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| date = August 30 – September 7 |
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| edition = 61st |
| edition = 61st |
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| category = [[Grand Slam (tennis)|Grand Slam]] (ITF) |
| category = [[Grand Slam (tennis)|Grand Slam]] (ITF) |
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| location = [[Forest Hills, Queens]]<br> [[New York City |
| location = [[Forest Hills, Queens]]<br> [[New York City]], United States |
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| venue=[[West Side Tennis Club]] |
| venue=[[West Side Tennis Club]] |
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| surface = [[Grass court|Grass]] |
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The '''1941 U.S. National Championships''' (now known as the [[US Open (tennis)|US Open]]) was a [[tennis]] tournament that took place on the outdoor [[grass court]]s at the [[West Side Tennis Club|West Side Tennis Club, Forest Hills]] in [[New York City |
The '''1941 U.S. National Championships''' (now known as the [[US Open (tennis)|US Open]]) was a [[tennis]] tournament that took place on the outdoor [[grass court]]s at the [[West Side Tennis Club|West Side Tennis Club, Forest Hills]] in [[New York City]], United States. The tournament ran from August 30 until September 7. It was the 61st staging of the [[U.S. National Championships (tennis)|U.S. National Championships]] and due to [[World War II]] it was the only [[Grand Slam (tennis)|Grand Slam]] tennis event of the year.<ref>{{cite book|last=Collins|first=Bud|title=The Bud Collins History of Tennis|year=2010|publisher=New Chapter Press|location=[New York]|isbn=978-0942257700|edition=2nd|pages=69–70}}</ref> |
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==Finals== |
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===Men's |
===Men's singles=== |
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{{Main|1941 U.S. National Championships – Men's singles}} |
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{{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Bobby Riggs]] defeated {{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Frank Kovacs]] 5–7, 6–1, 6–3, 6–3 |
{{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Bobby Riggs]] defeated {{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Frank Kovacs]] 5–7, 6–1, 6–3, 6–3 |
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===Women's |
===Women's singles=== |
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{{Main|1941 U.S. National Championships – Women's singles}} |
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{{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Sarah Palfrey Cooke]] defeated {{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Pauline Betz]] 7–5, 6–2 |
{{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Sarah Palfrey Cooke]] defeated {{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Pauline Betz]] 7–5, 6–2 |
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===Men's doubles=== |
===Men's doubles=== |
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{{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Jack Kramer]] / {{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Ted Schroeder]] defeated {{flagicon|USA}} [[Wayne Sabin]] / {{flagicon|USA}} [[Gardnar Mulloy]] 9–7, 6–4, 6–2 <ref>Collins, p. 477</ref> |
{{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Jack Kramer]] / {{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Ted Schroeder]] defeated {{flagicon|USA}} [[Wayne Sabin]] / {{flagicon|USA}} [[Gardnar Mulloy]] 9–7, 6–4, 6–2 <ref>Collins, p. 477</ref> |
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===Women's doubles=== |
===Women's doubles=== |
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{{Main article|1941 U.S. National Championships – Women's Doubles}} |
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{{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Sarah Palfrey Cooke]] / {{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Margaret Osborne duPont|Margaret Osborne]] defeated {{flagicon|USA}} [[Dorothy Bundy]] / {{flagicon|USA}} [[Pauline Betz]] 3–6, 6–1, 6–4 <ref>Collins, p. 480</ref> |
{{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Sarah Palfrey Cooke]] / {{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Margaret Osborne duPont|Margaret Osborne]] defeated {{flagicon|USA}} [[Dorothy Bundy]] / {{flagicon|USA}} [[Pauline Betz]] 3–6, 6–1, 6–4 <ref>Collins, p. 480</ref> |
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===Mixed doubles=== |
===Mixed doubles=== |
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{{Main article|1941 U.S. National Championships – Mixed Doubles}} |
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{{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Sarah Palfrey Cooke]] / {{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Jack Kramer]] defeated {{flagicon|USA}} [[Pauline Betz]] / {{flagicon|USA}} [[Bobby Riggs]] 4–6, 6–4, 6–4 <ref>Collins, p. 482</ref> |
{{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Sarah Palfrey Cooke]] / {{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Jack Kramer]] defeated {{flagicon|USA}} [[Pauline Betz]] / {{flagicon|USA}} [[Bobby Riggs]] 4–6, 6–4, 6–4 <ref>Collins, p. 482</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 01:40, 12 July 2023
| 1941 U.S. National Championships | |
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| Date | August 30 – September 7 |
| Edition | 61st |
| Category | Grand Slam (ITF) |
| Surface | Grass |
| Location | Forest Hills, Queens New York City, United States |
| Venue | West Side Tennis Club |
| Champions | |
| Men's singles | |
 Bobby Riggs | |
| Women's singles | |
| Sarah Palfrey Cooke | |
| Men's doubles | |
| Jack Kramer / Ted Schroeder | |
| Women's doubles | |
| Sarah Palfrey Cooke / Margaret Osborne | |
| Mixed doubles | |
| Sarah Palfrey Cooke / Jack Kramer | |
The 1941 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 City, United States. The tournament ran from August 30 until September 7. It was the 61st 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]
Finals
[edit]Men's singles
[edit] Bobby Riggs defeated Frank Kovacs 5–7, 6–1, 6–3, 6–3
Women's singles
[edit] Sarah Palfrey Cooke defeated Pauline Betz 7–5, 6–2
Men's doubles
[edit] Jack Kramer / Ted Schroeder defeated 
Wayne Sabin / Gardnar Mulloy 9–7, 6–4, 6–2 [2]
Women's doubles
[edit] Sarah Palfrey Cooke / Margaret Osborne defeated Dorothy Bundy / Pauline Betz 3–6, 6–1, 6–4 [3]
Mixed doubles
[edit] Sarah Palfrey Cooke / Jack Kramer defeated Pauline Betz / Bobby Riggs 4–6, 6–4, 6–4 [4]