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

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

Men's Singles
1938 U.S. National Championships
Champion Don Budge[1]
Runner-up Gene Mako[1]
Final score6–3, 6–8, 6–2, 6–1

Seeds

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

Key
  • Q = Qualifier
  • WC = Wild Card
  • LL = Lucky Loser
  • r. = retired

Finals
Quarter-finals Semi-finals 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

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


Preceded by
1938 Wimbledon Championships		 Grand Slams
Men's Singles		 Succeeded by
1939 Australian Championships
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