Men's singles |
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1896 U.S. National Championships |
Final |
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Champion | Robert Wrenn |
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Runner-up | Fred Hovey |
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Score | 7–5, 3–6, 6–0, 1–6, 6–1 |
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Events |
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Singles | men | women | Doubles | men | women | |
← 1895 · | U.S. National Championships | · 1897 → |
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1896 tennis event results
Robert Wrenn defeated the defending champion Fred Hovey in a rematch of the previous year's final, 7–5, 3–6, 6–0, 1–6, 6–1 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1896 U.S. National Championships.
Future champions Malcolm Whitman, William Clothier and Holcombe Ward made their debuts at the tournament this year.
Draw
Challenge round
| Challenge round | |
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| F Hovey | 5 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 1 | |
| R Wrenn | 7 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 6 | |
Finals
| Semifinals | | | Final | |
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| C Neel | 6 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 1 | | |
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| R Wrenn | 2 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 6 | |
| | R Wrenn | 4 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
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| | | W Larned | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | |
| W Larned | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | |
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| EP Fischer | 1 | 2 | 1 | | | |
Earlier rounds
Section 1
| First round | | | Second round | | | Third round | | | Quarterfinals | |
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| | | | C Neel | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | JR Carpenter | 1 | 2 | 2 | | | |
| | | | | | | C Neel | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | | | | | C Cragin | 4 | 2 | 4 | | | |
| | | | E Lynman | 6 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 3 | | | | |
| | | | C Cragin | 3 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | |
| | | | | C Neel | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | | |
| | | | | | | R Stevens | 4 | 0 | 9 | 7 | | |
| | | | EB Stevens | 2 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | |
| CR Budlong | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | CR Budlong | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | |
| AWS Post | 5 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | CR Budlong | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | | |
| R Stevens | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | R Stevens | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6 | | |
| WC Grant | 2 | 3 | 3 | | | | | R Stevens | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| GH Miles | 8 | 6 | 6 | | | | | GH Miles | 4 | 1 | 4 | | | |
| RH Palmer | 6 | 1 | 1 | | | | |
Section 2
Section 3
| First round | | | Second round | | | Third round | | | Quarterfinals | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| E Stille | 9 | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | |
| S Ward | 7 | 2 | 6 | 2 | | | | E Stille | 3 | 4 | 6 | | | |
| W Larned | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | W Larned | 6 | 6 | 8 | | | |
| D Miller | 4 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | W Larned | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | |
| GW Lee | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | GW Lee | 4 | 2 | 4 | | | |
| WA Bethel | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 3 | | | GW Lee | 6 | 8 | 6 | | | | | | |
| JK Willing | w/ | o | | | | | | JK Willing | 3 | 6 | 2 | | | |
| A Thomson | | | | | | | | | W Larned | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | |
| MD Whitman | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | MD Whitman | 4 | 1 | 2 | | | |
| J Talmage | 1 | 4 | 3 | | | | | MD Whitman | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| C Cleveland | 6 | 8 | 6 | | | | | C Cleveland | 0 | 2 | 0 | | | |
| A Von Leslie | 4 | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | MD Whitman | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | |
| H Ward | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | H Ward | 3 | 2 | 0 | | | |
| LJ Grant | 1 | 3 | 2 | | | | | H Ward | 2 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 6 | | |
| R Davis | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | R Davis | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | |
| WW Reece | 3 | 1 | 3 | | | | |
Section 4
| First round | | | Second round | | | Third round | | | Quarterfinals | |
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| G Sheldon | 7 | 6 | 8 | | | | | | |
| K Horton | 5 | 3 | 6 | | | | | G Sheldon | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | |
| J Neely | 4 | 6 | 6 | 9 | | | | J Neely | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | | |
| RT Parke | 6 | 1 | 2 | 7 | | | | | | | G Sheldon | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | |
| LE Ware | 6 | 8 | 6 | | | | | | | LE Ware | 1 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 6 | |
| R Fincke | 1 | 6 | 2 | | | | | LE Ware | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | | | YM Edwards | 2 | 0 | 3 | | | |
| | | | | G Sheldon | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | | |
| | | | | | | EP Fischer | 6 | 7 | 2 | 8 | | |
| | | | WD Brownell | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | RH Carleton | w/ | o | | | | |
| | | | | | | RH Carleton | 3 | 6 | 1 | | | |
| | | | | | EP Fischer | 6 | 8 | 6 | | | |
| | | | W Jordan | 1 | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| | | | EP Fischer | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | |
References
- Albiero, Alessandro; Carta, Andrea (2010). The Grand Slam Record Book Vol. 1. Monte Porzio Catone: Effepi Libri. p. 579. ISBN 978-88-6002-017-8.