| Men's singles | |
|---|---|
| 1918 U.S. National Championships | |
| Champion |  Robert Lindley Murray[1] |
| Runner-up | Bill Tilden[1] |
| Score | 6–3, 6–1, 7–5 |
| Draw | 87 |
| Seeds | – |
Defending champion Robert Lindley Murray defeated Bill Tilden in the final, 6–3, 6–1, 7–5 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1918 U.S. National Championships.
The event was held at the West Side Tennis Club in Forest Hills, Queens, from August 26 through September 3, 1918.[2][1][3]
Final eight
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Craig Biddle
| 2 | 3 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| S. Howard Voshell
| 6 | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| S. Howard Voshell
| 4 | 3 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| R. Lindley Murray
| 6 | 6 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nathaniel Niles
| 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| R. Lindley Murray
| 7 | 6 | 2 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| R. Lindley Murray
| 6 | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bill Tilden
| 3 | 1 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lyle E. Mahan
| 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 Ichiya Kumagae
| 8 | 3 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ichiya Kumagae
| 2 | 2 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bill Tilden
| 6 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bill Tilden
| 3 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Walter Merrill Hall
| 6 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
References
- ^ a b c Collins, Bud (2016). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (3rd ed.). New York: New Chapter Press. pp. 16–17, 485. ISBN 978-1-937559-38-0.
- ^ Talbert, Bill (1967). Tennis Observed – The USLTA Men's Singles Champions, 1881-1966. Barre: Barre Publishers. p. 96. OCLC 172306.
- ^ "Murray, Tilden and Kunagae win in tennis title fray" (PDF). The New York Times. August 31, 1918.
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