title: 1904 U.S. National Championships – Men's singles
text: # 1904 U.S. National Championships – Men's singles
  
  Holcombe Ward defeated William Clothier in the all comers' final, 10–8, 6–4, 9–7 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1904 U.S. National Championships. Reigning champion Laurence Doherty did not defend his title in the Challenge Round. The event was held at the Newport Casino in Newport, R.I., United States.
  
  ## Draw
  
  ### Challenge round
  
  | Challenge Round | Challenge Round | Challenge Round | Challenge Round | Challenge Round | Challenge Round | Challenge Round |
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  | Laurence Doherty | Laurence Doherty | | | | | |
  | Holcombe Ward | Holcombe Ward | w/o | | | | |
  
  ### All Comers' finals
  
  | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
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  | Beals Wright | Beals Wright | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | William Larned | William Larned | 1 | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | William Larned | William Larned | 1 | 0 | 3 | William Larned | William Larned | 4 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | | | |
  | | | | | | William Clothier | William Clothier | 6 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | Alphonzo Bell | Alphonzo Bell | 3 | 5 | 3 | William Clothier | William Clothier | 6 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | William Clothier | William Clothier | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | William Clothier | William Clothier | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | William Clothier | William Clothier | 8 | 4 | 7 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | Holcombe Ward | Holcombe Ward | 10 | 6 | 9 |
  | Fred Alexander | Fred Alexander | 4 | 7 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Holcombe Ward | Holcombe Ward | 10 | 6 | 9 |
  | Holcombe Ward | Holcombe Ward | 6 | 9 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Holcombe Ward | Holcombe Ward | 6 | 9 | 7 | Holcombe Ward | Holcombe Ward | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | Edgar Leonard | Edgar Leonard | 3 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | |
  | Edgar Leonard | Edgar Leonard | 6 | 6 | 6 | Edgar Leonard | Edgar Leonard | 3 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | |
  | Nathaniel Niles | Nathaniel Niles | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Earlier rounds
  
  **Section 1**
  
  | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
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  | GA Phelps | GA Phelps | 1 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | BC Wright | BC Wright | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | BC Wright | BC Wright | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | RN Dana | RN Dana | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | |
  | P Fosdick | P Fosdick | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | RN Dana | RN Dana | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | BC Wright | BC Wright | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | FJ Sulloway | FJ Sulloway | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
  | M Wright | M Wright | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | PA Carroll | PA Carroll | 1 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | M Wright | M Wright | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | FJ Sulloway | FJ Sulloway | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
  | FJ Sulloway | FJ Sulloway | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | EB Lambert | EB Lambert | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Section 2**
  
  | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
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  | R Stevens | R Stevens | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | BBV Lyon | BBV Lyon | 4 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | R Stevens | R Stevens | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | GW Lee | GW Lee | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
  | R Hickox | R Hickox | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | GW Lee | GW Lee | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | R Stevens | R Stevens | 3 | 1 | 2 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | W Larned | W Larned | 6 | 6 | 6 |
  | WJ Hull | WJ Hull | 0 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | CF Watson Jr. | CF Watson Jr. | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | CF Watson Jr. | CF Watson Jr. | 1 | 5 | r | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | W Larned | W Larned | 6 | 7 | | | | | | |
  | JDE Jones | JDE Jones | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | W Larned | W Larned | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Section 3**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
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  | | | | | | | William Keene | William Keene | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | JB Read | JB Read | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | JB Read | JB Read | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | JF Brice | JF Brice | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | M Chace | M Chace | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | JF Brice | JF Brice | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | JB Read | JB Read | 5 | 1 | 3 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | A Bell | A Bell | 7 | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | | | G Baker | G Baker | 3 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | WP Burden | WP Burden | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | WP Burden | WP Burden | 3 | 1 | 4 | | | | | |
  | A Bell | A Bell | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | | | | | | A Bell | A Bell | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | FC Colston | FC Colston | 2 | 7 | 4 | 6 | A Bell | A Bell | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | GH Nettleton | GH Nettleton | 7 | 6 | 6 | | GH Nettleton | GH Nettleton | 3 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | GA Lyon Jr. | GA Lyon Jr. | 5 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Section 4**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
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  | HF Allen | HF Allen | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | G Beals | G Beals | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | HF Allen | HF Allen | 4 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | W Clothier | W Clothier | 6 | 6 | 6 | | W Clothier | W Clothier | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | CE Sands | CE Sands | 4 | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | W Clothier | W Clothier | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | |
  | E Dewhurst | E Dewhurst | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | E Dewhurst | E Dewhurst | 1 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | |
  | HR Sedgwick | HR Sedgwick | 1 | 1 | 2 | | E Dewhurst | E Dewhurst | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | GC Hinckley | GC Hinckley | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | GC Hinckley | GC Hinckley | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | HA Sands | HA Sands | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | W Clothier | W Clothier | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
  | SC Whipple | SC Whipple | 6 | 8 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | K Behr | K Behr | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
  | EW Catlin | EW Catlin | 1 | 6 | 4 | | SC Whipple | SC Whipple | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | TM Phetteplace | TM Phetteplace | w/o | | | | TM Phetteplace | TM Phetteplace | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | FR Tucker | FR Tucker | | | | | | | | | | | SC Whipple | SC Whipple | 1 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | |
  | OL Mills | OL Mills | w/o | | | | | | | | | | K Behr | K Behr | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
  | FJ Otis | FJ Otis | | | | | OL Mills | OL Mills | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | K Behr | K Behr | 6 | 7 | 9 | | K Behr | K Behr | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | AL Hoskins | AL Hoskins | 2 | 5 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Section 5**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
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  | F Huntington | F Huntington | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | HH Whitman | HH Whitman | | | | F Huntington | F Huntington | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | ET Cross | ET Cross | 6 | 6 | 6 | ET Cross | ET Cross | 0 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | JSA Johnson | JSA Johnson | 0 | 3 | 0 | | | | | | F Huntington | F Huntington | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | HW Warner | HW Warner | w/o | | | | | | | | F Anderson | F Anderson | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | |
  | H Brown | H Brown | | | | HW Warner | HW Warner | 4 | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | F Anderson | F Anderson | 6 | 6 | 6 | F Anderson | F Anderson | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | J Forbes | J Forbes | 1 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | F Huntington | F Huntington | 5 | 1 | 6 |
  | LC Ledyard | LC Ledyard | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | F Alexander | F Alexander | 7 | 6 | 3 |
  | JW Burden | JW Burden | 2 | 4 | 5 | LC Ledyard | LC Ledyard | 0 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | S Millett | S Millett | 6 | 6 | 6 | S Millett | S Millett | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | CR Budlong | CR Budlong | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | S Millett | S Millett | 1 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | |
  | RA Thomas | RA Thomas | w/o | | | | | | | | F Alexander | F Alexander | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
  | K Horton | K Horton | | | | RA Thomas | RA Thomas | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | F Alexander | F Alexander | 6 | 6 | 6 | F Alexander | F Alexander | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | DF Appleton | DF Appleton | 1 | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Section 6**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
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  | H Ward | H Ward | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | CS Brigham | CS Brigham | 4 | 1 | 1 | H Ward | H Ward | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | H Holt | H Holt | 3 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | H Ward | H Ward | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | W Johnson | W Johnson | 4 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | W Johnson | W Johnson | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | H Avery | H Avery | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | H Ward | H Ward | 6 | 8 | 6 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | K Collins | K Collins | 2 | 6 | 2 |
  | | | | | | RD Little | RD Little | 6 | 6 | 5 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | B Brentice | B Brentice | 1 | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | RD Little | RD Little | 11 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | K Collins | K Collins | 13 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | | | | | JO Ames | JO Ames | 3 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | K Collins | K Collins | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Section 7**
  
  | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
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  | HG Dering | HG Dering | 5 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | GT Adee | GT Adee | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | GT Adee | GT Adee | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | | |
  | | | | | | CM Bull | CM Bull | 1 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | CM Bull | CM Bull | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | SH Smith | SH Smith | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | CM Bull | CM Bull | 2 | 2 | 4 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | EW Leonard | EW Leonard | 6 | 6 | 6 |
  | EW Leonard | EW Leonard | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | A Codman | A Codman | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | EW Leonard | EW Leonard | 6 | 7 | 10 | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | R Leroy | R Leroy | 2 | 5 | 8 | | | | | | | |
  | GT Scott | GT Scott | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | R Leroy | R Leroy | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Section 8**
  
  | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
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  | FH Potter | FH Potter | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | BC Fiourney | BC Fiourney | w/o | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | BC Fiourney | BC Fiourney | 3 | 3 | 0 | | | | | |
  | | | | M Howland | M Howland | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | F Foster | F Foster | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | M Howland | M Howland | w/o | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | M Howland | M Howland | 0 | 2 | 1 |
  | | | | | | | | | N Niles | N Niles | 6 | 6 | 6 |
  | N Niles | N Niles | w/o | | | | | | | | | | |
  | RC Seaver | RC Seaver | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | N Niles | N Niles | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | | | H Oelrichs | H Oelrichs | 1 | 0 | 3 | | | | | |
  | H Oelrichs | H Oelrichs | w/o | | | | | | | | | | |
  | D Miller | D Miller | | | | | | | | | | | |
  