1944 U.S. National Championships (tennis)

1944 U.S. National Championships
Date 30 August – 4 September
Edition 64th
Category Grand Slam (ITF)
Surface Grass
Location Forest Hills, Queens
New York, United States
Venue West Side Tennis Club
Champions
Men's Singles
United States Frank Parker
Women's Singles
United States Pauline Betz
Men's Doubles
United States Don McNeill / United States Bob Falkenburg
Women's Doubles
United States Louise Brough / United States Margaret Osborne
Mixed Doubles
United States Margaret Osborne / United States Bill Talbert

The 1944 U.S. National Championships (now known as the US Open) was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor grass courts at the West Side Tennis Club, Forest Hills in New York, United States. The tournament ran from 30 August until 4 September. It was the 64th staging of the U.S. National Championships and due to World War II it was the only Grand Slam tennis event of the year.[1]

Champions

Men's Singles

United States Frank Parker defeated United States William Talbert 6–4, 3–6, 6–3, 6–3

Women's Singles

United States Pauline Betz defeated United States Margaret Osborne duPont 6–3, 8–6

Men's doubles

United States Don McNeill / United States Bob Falkenburg defeated United States Bill Talbert / Ecuador Pancho Segura 7–5, 6–4, 3–6, 6–1 [2]

Women's doubles

United States Louise Brough / United States Margaret Osborne defeated United States Pauline Betz / United States Doris Hart 4–6, 6–4, 6–3 [3]

Mixed doubles

United States Margaret Osborne / United States Bill Talbert defeated United States Dorothy Bundy / United States Don McNeill 6–2, 6–3 [4]

References

  1. Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 75–76. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  2. Collins, p. 477
  3. Collins, p. 480
  4. Collins, p. 482

External links

Preceded by
1943 U.S. National Championships
Grand Slams Succeeded by
1945 U.S. National Championships
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