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1936 U.S. National Championships – Men's Singles

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Champion
  
Fred Perry

Singles
  
men

Doubles
  
men

Runner-up
  
Don Budge

men
  
women

Final score
  
2–6, 6–2, 8–6, 1–6, 10–8

Fred Perry defeated Don Budge 2–6, 6–2, 8–6, 1–6, 10–8 in the final to win the Men's Singles tennis title at the 1936 U.S. National Championships.

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It would be Perry's final Grand Slam tournament victory, as well as his final appearance before turning professional. Perry's victory would be the last for a British man in a Grand Slam singles event until Andy Murray won the successor to this tournament, the US Open, in 2012.

Seeds

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

Key

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

    1936 U.S. National Championships – Men's Singles Wikipedia