1916 U.S. National Championships – Men's singles

Richard Norris Williams defeated the defending champion William Johnston in the final, 4–6, 6–4, 0–6, 6–2, 6–4 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1916 U.S. National Championships.^[2]

Men's singles
1916 U.S. National Championships
Final
Champion	R. Norris Williams^[1]
Runner-up	William Johnston^[1]
Score	4–6, 6–4, 0–6, 6–2, 6–4
Details
Draw	128
Seeds	N.A.
Events
Singles men women Doubles men women
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Main article: 1916 U.S. National Championships (tennis)

The event was played on outdoor grass courts and held at the West Side Tennis Club in Forest Hills, New York from Monday, August 28 through Tuesday, September 5, 1916.^[3]

Draw

Final eight

	Quarterfinals									Semifinals									Final
		Wallace F. Johnson	4	2	2
		Clarence Griffin	6	6	6
											Clarence Griffin	3	3	3
											R. Norris Williams	6	6	6
		Douglas Watters	6	1	1
		R. Norris Williams	3	6	6
																				R. Norris Williams	4	6	0	6	6
																				William Johnston	6	4	6	2	4
		Watson Washburn	2	2	5
		William Johnston	6	6	7
											William Johnston	6	6	6
											Robert Lindley Murray	2	3	1
		George Church	6	6	2	4	4
		R. Lindley Murray	3	4	6	6	6

Earlier rounds

Section 1

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
		J.P. Adoue Jr.	6	1	1
		S. Howard Voshell	8	6	6
											S. Howard Voshell	6	6	6
											P. Vandeventer	3	2	3
		Philip Vandeventer	4	2	6	6	6
		C. Stanley Rogers	8	6	3	4	4
																				S. Howard Voshell	8	6	2	7	3
																				W.F. Johnson	6	3	6	9	6
		Wallace F. Johnson	w	o
		Harry Seymour
											W.F. Johnson	6	6	7
											W. Rosenbaum	1	2	5
		J.T. Allen	4	3	7
		W. Rosenbaum	6	6	9
																													W.F. Johnson	6	6	6
																													W. Merrill Hall	2	1	2
		C.G. Plimpton	3	6	6	7
		Otto Salm	6	1	4	5
											C.G. Plimpton	2	4	2
											A.H. Man Jr.	6	6	6
		A.H. Man Jr.	4	6	4	12	6
		H. Van Dyke Johns	6	2	6	10	2
																				A.H. Man Jr.	3	2	3
																				W. Merrill Hall	6	6	6
		T.B. Plimpton
		Walter Merrill Hall	w	o
											W. Merrill Hall	5	4	4
											J.W. Anderson	7	6	6
		J.W. Anderson	w	o
		Charles S. Garland

Section 2

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
		Charled M. Bull Jr.	4	6	0	3
		William Rand	6	3	6	6
											W. Rand	6	6	6
											W. Roberts	1	1	1
		Walter Roberts	w	o
		Arthur E. Copeland
																				W. Rand	3	0	4
																				C. Griffin	6	6	6
		W.P. Burden
		Reginald A. Cook	w	o
											R.A. Cook	4	2	1
											C. Griffin	6	6	6
		Fred C. Baggs	6	0	2
		Clarence Griffin	8	6	9
																													C. Griffin	6	6	3	12
																													E.H. Whitney	3	2	6	10
		Arthur S. Cragin	6	6	6
		Richard S. Maynard	4	0	0
											A.S. Cragin	6	2	3	6	4
											R.L. Baggs	2	6	6	4	6
		Ralph L. Baggs	6	6	6
		B.W. Stair	3	2	2
																				R.L. Baggs	4	2	4
																				E.H. Whitney	6	6	6
		L. Gwynne French	6	6	6
		George V. Peak Jr.	4	3	4
											L.G. French	3	4	4
											E.H. Whitney	6	6	6
		Ward Dawson	2	3	1
		Edward H. Whitney	6	6	6

Section 3

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
		Harold D. Harvey	w	o
		George McKearin
											H.D. Harvey	3	5	3
											E.R. McCormick	6	7	6
		John C. Neely Jr
		E.R. McCormick	w	o
																				E.R. McCormick	7	2	6	6
																				H.S. Parker	5	6	1	4
		Irvin Riker	8	6	6	2	6
		Benjamin M. Phillips	10	3	1	6	2
											I. Riker	2	3	1
											H.S. Parker	6	6	6
		Henry S. Parker	6	6	6
		Paul W. Gibbons	4	1	0
																													E.R. McCormick	2	3	4
																													D.S. Watters	6	6	6
		Douglas S. Watters	w	o
		R.A. Holden Jr.
											D.S. Watters	6	6	6
											E.H. Binzen	1	2	4
		Elliott H. Binzen	1	7	4	6	6
		George King	6	5	6	4	2
																				D.S. Watters	6	2	1
																				G.A.L. Dionne	3	6	1	r
		C.L. Johnston Jr.	3	6	4	3
		G.A.L. Dionne	6	4	6	6
											G.A.L. Dionne	6	6	2	6
											C.G. Burrows	4	1	6	4
		Lloyd Hartel	1	0	2
		C.G. Burrows	6	6	6

References

1. Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York City]: New Chapter Press. p. 457. ISBN 978-0942257700.
2. "Norris Williams Victor Over Johnston in Tennis". Evening Tribune. September 6, 1916.
3. Bill Talbert (1967). Tennis Observed. Barre: Barre Publishers. p. 95. OCLC 172306.

External links

• 1916 U.S. National Championships on ITFtennis.com 2016-03-31 at the Wayback Machine, the source for this draw