1881 U.S. National Championship – Men's Singles

Men's Singles
1881 U.S. National Championships
Champion United States Richard Sears
Runner-up United States William E. Glyn
Final score 6–0, 6–3, 6–2

Richard Sears won the singles title at the inaugural U.S. tennis championships, by beating William E. Glyn in the final. Except for the final, each match was played on the best of three sets. Winner of a set was the player who won six games first, no two-games advantage was required. The participation was restricted to US citizens only.

Draw

First Round   Second Round   Quarterfinals   Semifinals   Finals
 United States Sears 6 6  
 United States Powell 0 2      United States Sears 6 6  
 United States Anderson 6 6    United States Anderson 1 2  
 United States Randolph 0 2        United States Sears 6 6  
 United States Nightingale 6 6        United States Nightingale 3 5  
 United States Caldwell 2 0      United States Nightingale 6 6
 United States W. H. Barnes 6 1 6    United States W. H. Barnes 4 3  
 United States Miller 2 6 1        United States Sears 6 6  
 United States Gray 6 6        United States Gray 3 0  
 United States F. J. Hines 5 3      United States Gray 6 6  
 United States Coggswell 6 6    United States Coggswell 0 0  
 United States Congdon 4 5        United States Gray
         bye  
       
       
         United States Sears 6 6 6
 United States Glyn 1 6 6        United States Glyn 0 3 2
 United States Rives 6 1 1      United States Glyn 6 6  
 United States Conover 6 6    United States Conover 5 2  
 United States Morse 1 1        United States Glyn 6 4 6  
 United States Gammell 1 6 6        United States Gammell 4 6 4  
 United States Newbold 6 3 1      United States Gammell
     bye  
         United States Glyn 6 6
 United States Shaw        United States Shaw 2 2  
 bye      United States Shaw 6 6  
 United States Rathbone 6 5 6    United States Rathbone 3 5  
 United States Saunders 5 6 5        United States Shaw 4 6 6
 United States Kessler w/ o        United States Kessler 6 3 1  
 United States F. Eldridge      United States Kessler 6 6
 United States Smith 6 6    United States Smith 1 2  
 United States Pruyn 1 4  

References

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