1908 U.S. National Championships – Men's Singles
Men's Singles | |
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1908 U.S. National Championships | |
Champion | William Larned [1] |
Runner-up | Beals Wright [1] |
Final score | 6–1, 6–2, 8–6 |
Main article: 1908 U.S. National Championships
Beals Wright defeated Fred Alexander 6–3, 6–3, 6–3 in the All Comers' Final of the 1908 U.S. Men's National Singles Championship.[2] Defending champion William Larned won the Challenge Round against Beals Wright 6–1, 6–2, 8–6.[3] The event was held at the Newport Casino in Newport, R.I., USA.[1][4]
Challenge round
Challenge Round | ||||||||||||||||
William Larned | 6 | 6 | 8 | |||||||||||||
Beals Wright | 1 | 2 | 6 |
All Comers' finals
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Fred Alexander | 6 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Frank Sulloway | 1 | 3 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Fred Alexander | 7 | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
William Clothier | 5 | 5 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Gus Touchard | 1 | 6 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
William Clothier | 6 | 8 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Fred Alexander | 3 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Beals Wright | 6 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Nat Emerson | 6 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Jed Jones | 8 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Nat Emerson | 2 | 4 | 7 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Beals Wright | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Beals Wright | 6 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Henry Torrance | 3 | 1 | 3 |
References
- 1 2 3 Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. p. 456. ISBN 978-0942257700.
- ↑ "Wright to Meet Larned" (PDF). The New York Times. August 29, 1908.
- ↑ "Larned Defends National Title" (PDF). The New York Times. August 30, 1908.
- ↑ Bill Talbert (1967). Tennis Observed. Barre: Barre Publishers. pp. 80–81. OCLC 172306.
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