1939 World Table Tennis Championships – Men's singles

1939 Men's singles

Main article: 1939 World Table Tennis Championships

The 1939 World Table Tennis Championships men's singles was the 13th edition of the men's singles championship.^[1][2]

Richard Bergmann defeated Alojzy Ehrlich in the final, winning three sets to nil to secure the title.^[3] The eventual champion Bergmann and former winner Viktor Barna both represented England after fleeing the Nazis in Europe.^[4][5]

Only 11 men's teams and 5 women's teams entered the Championships. Hungary, the United States and Austria were the major nations missing.^[6]

Results

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	Round of 16									Quarterfinals									Semifinals									Final
		Bohumil Váňa	3
		Josef Tartakower	1								Váňa	3
		Michel Haguenauer	3								Haguenauer	0
		Viktor Vladone	0																	Váňa	13	20	21	21	19
		Ken Hyde	3																	Bergmann	21	22	15	15	21
		Shimcha Finkelstein	0								Hyde	0
		Richard Bergmann	3								Bergmann	3
		Geza Eros	0																										Bergmann	21	21	21
		Viktor Barna	3																										Erlich	7	15	18
		Václav Tereba	2								Barna	0
		Alojzy Ehrlich	3								Erlich	3
		Hyman Lurie	0																	Erlich	21	21	21
		Vladas Dzindziliauskas	3																	Dolinar	18	10	14
		Tawid Helal	0								Dzindziliauskas	0
		Žarko Dolinar	3								Dolinar	3
		Marcel Geargoura	2

See also

List of World Table Tennis Championships medalists

References

1. "List of Winners". All About Tennis.
2. "1939 results" (PDF). International Table Tennis Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-04-12.
3. Montague, Trevor (2004). A-Z of Sport, pages 699-700. The Bath Press. ISBN 0-316-72645-1.
4. "Bergmann profile". Jewish Hall of Fame.
5. "Barna profile". Jewish Hall of Fame.
6. "USA team - Abe Berenbaum". team USA. Archived from the original on April 5, 2015.