1945 U.S. National Championships – Men's singles

Men's singles
1945 U.S. National Championships
Champion	Frank Parker
Runner-up	Bill Talbert
Score	14–12, 6–1, 6–2

Frank Parker defeated Bill Talbert 14–12, 6–1, 6–2 in the final to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1945 U.S. National Championships.

Seeds

The seeded players are listed below. Frank Parker is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

1. Frank Parker (champion)
2. Andrés Hammersley (second round)
3. Bill Talbert (finalist)
4. Heraldo Weiss (first round)
5. Pancho Segura (semifinals)
6. Alejo Russell (quarterfinals)
7. Gardnar Mulloy (second round)
8. Ladislav Hecht (second round)
9. Frank Shields (third round)
10. Francisco Guerrero-Arcocha (second round)
11. Elwood Cooke (semifinals)
12. Henri Rochon (first round)
13. Seymour Greenberg (quarterfinals)
14. Brendan Macken (second round)
15. Robert Falkenburg (quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• r = Retired

Finals

	Quarterfinals									Semifinals									Final
	1	Frank Parker	6	6	6
	13	Seymour Greenberg	2	3	2
										1	Frank Parker	6	8	7
										11	Elwood Cooke	1	6	5
		Sidney Wood	12	5	4	6	0
	11	Elwood Cooke	10	7	6	2	6
																			1	Frank Parker	14	6	6
																			3	Bill Talbert	12	1	2
	3	Bill Talbert	6	6	9
	6	Alejo Russell	1	2	7
										3	Bill Talbert	7	6	6
										5	Pancho Segura	5	3	4
	5	Pancho Segura	6	4	6	6
	15	Robert Falkenburg	2	6	1	1

Earlier rounds

Section 1

	First round									Second round									Third round									Quarterfinals
										1	Parker	6	6
											Ball	1	2
																			1	Parker	6	6
																				Ray	1	0
											Ray	6	6
										10	Guerrero-Arcocha	4	2
																												1	Parker	6	6	6
																												13	Greenberg	2	3	2
										13	Greenberg	6	6
											Chambers	1	3
																			13	Greenberg	6	6
																				Molloy	1	1
											Molloy
										8	Hecht	w/o

Section 2

	First round									Second round									Third round									Quarterfinals
	7	Mulloy	6	6
		Schwartz	4	4						7	Mulloy	6	3	4
		Guernsey	8	6							Guernsey	4	6	6
		Rowbotham	6	4																Guernsey	3	2
		Buzolich	6	6																Wood	6	6
		McManus	4	4							Buzolich	3	3
		Wood	6	8							Wood	6	6
	12	Rochon	3	6																									Wood	12	5	4	6	0
	11	Cooke	6	6																								11	Cooke	10	7	6	2	6
		Bartzen	1	4						11	Cooke	6	5	6
		Hall	6	6							Hall	3	7	2
		Steele Jr.	4	1															11	Cooke	6	6
		Brown	6	6	6															Flam	2	2
		Burke	8	4	1						Brown	5	2
		Flam	6	6							Flam	7	6
	4	Weiss	1	2

Section 3

	First round									Second round									Third round									Quarterfinals
	3	Talbert	6	6
		Hunt	1	0						3	Talbert	6	6
		Dixon	6	4	6						Dixon	3	2
		Bender	2	6	4														3	Talbert	6	6
		Behrens	6	6																Behrens	1	4
		West	0	3							Behrens	3	6	6
	14	Macken	6	7						14	Macken	6	3	3
		Van Ryn	3	5																								3	Talbert	6	6	9
	9	Shields	6	6																								6	Russell	1	2	7
		Hamilton	3	2						9	Shields	6	6
		Moylan	8	6							Moylan	3	2
		Giles	6	2															9	Shields	6	4	2
		Peacock	6	6															6	Russell	4	6	6
		Osten	0	3							Peacock	2	3
	6	Russell	7	6						6	Russell	6	6
		Tuero	5	2

Section 4

	First round									Second round									Third round									Quarterfinals
										5	Segura	6	6
											Buttimer	2	4
																			5	Segura	7	6	6
																				Surface	5	8	2
											Surface	6	3	6
											Thomas	4	6	3
																												5	Segura	6	4	6	6
																												15	Falkenburg	2	6	1	1
										15	Falkenburg	6	6
											Henderson	2	2
																			15	Falkenburg	7	6
																				Livingstone	5	4
											Livingstone	6	1	6
										2	Hammersley	3	6	3

External links

• 1945 U.S. National Championships on ITFtennis.com Archived 2020-01-09 at the Wayback Machine, the source for this draw