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1938 Australian Championships – Men's singles


First-seeded Don Budge defeated fourth-seeded John Bromwich 6–4, 6–2, 6–1 in the final to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1938 Australian Championships.

Seeds

The seeded players are listed below. Don Budge is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

  1. USA Don Budge (champion)
  2. GER Gottfried von Cramm (semifinals)
  3. GER Henner Henkel (third round)
  4. AUS John Bromwich (finalist)
  5. AUS Adrian Quist (semifinals)
  6. AUS Vivian McGrath (quarterfinals)
  7. AUS Jack Crawford (third round)
  8. USA Gene Mako (quarterfinals)

Draw

Finals

| team-width=170 | RD3-team1=USA Don Budge | RD3-seed1=1 | RD3-team2=AUS John Bromwich | RD3-seed2=4 | RD3-score1-1=6 | RD3-score2-1=4 | RD3-score1-2=6 | RD3-score2-2=2 | RD3-score1-3=6 | RD3-score2-3=1 | RD2-team1=AUS Adrian Quist | RD2-seed1=5 | RD2-team2=USA Don Budge | RD2-seed2=1 | RD2-score1-1=4 | RD2-score2-1=6 | RD2-score1-2=2 | RD2-score2-2=6 | RD2-score1-3=6 | RD2-score2-3=8 | RD2-team3=AUS John Bromwich | RD2-seed3=4 | RD2-team4=GER Gottfried von Cramm | RD2-seed4=2 | RD2-score3-1=6 | RD2-score4-1=3 | RD2-score3-2=7 | RD2-score4-2=5 | RD2-score3-3=6 | RD2-score4-3=1 | RD1-team1=AUS Adrian Quist | RD1-seed1=5 | RD1-team2=AUS George Holland | RD1-seed2= | RD1-score1-1=5 | RD1-score2-1=7 | RD1-score1-2=6 | RD1-score2-2=4 | RD1-score1-3=6 | RD1-score2-3=1 | RD1-score1-4=6 | RD1-score2-4=2 | RD1-team3=AUS Len Schwartz | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team4=USA Don Budge | RD1-seed4=1 | RD1-score3-1=4 | RD1-score4-1=6 | RD1-score3-2=3 | RD1-score4-2=6 | RD1-score3-3=8 | RD1-score4-3=10 | RD1-team5=USA Gene Mako | RD1-seed5=8 | RD1-team6=AUS John Bromwich | RD1-seed6=4 | RD1-score5-1=4 | RD1-score6-1=6 | RD1-score5-2=5 | RD1-score6-2=7 | RD1-score5-3=2 | RD1-score6-3=6 | RD1-team7=AUS Vivian McGrath | RD1-seed7=6 | RD1-team8=GER Gottfried von Cramm | RD1-seed8=2 | RD1-score7-1=2 | RD1-score8-1=6 | RD1-score7-2=6 | RD1-score8-2=3 | RD1-score7-3=6 | RD1-score8-3=4 | RD1-score7-4=5 | RD1-score8-4=7 | RD1-score7-5=0 | RD1-score8-5=6

Earlier rounds

Section 1

| RD4-team01=AUS Quist | RD4-seed01=5 | RD4-team02=AUS Holland | RD4-seed02= | RD4-score01-1=5 | RD4-score02-1=7 | RD4-score01-2=6 | RD4-score02-2=4 | RD4-score01-3=6 | RD4-score02-3=1 | RD4-score01-4=6 | RD4-score02-4=2 | RD3-team01=AUS Moon | RD3-seed01= | RD3-team02=AUS Quist | RD3-seed02=5 | RD3-score01-1=5 | RD3-score02-1=7 | RD3-score01-2=6 | RD3-score02-2=8 | RD3-score01-3=1 | RD3-score02-3=6 | RD3-team03=AUS Holland | RD3-seed03= | RD3-team04=GER Henkel | RD3-seed04=3 | RD3-score03-1=1 | RD3-score04-1=6 | RD3-score03-2=4 | RD3-score04-2=6 | RD3-score03-3=6 | RD3-score04-3=3 | RD3-score03-4=6 | RD3-score04-4=0 | RD3-score03-5=6 | RD3-score04-5=4 | RD2-team01=AUS Moon | RD2-seed01= | RD2-team02=AUS Bennett | RD2-seed02= | RD2-score01-1=6 | RD2-score02-1=4 | RD2-score01-2=6 | RD2-score02-2=3 | RD2-score01-3=6 | RD2-score02-3=3 | RD2-team03=AUS Bonner | RD2-seed03= | RD2-team04=AUS Quist | RD2-seed04=5 | RD2-score03-1=0 | RD2-score04-1=6 | RD2-score03-2=1 | RD2-score04-2=6 | RD2-score03-3=2 | RD2-score04-3=6 | RD2-team05=AUS Holland | RD2-seed05= | RD2-team06=AUS Huxley | RD2-seed06= | RD2-score05-1=5 | RD2-score06-1=7 | RD2-score05-2=6 | RD2-score06-2=1 | RD2-score05-3=8 | RD2-score06-3=10 | RD2-score05-4=6 | RD2-score06-4=4 | RD2-score05-5=10 | RD2-score06-5=8 | RD2-team07=AUS Pails | RD2-seed07= | RD2-team08=GER Henkel | RD2-seed08=3 | RD2-score07-1=5 | RD2-score08-1=7 | RD2-score07-2=1 | RD2-score08-2=6 | RD2-score07-3=0 | RD2-score08-3=6

Section 2

| RD4-team01=AUS Schwartz | RD4-seed01= | RD4-team02=USA Budge | RD4-seed02=1 | RD4-score01-1=4 | RD4-score02-1=6 | RD4-score01-2=3 | RD4-score02-2=6 | RD4-score01-3=8 | RD4-score02-3=10 | RD3-team01=AUS Schwartz | RD3-seed01= | RD3-team02=AUS Crawford | RD3-seed02=7 | RD3-score01-1=7 | RD3-score02-1=5 | RD3-score01-2=5 | RD3-score02-2=7 | RD3-score01-3=6 | RD3-score02-3=3 | RD3-score01-4=8 | RD3-score02-4=6 | RD3-team03=AUS Whillans | RD3-seed03= | RD3-team04=USA Budge | RD3-seed04=1 | RD3-score03-1=1 | RD3-score04-1=6 | RD3-score03-2=0 | RD3-score04-2=6 | RD3-score03-3=1 | RD3-score04-3=6 | RD2-team01=AUS Callaghan | RD2-seed01= | RD2-team02=AUS Schwartz | RD2-seed02= | RD2-score01-1=4 | RD2-score02-1=6 | RD2-score01-2=7 | RD2-score02-2=5 | RD2-score01-3=2 | RD2-score02-3=6 | RD2-score01-4=1 | RD2-score02-4=6 | RD2-team03=AUS Lovett | RD2-seed03= | RD2-team04=AUS Crawford | RD2-seed04=7 | RD2-score03-1=4 | RD2-score04-1=6 | RD2-score03-2=3 | RD2-score04-2=6 | RD2-score03-3=2 | RD2-score04-3=6 | RD2-team05=AUS Weston | RD2-seed05= | RD2-team06=AUS Whillans | RD2-seed06= | RD2-score05-1=3 | RD2-score06-1=6 | RD2-score05-2=2 | RD2-score06-2=6 | RD2-score05-3=1 | RD2-score06-3=6 | RD2-team07=AUS Hancock | RD2-seed07= | RD2-team08=USA Budge | RD2-seed08=1 | RD2-score07-1=2 | RD2-score08-1=6 | RD2-score07-2=3 | RD2-score08-2=6 | RD2-score07-3=4 | RD2-score08-3=6

Section 3

| RD4-team01=USA Mako | RD4-seed01=8 | RD4-team02=AUS Bromwich | RD4-seed02=4 | RD4-score01-1=4 | RD4-score02-1=6 | RD4-score01-2=5 | RD4-score02-2=7 | RD4-score01-3=2 | RD4-score02-3=6 | RD3-team01=AUS Hopman | RD3-seed01= | RD3-team02=USA Mako | RD3-seed02=8 | RD3-score01-1=6 | RD3-score02-1=3 | RD3-score01-2=4 | RD3-score02-2=6 | RD3-score01-3=5 | RD3-score02-3=7 | RD3-score01-4=1 | RD3-score02-4=6 | RD3-team03=AUS Gilchrist | RD3-seed03= | RD3-team04=AUS Bromwich | RD3-seed04=4 | RD3-score03-1=2 | RD3-score04-1=6 | RD3-score03-2=2 | RD3-score04-2=6 | RD3-score03-3=0 | RD3-score04-3=6 | RD2-team01=AUS Hopman | RD2-seed01= | RD2-team02=AUS Harvey | RD2-seed02= | RD2-score01-1=6 | RD2-score02-1=1 | RD2-score01-2=6 | RD2-score02-2=1 | RD2-score01-3=9 | RD2-score02-3=7 | RD2-team03=AUS Brodie | RD2-seed03= | RD2-team04=USA Mako | RD2-seed04=8 | RD2-score03-1=3 | RD2-score04-1=6 | RD2-score03-2=7 | RD2-score04-2=9 | RD2-score03-3=4 | RD2-score04-3=6 | RD2-team05=AUS Harper | RD2-seed05= | RD2-team06=AUS Gilchrist | RD2-seed06= | RD2-score05-1=w/o | RD2-team07=AUS Maggs | RD2-seed07= | RD2-team08=AUS Bromwich | RD2-seed08=4 | RD2-score07-1=2 | RD2-score08-1=6 | RD2-score07-2=0 | RD2-score08-2=6 | RD2-score07-3=0 | RD2-score08-3=6 | RD1-team13=AUS Warhurst | RD1-seed13= | RD1-team14=AUS Maggs | RD1-seed14= | RD1-score13-1=2 | RD1-score14-1=6 | RD1-score13-2=9 | RD1-score14-2=7 | RD1-score13-3=7 | RD1-score14-3=9 | RD1-score13-4=2 | RD1-score14-4=6

Section 4

| RD4-team01=AUS McGrath | RD4-seed01=6 | RD4-team02=GER von Cramm | RD4-seed02=2 | RD4-score01-1=2 | RD4-score02-1=6 | RD4-score01-2=6 | RD4-score02-2=3 | RD4-score01-3=6 | RD4-score02-3=4 | RD4-score01-4=5 | RD4-score02-4=7 | RD4-score01-5=0 | RD4-score02-5=6 | RD3-team01=AUS Newcombe | RD3-seed01= | RD3-team02=AUS McGrath | RD3-seed02=6 | RD3-score01-1=4 | RD3-score02-1=6 | RD3-score01-2=4 | RD3-score02-2=6 | RD3-score01-3=1 | RD3-score02-3=6 | RD3-team03=AUS Turnbull | RD3-seed03= | RD3-team04=GER von Cramm | RD3-seed04=2 | RD3-score03-1=0 | RD3-score04-1=6 | RD3-score03-2=4 | RD3-score04-2=6 | RD3-score03-3=6 | RD3-score04-3=4 | RD3-score03-4=6 | RD3-score04-4=8 | RD2-team01=AUS Long | RD2-seed01= | RD2-team02=AUS Newcombe | RD2-seed02= | RD2-score01-1=6 | RD2-score02-1=4 | RD2-score01-2=6 | RD2-score02-2=1 | RD2-score01-3=2 | RD2-score02-3=6 | RD2-score01-4=3 | RD2-score02-4=6 | RD2-score01-5=2 | RD2-score02-5=6 | RD2-team03=AUS Stephen | RD2-seed03= | RD2-team04=AUS McGrath | RD2-seed04=6 | RD2-score03-1=8 | RD2-score04-1=10 | RD2-score03-2=7 | RD2-score04-2=9 | RD2-score03-3=3 | RD2-score04-3=6 | RD2-team05=AUS Sidwell | RD2-seed05= | RD2-team06=AUS Turnbull | RD2-seed06= | RD2-score05-1=2 | RD2-score06-1=6 | RD2-score05-2=1 | RD2-score06-2=6 | RD2-score05-3=4 | RD2-score06-3=6 | RD2-team07=AUS Wasley | RD2-seed07= | RD2-team08=GER von Cramm | RD2-seed08=2 | RD2-score07-1=3 | RD2-score08-1=6 | RD2-score07-2=2 | RD2-score08-2=6 | RD2-score07-3=1 | RD2-score08-3=6

References

References

  1. (31 January 1938). "Americans invincible". [[The Age]].
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