,6-3,6-1 B. Wright d. W. Connell 6-1,6-1,6-2 C. Hale d. N. Johnson 0-6,6-0,6-8,9-7,7-5 R. Gambrill d. G. Allison w/o A. Butler d. M. Babcock 2-6,4-6,6-1,6-3,6-0 H. Torrance d. W. Trotter 6-2,7-5,6-3 A. Stillman d. H. MacKinney 6-0,6-1,6-8,6-1 R. James d. R. Thomas 6-1,6-4,6-3
4th round - D. Mathey d. S. Hinckley 5-7,6-4,6-4,6-3 F. Alexander d. G. Beals 6-1,8-6,6-0 H. Martin d. A. Hoskins 6-4,5-7,4-6,6-1,6-3 F. Sulloway d. R. LeRoy 5-7,4-6,6-4,7-5,9-7 G. Touchard d. N. Thornton 6-4,5-7,8-6,12-10 A. Westfall d. S. Russ 6-1,3-6,6-1,6-3 G. Church d. W. Rosenbaum 6-2,1-6,6-4,6-3 W. Clothier d. J. Ames 6-2,6-2,6-1 N. Emerson d. C. Bull 6-2,4-6,6-2,6-1 G. Nettleton d. M. Fielding 6-1,6-3,6-3 R. Stevens d. S. Johnson 9-7,6-1,6-0 J. Jones d. H. Tallant 5-7,2-6,6-4,6-2,6-2 B. Wright d. W. Johnson 6-4,7-5,6-2 C. Hale d. R. Gambrill 6-2,7-5,6-2 H. Torrance d. A. Butler 6-3,6-0,6-1 R. James d. A. Stillman 3-6,6-4,6-2,8-6
5th round - F. Alexander d. D. Mathey 7-5,6-3,6-4 F. Sulloway d. H. Martin 1-6,7-5,6-0,6-4 G. Touchard d. A. Westfall 6-8,2-6,6-2,6-2,7-5 W. Clothier d. G. Church 6-2,6-2,6-1 N. Emerson d. G. Nettleton 6-2,4-6,6-2,6-1 J. Jones d. R. Stevens 6-1,6-1,6-2 B. Wright d. C. Hale 6-1,6-1,6-1 H. Torrance d. R. James 6-4,6-2,6-3