title: 1944 U.S. National Championships – Men's singles
text: # 1944 U.S. National Championships – Men's singles
  
  Frank Parker defeated Bill Talbert 6–4, 3–6, 6–3, 6–3 in the final to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1944 U.S. National Championships.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  The tournament used two lists of players for seeding the men's singles event; one for U.S. players or foreign players resident in the U.S., and one for foreign players not resident in the U.S. Frank Parker is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.
  
  ## Draw
  
  ### Key
  
  * Q = Qualifier
  * WC = Wild card
  * LL = Lucky loser
  * r = Retired
  
  ### Finals
  
  | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
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  | 1 | Pancho Segura | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Alexander Carver | 0 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Alexander Carver | 0 | 3 | 4 | | | 1 | Pancho Segura | 6 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 3 | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | 3 | Bill Talbert | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
  | 3 | Bill Talbert | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | 3 | Bill Talbert | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
  | 6 | Robert Falkenburg | 4 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 6 | Robert Falkenburg | 4 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Bill Talbert | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Frank Parker | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 |
  | 2 | Donald McNeill | 6 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Frank Parker | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 |
  | 5 | Seymour Greenberg | 3 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 5 | Seymour Greenberg | 3 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 2 | Donald McNeill | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | 4 | Frank Parker | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
  | 4 | Frank Parker | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | 4 | Frank Parker | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
  | | Charles Oliver | 2 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Earlier rounds
  
  **Section 1**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
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  | 1 | Segura | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Johnson | 2 | 3 | | 1 | Segura | 8 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Freeman | 6 | 6 | | | Freeman | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Bickel | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | 1 | Segura | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
  | 8 | Jossi | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | Carver | 0 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | |
  | | Cushingham | 5 | 4 | | 8 | Jossi | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Carver | 6 | 6 | 6 | | Carver | 6 | 4 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Cuninggim | 8 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Segura | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
  | 3 | Talbert | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Talbert | 6 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 3 |
  | | Buzolich | 4 | 2 | | 3 | Talbert | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Ball | 6 | 6 | | | Ball | 5 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Brown | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | 3 | Talbert | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
  | 6 | Falkenburg | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 6 | Falkenburg | 4 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | |
  | | Hunt | 7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | Falkenburg | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 10 | Vega | 6 | 2 | 6 | 10 | Vega | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Hart | 1 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Section 2**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
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  | 2 | McNeill | 6 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Gillespie | 3 | 8 | | 2 | McNeill | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Hall | 0 | 6 | 6 | | Hall | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Bender | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | 2 | McNeill | 6 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 8 | | | | | | |
  | 5 | Greenberg | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 5 | Greenberg | 3 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | |
  | | Savitt | 2 | 1 | | 5 | Greenberg | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Ray | 6 | 6 | | | Ray | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Paul | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | McNeill | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 |
  | 4 | Parker | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Parker | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
  | | Thomas | 0 | 2 | | 4 | Parker | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Seixas | 6 | 6 | | | Seixas | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Watson | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | 4 | Parker | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | Oliver | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | Oliver | 2 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
  | 7 | Wood | 3 | 8 | 1 | | Oliver | 0 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | McManus | 9 | 6 | | | McManus | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 9 | Vega | 7 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  