1938 Australian Championships – Men's singles
{{GrandSlamEvents|1938|Australian Championships|
| champ = {{flagicon|USA}} Don Budge
| runner = {{flagicon|AUS}} John Bromwich
| score = 6–4, 6–2, 6–1
| draw = 33
| seeds = 8
| type = grand slam
}}
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.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article206755469 |title=Americans invincible |newspaper=The Age |issue=25,831 |location=Victoria, Australia |date=31 January 1938 |page=15 |via=National Library of Australia}}
Seeds
The seeded players are listed below. Don Budge is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.
- {{flagicon|USA}} Don Budge (champion)
- {{flagicon|GER|Nazi}} Gottfried von Cramm (semifinals)
- {{flagicon|GER|Nazi}} Henner Henkel (third round)
- {{flagicon|AUS}} John Bromwich (finalist)
- {{flagicon|AUS}} Adrian Quist (semifinals)
- {{flagicon|AUS}} Vivian McGrath (quarterfinals)
- {{flagicon|AUS}} Jack Crawford (third round)
- {{flagicon|USA}} Gene Mako (quarterfinals)
Draw
{{Draw key}}
=Finals=
{{8TeamBracket-Tennis5
| team-width=170
| RD3-team1={{flagicon|USA}} Don Budge
| RD3-seed1=1
| RD3-team2={{flagicon|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={{flagicon|AUS}} Adrian Quist
| RD2-seed1=5
| RD2-team2={{flagicon|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={{flagicon|AUS}} John Bromwich
| RD2-seed3=4
| RD2-team4={{flagicon|GER|Nazi}} 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={{flagicon|AUS}} Adrian Quist
| RD1-seed1=5
| RD1-team2={{flagicon|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={{flagicon|AUS}} Len Schwartz
| RD1-seed3=
| RD1-team4={{flagicon|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={{flagicon|USA}} Gene Mako
| RD1-seed5=8
| RD1-team6={{flagicon|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={{flagicon|AUS}} Vivian McGrath
| RD1-seed7=6
| RD1-team8={{flagicon|GER|Nazi}} 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==
{{16TeamBracket-Compact-Tennis5-Byes
| RD1=First round
| RD2=Second round
| RD3=Third round
| RD4=Quarterfinals
| RD4-team01={{flagicon|AUS}} Quist
| RD4-seed01=5
| RD4-team02={{flagicon|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={{flagicon|AUS}} Moon
| RD3-seed01=
| RD3-team02={{flagicon|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={{flagicon|AUS}} Holland
| RD3-seed03=
| RD3-team04={{flagicon|GER|Nazi}} 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={{flagicon|AUS}} Moon
| RD2-seed01=
| RD2-team02={{flagicon|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={{flagicon|AUS}} Bonner
| RD2-seed03=
| RD2-team04={{flagicon|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={{flagicon|AUS}} Holland
| RD2-seed05=
| RD2-team06={{flagicon|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={{flagicon|AUS}} Pails
| RD2-seed07=
| RD2-team08={{flagicon|GER|Nazi}} 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==
{{16TeamBracket-Compact-Tennis5-Byes
| RD1=First round
| RD2=Second round
| RD3=Third round
| RD4=Quarterfinals
| RD4-team01={{flagicon|AUS}} Schwartz
| RD4-seed01=
| RD4-team02={{flagicon|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={{flagicon|AUS}} Schwartz
| RD3-seed01=
| RD3-team02={{flagicon|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={{flagicon|AUS}} Whillans
| RD3-seed03=
| RD3-team04={{flagicon|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={{flagicon|AUS}} Callaghan
| RD2-seed01=
| RD2-team02={{flagicon|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={{flagicon|AUS}} Lovett
| RD2-seed03=
| RD2-team04={{flagicon|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={{flagicon|AUS}} Weston
| RD2-seed05=
| RD2-team06={{flagicon|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={{flagicon|AUS}} Hancock
| RD2-seed07=
| RD2-team08={{flagicon|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==
{{16TeamBracket-Compact-Tennis5-Byes
| RD1=First round
| RD2=Second round
| RD3=Third round
| RD4=Quarterfinals
| RD4-team01={{flagicon|USA}} Mako
| RD4-seed01=8
| RD4-team02={{flagicon|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={{flagicon|AUS}} Hopman
| RD3-seed01=
| RD3-team02={{flagicon|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={{flagicon|AUS}} Gilchrist
| RD3-seed03=
| RD3-team04={{flagicon|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={{flagicon|AUS}} Hopman
| RD2-seed01=
| RD2-team02={{flagicon|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={{flagicon|AUS}} Brodie
| RD2-seed03=
| RD2-team04={{flagicon|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={{flagicon|AUS}} Harper
| RD2-seed05=
| RD2-team06={{flagicon|AUS}} Gilchrist
| RD2-seed06=
| RD2-score05-1=w/o
| RD2-team07={{flagicon|AUS}} Maggs
| RD2-seed07=
| RD2-team08={{flagicon|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={{flagicon|AUS}} Warhurst
| RD1-seed13=
| RD1-team14={{flagicon|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==
{{16TeamBracket-Compact-Tennis5-Byes
| RD1=First round
| RD2=Second round
| RD3=Third round
| RD4=Quarterfinals
| RD4-team01={{flagicon|AUS}} McGrath
| RD4-seed01=6
| RD4-team02={{flagicon|GER|Nazi}} 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={{flagicon|AUS}} Newcombe
| RD3-seed01=
| RD3-team02={{flagicon|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={{flagicon|AUS}} Turnbull
| RD3-seed03=
| RD3-team04={{flagicon|GER|Nazi}} 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={{flagicon|AUS}} Long
| RD2-seed01=
| RD2-team02={{flagicon|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={{flagicon|AUS}} Stephen
| RD2-seed03=
| RD2-team04={{flagicon|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={{flagicon|AUS}} Sidwell
| RD2-seed05=
| RD2-team06={{flagicon|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={{flagicon|AUS}} Wasley
| RD2-seed07=
| RD2-team08={{flagicon|GER|Nazi}} 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
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External links
- {{Australianopendraws|year=1938|type=MS}}
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