1938 World Table Tennis Championships – Men's singles
# 1938 World Table Tennis Championships – Men's singles

The 1938 World Table Tennis Championships men's singles was the 12th edition of the men's singles championship.

Bohumil Váňa defeated Richard Bergmann in the final, winning three sets to one to secure the title.

## Results

| 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 | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
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| Sol Schiff | 21 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Chimas Duskesas | 9 | 14 | 18 | | | Schiff | 16 | 20 | 19 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Tibor Házi | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 25 | Házi | 21 | 22 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Miloslav Hamr | 22 | 17 | 22 | 17 | 23 | | | | | | Hazi | 12 | 11 | 12 | | | | | |
| Richard Bergmann | 21 | 21 | 14 | 24 | | | | | | | Bergmann | 21 | 21 | 21 | | | | | |
| Ferenc Soos | 16 | 17 | 21 | 22 | | Bergmann | 21 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Adolf Šlár | 21 | 21 | 21 | | | Slar | 9 | 14 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | |
| D.J.C. Cairns | 8 | 9 | 14 | | | | | | | | | | | | Bergmann | 22 | 9 | 16 | 14 |
| Max Marinko | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Váňa | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
| Charles Seaman | 0 | | | | | Marinko | 21 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Bohumil Váňa | 21 | 21 | 21 | | | Váňa | 11 | 15 | 16 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Bernard Grimes | 14 | 8 | 13 | | | | | | | | Váňa | 21 | 21 | 21 | | | | | |
| Viktor Barna | 21 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | Barna | 16 | 19 | 17 | | | | | |
| Dieter Mauritz | 15 | 10 | 13 | | | Barna | 21 | 21 | 21 | 24 | | | | | | | | | |
| Václav Tereba | 21 | 21 | 21 | | | Tereba | 14 | 16 | 23 | 22 | | | | | | | | | |
| Lou Pagliaro | 15 | 18 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
