1902 U.S. National Championships – Men's singles
# 1902 U.S. National Championships – Men's singles

Defending champion William Larned defeated Reginald Doherty in the Challenge Round, 4–6, 6–2, 6–4, 8–6 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1902 U.S. National Championships. The event was held at the Newport Casino in Newport, R.I., United States. Doherty had defeated Malcolm Whitman in the All Comers' Final.

## Draw

### Challenge round

| Challenge Round | Challenge Round | Challenge Round | Challenge Round | Challenge Round | Challenge Round | Challenge Round |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| William Larned | William Larned | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | |
| Reginald Doherty | Reginald Doherty | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | |

### All Comers' finals

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bob Huntington | Bob Huntington | 8 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Raymond Little | Raymond Little | 6 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Raymond Little | Raymond Little | 6 | 2 | 2 | Bob Huntington | Bob Huntington | 8 | 6 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | Malcolm Whitman | Malcolm Whitman | 10 | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| Kreigh Collins | Kreigh Collins | 0 | 1 | 4 | Malcolm Whitman | Malcolm Whitman | 10 | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| Malcolm Whitman | Malcolm Whitman | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Malcolm Whitman | Malcolm Whitman | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | Malcolm Whitman | Malcolm Whitman | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | Reginald Doherty | Reginald Doherty | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| Laurence Doherty | Laurence Doherty | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Reginald Doherty | Reginald Doherty | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| Leo Ware | Leo Ware | 3 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Leo Ware | Leo Ware | 3 | 2 | 2 | Laurence Doherty | Laurence Doherty | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | Reginald Doherty | Reginald Doherty | w/o | | | | | | | | | |
| Reginald Doherty | Reginald Doherty | w/o | | | Reginald Doherty | Reginald Doherty | w/o | | | | | | | | | |
| Harry Waidner | Harry Waidner | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Earlier rounds

**Section 1**

| Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| B Huntington | B Huntington | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| P. O'Connor | P. O'Connor | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | B Huntington | B Huntington | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | B Hoffman | B Hoffman | 1 | 1 | 1 | | | | | |
| B Hoffman | B Hoffman | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| FC Mahoney | FC Mahoney | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | B Huntington | B Huntington | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | S Waller | S Waller | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| S Waller | S Waller | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| H Oelrichs | H Oelrichs | 1 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | S Waller | S Waller | w/o | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | D Davis | D Davis | | | | | | | | |
| CE Sands | CE Sands | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| D Davis | D Davis | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

**Section 2**

| Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| RD Little | RD Little | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| A Codman | A Codman | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | RD Little | RD Little | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | PP Sharples | PP Sharples | 4 | 0 | 5 | | | | | | |
| RF Manning | RF Manning | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| PP Sharples | PP Sharples | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | RD Little | RD Little | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | H Avery | H Avery | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| AC McMaster | AC McMaster | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| JF Brice | JF Brice | 0 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | AC McMaster | AC McMaster | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | H Avery | H Avery | 2 | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| H Avery | H Avery | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| C Biddle | C Biddle | 2 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

**Section 3**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | | HH Whitman | HH Whitman | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | FJ Otis | FJ Otis | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | HH Whitman | HH Whitman | w/o | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | L De Forrest | L De Forrest | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | L De Forrest | L De Forrest | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | D Miller | D Miller | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | HH Whitman | HH Whitman | 2 | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | K Collins | K Collins | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | BG Franckenstein | BG Franckenstein | 0 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | K Collins | K Collins | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | K Collins | K Collins | 8 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| R Hunt | R Hunt | w/o | | | | | | | | R Hunt | R Hunt | 6 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 1 | | | | |
| CF Watson Jr. | CF Watson Jr. | | | | R Hunt | R Hunt | 9 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| SC Williams | SC Williams | 6 | 6 | 6 | SC Williams | SC Williams | 7 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| TE Watson | TE Watson | 0 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

**Section 4**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| G La Dunn | G La Dunn | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WE Brice | WE Brice | 4 | 1 | 0 | | G La Dunn | G La Dunn | 0 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| P Knapp | P Knapp | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | P Knapp | P Knapp | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| BM Grant | BM Grant | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | P Knapp | P Knapp | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | |
| MD Whitman | MD Whitman | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | MD Whitman | MD Whitman | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| FR Smith | FR Smith | 0 | 1 | 0 | | MD Whitman | MD Whitman | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| JS Seabury | JS Seabury | w/o | | | | JS Seabury | JS Seabury | 0 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| IC Wright | IC Wright | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | MD Whitman | MD Whitman | 6 | 4 | 6 | 7 |
| HW Warner | HW Warner | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | BC Wright | BC Wright | 3 | 6 | 3 | 5 |
| B Wood | B Wood | 0 | 0 | 0 | | HW Warner | HW Warner | 6 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| TR Pell | TR Pell | 6 | 6 | 6 | | TR Pell | TR Pell | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| R Lyons | R Lyons | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | HW Warner | HW Warner | 2 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | |
| BC Wright | BC Wright | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | BC Wright | BC Wright | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| JH Ballinger | JH Ballinger | 1 | 1 | 2 | | BC Wright | BC Wright | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| J Parmly Paret | J Parmly Paret | 6 | 6 | 6 | | J Parmly Paret | J Parmly Paret | 3 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| I Lyons | I Lyons | 2 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

**Section 5**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| H Masson | H Masson | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| A De Navarro | A De Navarro | | | | | | H Masson | H Masson | 0 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| R Stevens | R Stevens | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | R Stevens | R Stevens | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WH Bates | WH Bates | 0 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | R Stevens | R Stevens | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | | | | | |
| L Doherty | L Doherty | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | L Doherty | L Doherty | 6 | 4 | 8 | 6 | | | | | |
| L Hoyt | L Hoyt | 1 | 1 | 1 | | | L Doherty | L Doherty | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| C Hobart | C Hobart | w/o | | | | | C Hobart | C Hobart | 3 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| J Talmage | J Talmage | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | L Doherty | L Doherty | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| DF Appleton | DF Appleton | 6 | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | HF Allen | HF Allen | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| G McFadden | G McFadden | 1 | 1 | 6 | | | DF Appleton | DF Appleton | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| J Willis | J Willis | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | J Willis | J Willis | 4 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| CH Hatch | CH Hatch | 1 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | DF Appleton | DF Appleton | 0 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | |
| CR Budlong | CR Budlong | w/o | | | | | | | | | | HF Allen | HF Allen | 6 | 8 | 6 | | | | | | |
| W McKribben | W McKribben | | | | | | CR Budlong | CR Budlong | 6 | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| HF Allen | HF Allen | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | HF Allen | HF Allen | 8 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| RC Seaver | RC Seaver | 6 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

**Section 6**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| LE Ware | LE Ware | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| J Neely | J Neely | 1 | 3 | 4 | LE Ware | LE Ware | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | A Heaton | A Heaton | 1 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | LE Ware | LE Ware | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | CS Lee | CS Lee | 0 | 1 | 0 | | | | | |
| | | | | | RR Fischer | RR Fischer | 0 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | CS Lee | CS Lee | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | LE Ware | LE Ware | 7 | 7 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | J Pim | J Pim | 5 | 5 | 3 |
| | | | | | H Plummer | H Plummer | 1 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | J Pim | J Pim | 6 | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | J Pim | J Pim | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | SC Whipple | SC Whipple | 0 | 0 | 4 | | | | | |
| | | | | | SC Whipple | SC Whipple | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | HR Sedgwick | HR Sedgwick | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |

**Section 7**

| Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| JC Davidson | JC Davidson | 0 | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| R Doherty | R Doherty | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | R Doherty | R Doherty | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | LE Mahan | LE Mahan | 2 | 0 | 4 | | | | | | |
| RB Cutting | RB Cutting | 3 | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| LE Mahan | LE Mahan | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | R Doherty | R Doherty | 3 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | W Clothier | W Clothier | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| J Walker | J Walker | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WW Hoffman | WW Hoffman | 1 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | J Walker | J Walker | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | W Clothier | W Clothier | w/o | | | | | | | | |
| TH Behr | TH Behr | 2 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| W Clothier | W Clothier | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |

**Section 8**

| Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| LW Glazebrook | LW Glazebrook | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| A Stillman | A Stillman | 2 | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | LW Glazebrook | LW Glazebrook | w/o | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | H Ward | H Ward | | | | | | | | | | |
| H Ward | H Ward | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WA Warnock | WA Warnock | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | LW Glazebrook | LW Glazebrook | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | LH Waidner | LH Waidner | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| EW Leonard | EW Leonard | 6 | 8 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WL Foulke | WL Foulke | 0 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | EW Leonard | EW Leonard | 7 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 4 | | | | | |
| | | | | | LH Waidner | LH Waidner | 5 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 6 | | | | | |
| G Herrick | G Herrick | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| LH Waidner | LH Waidner | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
