1929 U.S. National Championships – Men's Singles

Bill Tilden defeated Frank Hunter 3–6, 6–3, 4–6, 6–2, 6–4 in the final to win the Men's Singles tennis title at the 1929 U.S. National Championships.[2] It was Tilden's seventh and final U.S. Championship title and his ninth Grand Slam title overall.

Men's Singles
1929 U.S. National Championships
Champion Bill Tilden [1]
Runner-up Frank Hunter [1]
Final score3–6, 6–3, 4–6, 6–2, 6–4
Seeds14

Seeds

The tournament used two lists of players for seeding the men's singles event; one list of eight U.S. players and one list of six foreign players. Bill Tilden is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

Draw

Key

Final eight
Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                     
Bill Tilden 7 2 9 6
John Van Ryn 5 6 7 2
Bill Tilden 4 6 2 6 6
John Doeg 6 2 6 4 3
John Doeg 6 6 6
Bunny Austin 4 4 3
Bill Tilden 3 6 4 6 6
Frank Hunter 6 3 6 2 4
Wilmer Allison 6 8 4
Fritz Mercur 8 10 6
Fritz Mercur 4 8 4 3
Frank Hunter 6 6 6 6
Frank Hunter 6 6 6
R. Norris Williams 0 3 4

Earlier rounds

Section 1
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
1 Bill Tilden 6 6 6
Donald Strachan 2 1 0
1 Bill Tilden 2 6 14 6
F. Shields 6 1 12 4
Kenneth B. Appel 3 3 2
Francis Shields 6 6 6
1 Bill Tilden 6 7 8
H. Culley 3 5 6
Louis B. Dailey Jr. 1 4 6 0
Henry M. Culley 6 6 3 6
H.M. Culley 6 7 6 6
J. Mooney 1 5 8 2
Jack Mooney 6 8 6
(6) German Upmann 4 6 3

References
  1. Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York City]: New Chapter Press. p. 458. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  2. Talbert, Bill (1967). Tennis Observed – The USLTA Men's Singles Champions, 1881-1966. Barre: Barre Publishers. p. 107. OCLC 172306.
Preceded by
1929 Wimbledon Championships		 Grand Slams
Men's Singles		 Succeeded by
1930 Australian Championships
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