1918 U.S. National Championships – Men's Singles

Robert Lindley Murray defeated Bill Tilden 6–3, 6–1, 7–5 in the final to win the Men's Singles tennis title at the 1918 U.S. National Championships, his second consecutive title at the event. The event was held at the West Side Tennis Club in Forest Hills, New York from August 26 through September 3, 1918.[2][1][3]

Men's Singles
1918 U.S. National Championships
Champion	Robert Lindley Murray [1]
Runner-up	Bill Tilden [1]
Final score	6–3, 6–1, 7–5
Draw	87
Seeds	–

Final eight

	Quarter-finals									Semi-finals									Final
	Craig Biddle		2	3	5
	S. Howard Voshell		6	6	7
										S. Howard Voshell		4	3	6
										R. Lindley Murray		6	6	8
	Nathaniel Niles		5	4	6	5
	R. Lindley Murray		7	6	2	7
																			R. Lindley Murray		6	6	7
																			Bill Tilden		3	1	5
	Lyle E. Mahan		6	6	1	2
	Ichiya Kumagae		8	3	6	6
										Ichiya Kumagae		2	2	0
										Bill Tilden		6	6	6
	Bill Tilden		3	6	5	7	6
	Walter Merrill Hall		6	1	7	5	1

References

1. Collins, Bud (2016). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (3rd ed.). New York: New Chapter Press. pp. 16–17, 485. ISBN 978-1-937559-38-0.
2. Talbert, Bill (1967). Tennis Observed – The USLTA Men's Singles Champions, 1881-1966,. Barre: Barre Publishers. p. 96. OCLC 172306.
3. "Murray, Tilden and Kunagae win in tennis title fray" (PDF). The New York Times. August 31, 1918.