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1944 U.S. National Championships – Men's singles


FieldValue
champUSA Frank Parker
runnerUSA Bill Talbert
score6–4, 3–6, 6–3, 6–3

Frank Parker defeated Bill Talbert 6–4, 3–6, 6–3, 6–3 in the final to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1944 U.S. National Championships.

Seeds

The tournament used two lists of players for seeding the men's singles event; one for U.S. players or foreign players resident in the U.S., and one for foreign players not resident in the U.S. Frank Parker is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

1. Ecuador Pancho Segura *(semifinals)* 1. USA Donald McNeill *(semifinals)* 1. USA Bill Talbert *(finalist)* 1. USA Frank Parker *(**champion**)* 1. USA Seymour Greenberg *(quarterfinals)* 1. USA Robert Falkenburg *(quarterfinals)* 1. USA Sidney Wood *(first round)* 1. USA Jack Jossi *(second round)* ::Foreign 1. MEX Armando Vega *(first round)* 1. MEX Rolando Vega *(second round)* ## Draw ### Key - Q = Qualifier - WC = Wild card - LL = Lucky loser - r = Retired ### Finals | team-width=150 | RD3-team1=USA Bill Talbert | RD3-seed1=3 | RD3-team2=USA **Frank Parker** | RD3-seed2=4 | RD3-score1-1=4 | RD3-score2-1=**6** | RD3-score1-2=**6** | RD3-score2-2=3 | RD3-score1-3=3 | RD3-score2-3=**6** | RD3-score1-4=3 | RD3-score2-4=**6** | RD2-team1=Ecuador Pancho Segura | RD2-seed1=1 | RD2-team2=USA **Bill Talbert** | RD2-seed2=3 | RD2-score1-1=**6** | RD2-score2-1=3 | RD2-score1-2=3 | RD2-score2-2=**6** | RD2-score1-3=0 | RD2-score2-3=**6** | RD2-score1-4=**8** | RD2-score2-4=6 | RD2-score1-5=3 | RD2-score2-5=**6** | RD2-team3=USA Donald McNeill | RD2-seed3=2 | RD2-team4=USA **Frank Parker** | RD2-seed4=4 | RD2-score3-1=4 | RD2-score4-1=**6** | RD2-score3-2=**6** | RD2-score4-2=3 | RD2-score3-3=2 | RD2-score4-3=**6** | RD2-score3-4=2 | RD2-score4-4=**6** | RD1-team1=Ecuador **Pancho Segura** | RD1-seed1=1 | RD1-team2=USA Alexander Carver | RD1-seed2= | RD1-score1-1=**6** | RD1-score2-1=0 | RD1-score1-2=**6** | RD1-score2-2=3 | RD1-score1-3=**6** | RD1-score2-3=4 | RD1-team3=USA **Bill Talbert** | RD1-seed3=3 | RD1-team4=USA Robert Falkenburg | RD1-seed4=6 | RD1-score3-1=**6** | RD1-score4-1=4 | RD1-score3-2=**6** | RD1-score4-2=4 | RD1-score3-3=**6** | RD1-score4-3=3 | RD1-team5=USA **Donald McNeill** | RD1-seed5=2 | RD1-team6=USA Seymour Greenberg | RD1-seed6=5 | RD1-score5-1=**6** | RD1-score6-1=3 | RD1-score5-2=4 | RD1-score6-2=**6** | RD1-score5-3=3 | RD1-score6-3=**6** | RD1-score5-4=**6** | RD1-score6-4=1 | RD1-score5-5=**8** | RD1-score6-5=6 | RD1-team7=USA **Frank Parker** | RD1-seed7=4 | RD1-team8=USA Charles Oliver | RD1-seed8= | RD1-score7-1=**6** | RD1-score8-1=2 | RD1-score7-2=**6** | RD1-score8-2=4 | RD1-score7-3=**6** | RD1-score8-3=1 ### Earlier rounds #### Section 1 | RD4-team01=USA Segura | RD4-seed01=1 | RD4-team02=USA **Talbert** | RD4-seed02=3 | RD4-score01-1=3 | RD4-score02-1=**6** | RD4-score01-2=**6** | RD4-score02-2=3 | RD4-score01-3=**6** | RD4-score02-3=0 | RD4-score01-4=6 | RD4-score02-4=**8** | RD4-score01-5=**6** | RD4-score02-5=3 | RD3-team01=USA **Segura** | RD3-seed01=1 | RD3-team02=USA Carver | RD3-seed02= | RD3-score01-1=**6** | RD3-score02-1=0 | RD3-score01-2=**6** | RD3-score02-2=3 | RD3-score01-3=**6** | RD3-score02-3=4 | RD3-team03=USA **Talbert** | RD3-seed03=3 | RD3-team04=USA Falkenburg | RD3-seed04=6 | RD3-score03-1=**6** | RD3-score04-1=4 | RD3-score03-2=**6** | RD3-score04-2=4 | RD3-score03-3=**6** | RD3-score04-3=3 | RD2-team01=USA **Segura** | RD2-seed01=1 | RD2-team02=USA Freeman | RD2-seed02= | RD2-score01-1=**8** | RD2-score02-1=6 | RD2-score01-2=**6** | RD2-score02-2=1 | RD2-team03=USA Jossi | RD2-seed03=8 | RD2-team04=USA **Carver** | RD2-seed04= | RD2-score03-1=1 | RD2-score04-1=**6** | RD2-score03-2=**6** | RD2-score04-2=4 | RD2-score03-3=6 | RD2-score04-3=**8** | RD2-team05=USA **Talbert** | RD2-seed05=3 | RD2-team06=USA Ball | RD2-seed06= | RD2-score05-1=**7** | RD2-score06-1=5 | RD2-score05-2=4 | RD2-score06-2=**6** | RD2-score05-3=**6** | RD2-score06-3=2 | RD2-team07=USA **Falkenburg** | RD2-seed07=6 | RD2-team08=MEX Vega | RD2-seed08=10 | RD2-score07-1=**6** | RD2-score08-1=3 | RD2-score07-2=**6** | RD2-score08-2=0 | RD1-team01=USA **Segura** | RD1-seed01=1 | RD1-team02=USA Johnson | RD1-seed02= | RD1-score01-1=**6** | RD1-score02-1=2 | RD1-score01-2=**6** | RD1-score02-2=3 | RD1-team03=USA **Freeman** | RD1-seed03= | RD1-team04=USA Bickel | RD1-seed04= | RD1-score03-1=**6** | RD1-score04-1=2 | RD1-score03-2=**6** | RD1-score04-2=1 | RD1-team05=USA **Jossi** | RD1-seed05=8 | RD1-team06=USA Cushingham | RD1-seed06= | RD1-score05-1=**7** | RD1-score06-1=5 | RD1-score05-2=**6** | RD1-score06-2=4 | RD1-team07=USA **Carver** | RD1-seed07= | RD1-team08=USA Cuninggim | RD1-seed08= | RD1-score07-1=6 | RD1-score08-1=**8** | RD1-score07-2=**6** | RD1-score08-2=1 | RD1-score07-3=**6** | RD1-score08-3=4 | RD1-team09=USA **Talbert** | RD1-seed09=3 | RD1-team10=USA Buzolich | RD1-seed10= | RD1-score09-1=**6** | RD1-score10-1=4 | RD1-score09-2=**6** | RD1-score10-2=2 | RD1-team11=USA **Ball** | RD1-seed11= | RD1-team12=USA Brown | RD1-seed12= | RD1-score11-1=**6** | RD1-score12-1=1 | RD1-score11-2=**6** | RD1-score12-2=4 | RD1-team13=USA **Falkenburg** | RD1-seed13=6 | RD1-team14=USA Hunt | RD1-seed14= | RD1-score13-1=5 | RD1-score14-1=**7** | RD1-score13-2=**6** | RD1-score14-2=2 | RD1-score13-3=**6** | RD1-score14-3=4 | RD1-team15=MEX **Vega** | RD1-seed15=10 | RD1-team16=USA Hart | RD1-seed16= | RD1-score15-1=**6** | RD1-score16-1=1 | RD1-score15-2=2 | RD1-score16-2=**6** | RD1-score15-3=**6** | RD1-score16-3=3 #### Section 2 | RD4-team01=USA McNeill | RD4-seed01=2 | RD4-team02=USA **Parker** | RD4-seed02=4 | RD4-score01-1=**6** | RD4-score02-1=4 | RD4-score01-2=3 | RD4-score02-2=**6** | RD4-score01-3=**6** | RD4-score02-3=2 | RD4-score01-4=**6** | RD4-score02-4=2 | RD3-team01=USA **McNeill** | RD3-seed01=2 | RD3-team02=USA Greenberg | RD3-seed02=5 | RD3-score01-1=**6** | RD3-score02-1=3 | RD3-score01-2=4 | RD3-score02-2=**6** | RD3-score01-3=3 | RD3-score02-3=**6** | RD3-score01-4=**6** | RD3-score02-4=1 | RD3-score01-5=**8** | RD3-score02-5=6 | RD3-team03=USA **Parker** | RD3-seed03=4 | RD3-team04=USA Oliver | RD3-seed04= | RD3-score03-1=**6** | RD3-score04-1=2 | RD3-score03-2=**6** | RD3-score04-2=4 | RD3-score03-3=**6** | RD3-score04-3=1 | RD2-team01=USA **McNeill** | RD2-seed01=2 | RD2-team02=USA Hall | RD2-seed02= | RD2-score01-1=**7** | RD2-score02-1=5 | RD2-score01-2=**6** | RD2-score02-2=4 | RD2-team03=USA **Greenberg** | RD2-seed03=5 | RD2-team04=USA Ray | RD2-seed04= | RD2-score03-1=**6** | RD2-score04-1=1 | RD2-score03-2=**6** | RD2-score04-2=0 | RD2-team05=USA **Parker** | RD2-seed05=4 | RD2-team06=USA Seixas | RD2-seed06= | RD2-score05-1=**6** | RD2-score06-1=1 | RD2-score05-2=**6** | RD2-score06-2=4 | RD2-team07=USA **Oliver** | RD2-seed07= | RD2-team08=USA McManus | RD2-seed08= | RD2-score07-1=0 | RD2-score08-1=**6** | RD2-score07-2=**6** | RD2-score08-2=4 | RD2-score07-3=**6** | RD2-score08-3=4 | RD1-team01=USA **McNeill** | RD1-seed01=2 | RD1-team02=USA Gillespie | RD1-seed02= | RD1-score01-1=**6** | RD1-score02-1=3 | RD1-score01-2=**10** | RD1-score02-2=8 | RD1-team03=USA **Hall** | RD1-seed03= | RD1-team04=USA Bender | RD1-seed04= | RD1-score03-1=0 | RD1-score04-1=**6** | RD1-score03-2=**6** | RD1-score04-2=3 | RD1-score03-3=**6** | RD1-score04-3=4 | RD1-team05=USA **Greenberg** | RD1-seed05=5 | RD1-team06=USA Savitt | RD1-seed06= | RD1-score05-1=**6** | RD1-score06-1=2 | RD1-score05-2=**6** | RD1-score06-2=1 | RD1-team07=USA **Ray** | RD1-seed07= | RD1-team08=USA Paul | RD1-seed08= | RD1-score07-1=**6** | RD1-score08-1=0 | RD1-score07-2=**6** | RD1-score08-2=4 | RD1-team09=USA **Parker** | RD1-seed09=4 | RD1-team10=USA Thomas | RD1-seed10= | RD1-score09-1=**6** | RD1-score10-1=0 | RD1-score09-2=**6** | RD1-score10-2=2 | RD1-team11=USA **Seixas** | RD1-seed11= | RD1-team12=USA Watson | RD1-seed12= | RD1-score11-1=**6** | RD1-score12-1=3 | RD1-score11-2=**6** | RD1-score12-2=3 | RD1-team13=USA **Oliver** | RD1-seed13= | RD1-team14=USA Wood | RD1-seed14=7 | RD1-score13-1=**6** | RD1-score14-1=3 | RD1-score13-2=6 | RD1-score14-2=**8** | RD1-score13-3=**6** | RD1-score14-3=1 | RD1-team15=USA **McManus** | RD1-seed15= | RD1-team16=MEX Vega | RD1-seed16=9 | RD1-score15-1=**9** | RD1-score16-1=7 | RD1-score15-2=**6** | RD1-score16-2=2 ## References ## References 1. Collins, Bud. (2010). "The Bud Collins History of Tennis". *New Chapter Press*. 2. Talbert, Bill. (1967). "Tennis Observed – The USLTA Men's Singles Champions, 1881-1966". *Barre Publishers*. 3. ["U.S. Top 10s – Men"](https://www.usta.com/en/home/about-usta/usta-history/national/u-s--top-10s---men.html). ::callout[type=info title="Wikipedia Source"] This article was imported from [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1944_U.S._National_Championships_–_Men's_singles) and is available under the [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Content has been adapted to SurfDoc format. Original contributors can be found on the [article history page](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1944_U.S._National_Championships_–_Men's_singles?action=history). ::
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