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1938 U.S. National Championships – Men's singles

Don Budge defeated Gene Mako in the final, 6–3, 6–8, 6–2, 6–1 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1938 U.S. National Championships. He became the first player in tennis history to complete the Grand Slam.[2]

Men's singles
1938 U.S. National Championships
Final
ChampionUnited States Don Budge[1]
Runner-upUnited States Gene Mako[1]
Score6–3, 6–8, 6–2, 6–1
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
← 1937 · U.S. National Championships · 1939 →
Main article: 1938 U.S. National Championships (tennis)

Seeds

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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. Don Budge is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.[2]

Draw

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Key

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Finals

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
1   Don Budge 6 6 6
  Harry Hopman 3 1 3
1   Don Budge 6 6 6
7   Sidney Wood 3 3 3
7   Sidney Wood 6 6 6
15   Bryan Grant 2 3 2
1   Don Budge 6 6 6 6
  Gene Mako 3 8 2 1
  Gilbert Hunt 5 6 6 0
  Gene Mako 7 1 8 6
  Gene Mako 6 7 6
1   John Bromwich 3 5 4
5   Joseph Hunt 1 11 3 4
1   John Bromwich 6 9 6 6

Earlier rounds

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Section 1

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1   Budge 6 6 6
  Van Horn 0 0 1
1   Budge 6 7 9
  Kamrath 3 5 7
  Kamrath 6 6 6
  Kramer 1 0 1
1   Budge 6 6 6
15   Hare 3 4 0
  Finnigan 7 0 4 4
  Farrell 5 6 6 6
  Farrell 3 2 1
15   Hare 6 6 6
  Schwartz 4 5 12 7 8
15   Hare 6 7 10 5 10

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
9   Cooke 6 7 6
  Godsell 2 5 0
9   Cooke 2 6 4 8
  Hopman 6 4 6 10
  Hopman 6 7 6
  Buxby 3 5 4
  Hopman 6 6 7
  McNeill 4 3 5
  McCauliff 2 r
  Toley 4
  Toley 1 4 1
  Hartman 7 4 6 6   McNeill 6 6 6
  Lowman 5 6 2 3   Hartman 5 3 1
  McNeill 6 4 6 6   McNeill 7 6 6
7   Destremau 2 6 1 3

Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
7   Wood 6 6 6
  McGehee 4 1 4 7   Wood 9 4 1 6 6
  Hall 6 8 6   Hall 7 6 6 4 4
  Davenport 1 6 4 7   Wood 6 6 4 6 6
  Mulloy 7 6 6   Mulloy 4 1 6 8 2
  Lewis 5 1 4   Mulloy 7 6 6
  Low 6 6 6   Low 5 3 1
  Lay 2 0 0 7   Wood 8 6 6
  Gillespie 6 4 2 6 6 11   Kukuljević 6 4 3
  Bushman 4 6 6 4 4   Gillespie 6 2 6 2 6
  Robertson 6 4 7 6   Robertson 3 6 0 6 3
  Lavine 4 6 5 3   Gillespie 2 2 1
  Surface 6 6 6 11   Kukuljević 6 6 6
  Brugnon 1 1 2   Surface 1 3 1
11   Kukuljević 7 6 6 11   Kukuljević 6 6 6
  Prochaska 5 1 0

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
15   Grant 6 9 6
  Everett 4 7 4 15   Grant 6 6 6
  Mattmann   Mattmann 2 2 2
  Harman w/o 15   Grant 6 6 4 6
  Henderson 6 6 5 9   Anderson 3 1 6 1
  Bowden 3 4 7 7   Henderson 1 3 6
  Anderson 6 6 4 6   Anderson 6 6 8
  Rood 4 4 6 2 15   Grant 6 4 6 7
  Bellis 3 4 6 6 7 3   Quist 1 6 1 5
  Anderson 6 6 4 0 5   Bellis 6 11 2
  Ballagh 6 7 6   Ballagh 8 13 6
  Burt 2 5 2   Ballagh 6 2 4 4
  Umstaedter 6 6 5 6 3   Quist 3 6 6 6
  Johnson 4 4 7 2   Umstaedter 3 1 0
3   Quist 6 6 6 3   Quist 6 6 6
  Broida 2 1 1

Section 5

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
3   Riggs 5 6 6 6
  Lauck 7 3 4 4 3   Riggs 5 6 6 6
  Guernsey 6 6 6   Guernsey 7 2 3 4
  Lubin 2 1 3 3   Riggs 6 6 4 1 6
  Shayes 6 6 6   Shayes 3 3 6 6 4
  Mouvet 4 1 2   Shayes 6 4 6 6
  Bobbitt 6 6 6   Bobbitt 3 6 4 4
  De Gray 2 4 4 3   Riggs 2 6 7 6 4
  Jarvis 6 4 6 6   Hunt 6 0 9 0 6
  Abrams 1 6 3 1   Jarvis 4 3 6 6 6
  Talbert 6 6 6   Talbert 6 6 4 2 2
  Baldwin 1 3 3   Jarvis 3 2 2
  Hunt 6 4 6 5 6   Hunt 6 6 6
  Murphy 4 6 4 7 4   Hunt 6 1 6 6 6
13   Nakano 3 6 3 6 6 13   Nakano 8 6 3 3 3
  Wetherell 6 3 6 2 2

Section 6

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
11   Kovacs 6 6 9
  Filby 1 3 7 11   Kovacs 6 4 3 6 7
  Kuramitsu 7 3 6 6   Kuramitsu 3 6 6 4 5
  Hughes 5 6 2 2 11   Kovacs 0 2 6
  Mako 6 6 6   Mako 6 6 8
  Podesta 1 2 2   Mako 6 6 18
  Foreman   Foreman 2 1 16
  Stephens w/o   Mako 6 6 9
  Weston 6 6 7 5 8 5   Punčec 2 4 7
  Mangin 1 4 9 7 6   Weston 6 6 4 7
  Lynch 6 6 6   Lynch 4 3 6 5
  Freisenbruch 0 1 3   Weston 0 2 2
  Kerdasha 6 6 6 5   Punčec 6 6 6
  Lanas 0 2 1   Kerdasha 2 0 2
5   Punčec 6 4 6 6 5   Punčec 6 6 6
  Du Rivage 1 6 1 4

Section 7

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
5   Hunt 6 4 6 6
  Abe 1 6 1 3 5   Hunt 6 8 6
  Sabin 1 6 3
5   Hunt 6 6 6
  Dunn 2 3 4
  Steele Jr. 2 3 4
  Dunn 6 6 6
5   Hunt 6 4 6 9
9   Petra 4 6 4 7
  Murphy 3 6 6 5 4
  Fishbach 6 4 4 7 6
  Fishbach 2 4 3
9   Petra 6 6 6
  Swanson 4 5 1
9   Petra 6 7 6

Section 8

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
13   Parker 6 6 6
  Lurie 2 1 3
13   Parker 6 6 7
  Rood 2 4 5
  Hawley 4 2 8
  Rood 6 6 10
13   Parker 2 3 2
1   Bromwich 6 6 6
  Shields 6 6 8
  Sutter 3 3 6
  Shields 6 12 8 2 2
1   Bromwich 1 10 10 6 6
  Ganzenmuller 1 0 1
1   Bromwich 6 6 6

References

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  1. ^ a b Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York City]: New Chapter Press. p. 459. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  2. ^ a b Talbert, Bill (1967). Tennis Observed – The USLTA Men's Singles Champions, 1881-1966. Barre: Barre Publishers. p. 116. OCLC 172306.
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