1881 U.S. National Championship – Men's Singles

Men's Singles
1881 U.S. National Championships
Champion	Richard Sears
Runner-up	William E. Glyn
Final score	6–0, 6–3, 6–2

Richard Sears won the singles title at the inaugural U.S. tennis championships, by beating William E. Glyn in the final. Except for the final, each match was played on the best of three sets. Winner of a set was the player who won six games first, no two-games advantage was required. The participation was restricted to US citizens only.

Draw

First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Finals
	Sears	6	6
	Powell	0	2					Sears	6	6
	Anderson	6	6					Anderson	1	2
	Randolph	0	2												Sears	6	6
	Nightingale	6	6												Nightingale	3	5
	Caldwell	2	0					Nightingale	6	6
	W. H. Barnes	6	1	6				W. H. Barnes	4	3
	Miller	2	6	1																		Sears	6	6
	Gray	6	6																			Gray	3	0
	F. J. Hines	5	3					Gray	6	6
	Coggswell	6	6					Coggswell	0	0
	Congdon	4	5												Gray
															bye
																													Sears	6	6	6
	Glyn	1	6	6																									Glyn	0	3	2
	Rives	6	1	1				Glyn	6	6
	Conover	6	6					Conover	5	2
	Morse	1	1												Glyn	6	4	6
	Gammell	1	6	6											Gammell	4	6	4
	Newbold	6	3	1				Gammell
								bye
																						Glyn	6	6
	Shaw																					Shaw	2	2
	bye							Shaw	6	6
	Rathbone	6	5	6				Rathbone	3	5
	Saunders	5	6	5											Shaw	4	6	6
	Kessler	w/	o												Kessler	6	3	1
	F. Eldridge							Kessler	6	6
	Smith	6	6					Smith	1	2
	Pruyn	1	4

References

• Albiero, Alessandro; Carta, Andrea (2010). The Grand Slam Record Book Vol. 1. Monte Porzio Catone: Effepi Libri. p. 569. ISBN 978-88-6002-017-8.