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{{TennisEventInfo|1923|U.S. National Championships|
{{TennisEventInfo|1923|U.S. National Championships|
| date = 10 September – 15 September (M)<br> 13 August – 18 August (W)
| date = September 10–15 (M)<br>August 13–18 (W)
| edition = 43rd
| edition = 43rd
| category = [[Grand Slam (tennis)|Grand Slam]] (ITF)
| category = [[Grand Slam (tennis)|Grand Slam]] (ITF)
| location = [[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania|PA]], United States
| location = {{nowrap|[[Philadelphia]], Pennsylvania (MS)}}<br> {{nowrap|Forest Hills, New York (WS, WD)}} <br> {{nowrap|[[Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts]] (MD, XD)}}
| venue=[[Germantown Cricket Club]]
| venue=[[Germantown Cricket Club]] (MS) <br> [[West Side Tennis Club]] (WS, WD) <br> [[Longwood Cricket Club]] (MD, XD)
| surface = [[Grass court|Grass]]
| surface = [[Grass court|Grass]]
| champms={{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Bill Tilden]] <ref name=collins>{{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=454–483}}</ref>
| champms={{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Bill Tilden]]<ref name=collins>{{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=454–483}}</ref>
| champws={{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Helen Wills Moody]] <ref name=collins/>
| champws={{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Helen Wills Moody]]<ref name=collins/>
| champmd={{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Bill Tilden]] / {{flagicon|RSA|1912}} [[Brian Norton]] <ref>Collins, p. 477</ref>
| champmd={{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Bill Tilden]] / {{flagicon|RSA|1912}} [[Brian Norton (tennis)|Brian Norton]]<ref>Collins, p. 477</ref>
| champwd={{flagicon|GBR}} [[Kitty McKane]] / {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Phyllis Howkins Covell]] <ref>Collins, p. 479</ref>
| champwd={{flagicon|GBR}} [[Kitty McKane]] / {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Phyllis Howkins Covell]]<ref>Collins, p. 479</ref>
| champxd={{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Molla Bjurstedt Mallory]] / {{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Bill Tilden]] <ref>Collins, p. 482</ref>
| champxd={{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Molla Bjurstedt Mallory]] / {{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Bill Tilden]]<ref>Collins, p. 482</ref>
}}
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The '''1923 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 [[Germantown Cricket Club]] in [[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania|PA]], United States. The tournament ran from 10 September until 15 September. It was the 43rd staging of the [[U.S. National Championships (tennis)|U.S. National Championships]] and the third [[Grand Slam (tennis)|Grand Slam]] tennis event of the year.
The '''1923 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 [[Germantown Cricket Club]] in [[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]], United States. The women's tournament was held from August 13 until August 18 while the men's tournament ran from September 10 until September 15. It was the 43rd staging of the [[U.S. National Championships (tennis)|U.S. National Championships]] and the third [[Grand Slam (tennis)|Grand Slam]] tennis event of the year.


==Champions==
==Finals==


===Men's Singles===
===Men's singles===
{{main article|1923 U.S. National Championships – Men's Singles}}
{{Main|1923 U.S. National Championships – Men's singles}}
{{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Bill Tilden]] defeated {{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Bill Johnston (tennis player)|Bill Johnston]] 6–4, 6–1, 6–4
{{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Bill Tilden]] defeated {{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Bill Johnston (tennis player)|Bill Johnston]] 6–4, 6–1, 6–4


===Women's Singles===
===Women's singles===
{{main article|1923 U.S. National Championships – Women's Singles}}
{{Main|1923 U.S. National Championships – Women's singles}}
{{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Helen Wills]] defeated {{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Molla Mallory]] 6–2, 6–1
{{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Helen Wills]] defeated {{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Molla Mallory]] 6–2, 6–1


===Men's doubles===
===Men's doubles===
{{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Bill Tilden]] / {{flagicon|RSA|1912}} [[Brian Norton (tennis)|Brian Norton]] defeated {{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Richard Norris Williams]] / {{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Watson Washburn]] 3–6, 6–2, 6–3, 5–7, 6–2
{{Main article|1923 U.S. National Championships – Men's Doubles}}
{{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Bill Tilden]] / {{flagicon|RSA|1912}} [[Brian Norton]] defeated {{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Richard Norris Williams]] / {{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Watson Washburn]] 3–6, 6–2, 6–3, 5–7, 6–2


===Women's doubles===
===Women's doubles===
{{Main article|1923 U.S. National Championships – Women's Doubles}}
{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Kathleen McKane Godfree|Kitty McKane]] / {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Phyllis Howkins Covell]] defeated {{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman]] / {{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Eleanor Goss]] 2–6, 6–2, 6–1
{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Kathleen McKane Godfree|Kitty McKane]] / {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Phyllis Howkins Covell]] defeated {{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman]] / {{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Eleanor Goss]] 2–6, 6–2, 6–1


===Mixed doubles===
===Mixed doubles===
{{Main article|1923 U.S. National Championships – Mixed Doubles}}
{{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Molla Mallory]] / {{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Bill Tilden]] defeated {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Kathleen McKane Godfree|Kitty McKane]] / {{flagicon|AUS}} [[John Hawkes (tennis)|John Hawkes]] 6–3, 2–6, 10–8
{{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Molla Mallory]] / {{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Bill Tilden]] defeated {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Kathleen McKane Godfree|Kitty McKane]] / {{flagicon|AUS}} [[John Hawkes (tennis)|John Hawkes]] 6–3, 2–6, 10–8


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Latest revision as of 13:13, 6 July 2024

1923 U.S. National Championships
DateSeptember 10–15 (M)
August 13–18 (W)
Edition43rd
CategoryGrand Slam (ITF)
SurfaceGrass
LocationPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania (MS)
Forest Hills, New York (WS, WD)
Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts (MD, XD)
VenueGermantown Cricket Club (MS)
West Side Tennis Club (WS, WD)
Longwood Cricket Club (MD, XD)
Champions
Men's singles
United States Bill Tilden[1]
Women's singles
United States Helen Wills Moody[1]
Men's doubles
United States Bill Tilden / South Africa Brian Norton[2]
Women's doubles
United Kingdom Kitty McKane / United Kingdom Phyllis Howkins Covell[3]
Mixed doubles
United States Molla Bjurstedt Mallory / United States Bill Tilden[4]
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The 1923 U.S. National Championships (now known as the US Open) was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor grass courts at the Germantown Cricket Club in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. The women's tournament was held from August 13 until August 18 while the men's tournament ran from September 10 until September 15. It was the 43rd staging of the U.S. National Championships and the third Grand Slam tennis event of the year.

Finals

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Men's singles

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United States Bill Tilden defeated United States Bill Johnston 6–4, 6–1, 6–4

Women's singles

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United States Helen Wills defeated United States Molla Mallory 6–2, 6–1

Men's doubles

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United States Bill Tilden / South Africa Brian Norton defeated United States Richard Norris Williams / United States Watson Washburn 3–6, 6–2, 6–3, 5–7, 6–2

Women's doubles

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United Kingdom Kitty McKane / United Kingdom Phyllis Howkins Covell defeated United States Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman / United States Eleanor Goss 2–6, 6–2, 6–1

Mixed doubles

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United States Molla Mallory / United States Bill Tilden defeated United Kingdom Kitty McKane / Australia John Hawkes 6–3, 2–6, 10–8

References

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  1. ^ a b Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 454–483. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  2. ^ Collins, p. 477
  3. ^ Collins, p. 479
  4. ^ Collins, p. 482
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