1926 World Table Tennis Championships – Men's singles
# 1926 World Table Tennis Championships – Men's singles

The 1926 World Table Tennis Championships men's singles was the first edition of the men's singles championship. Roland Jacobi met compatriot Zoltán Mechlovits in the final of this event. The latter won 21–12, 24–22, 21–19.

## Draw

### Key

* Q = Qualifier
* w/o = Walkover
* w/d = Withdraw
* r = Retired
* DQ = Disqualified

### Finals

| Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
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| Roland Jacobi | 21 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| T.A. Dawn | 18 | 18 | 13 | | | Roland Jacobi | 21 | 18 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | |
| A.M. Peemahomed | 21 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 20 | W. Ernest | 12 | 21 | 15 | 18 | | | | | | | | | |
| W. Ernest | 17 | 23 | 14 | 21 | 22 | | | | | | Roland Jacobi | 18 | 21 | 21 | 21 | | | | |
| Hedley Penny | 19 | 21 | 21 | 15 | 21 | | | | | | Munio Pillinger | 21 | 12 | 15 | 16 | | | | |
| Lionel Farris | 21 | 11 | 12 | 21 | 18 | Hedley Penny | 21 | 18 | 13 | 19 | | | | | | | | | |
| Hans-Georg Lindenstadt | 23 | 16 | 17 | | | Munio Pillinger | 13 | 21 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | |
| Munio Pillinger | 25 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Roland Jacobi | 21 | 24 | 21 |
| S.R.G. Suppiah | 19 | 21 | 21 | 16 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | Zoltán Mechlovits | 12 | 22 | 19 |
| Trevor Coles | 21 | 19 | 12 | 21 | 12 | S.R.G. Suppiah | 13 | 21 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | |
| Cyril Mossford | 16 | 18 | 22 | 21 | 22 | Eduard Freudenheim | 21 | 16 | 11 | 15 | | | | | | | | | |
| Eduard Freudenheim | 21 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 24 | | | | | | S.R.G. Suppiah | 19 | 9 | 8 | | | | | |
| Hassan Ali Fyzee | 21 | 11 | 21 | 24 | 21 | | | | | | Zoltán Mechlovits | 21 | 21 | 21 | | | | | |
| Athar-Ali Fyzee | 16 | 21 | 17 | 26 | 14 | Hassan Ali Fyzee | 8 | 11 | 18 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Charles Allwright | 15 | 13 | 15 | | | Zoltán Mechlovits | 21 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Zoltán Mechlovits | 21 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
