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The '''1948 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 in the United States. The men's and women's singles events as well as the mixed doubles were held at the [[West Side Tennis Club|West Side Tennis Club, Forest Hills]] in [[New York City]], while the men's and women's doubles events were played at the [[Longwood Cricket Club]] in [[Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts]]. The tournament ran from |
The '''1948 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 in the United States. The men's and women's singles events as well as the mixed doubles were held at the [[West Side Tennis Club|West Side Tennis Club, Forest Hills]] in [[New York City]], while the men's and women's doubles events were played at the [[Longwood Cricket Club]] in [[Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts]]. The tournament ran from September 10 until September 19. It was the 68th staging of the [[U.S. National Championships (tennis)|U.S. National Championships]], and the fourth [[Grand Slam (tennis)|Grand Slam]] tennis event of the year. [[Pancho Gonzales]] and [[Margaret Osborne duPont]] won the singles titles.<ref name="almanack1949">{{cite book|title=Dunlop Lawn Tennis Almanack 1949|date=1949|publisher=Ed. J. Burrow & Co. Ltd.|location=London|pages=159–165|editor=G.P. Hughes|editor-link=Pat Hughes (tennis)}}</ref><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=86–88}}</ref> |
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==Finals== |
==Finals== |
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Latest revision as of 01:54, 12 July 2023
| 1948 U.S. National Championships | |
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| Date | September 10–19 |
| Edition | 68th |
| Category | Grand Slam (ILTF) |
| Surface | Grass |
| Location | Forest Hills, New York City Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts United States |
| Venue | West Side Tennis Club Longwood Cricket Club |
| Champions | |
| Men's singles | |
 Pancho Gonzales | |
| Women's singles | |
| Margaret Osborne duPont | |
| Men's doubles | |
| Gardnar Mulloy / Bill Talbert | |
| Women's doubles | |
| Louise Brough / Margaret Osborne | |
| Mixed doubles | |
| Louise Brough / Tom Brown | |
The 1948 U.S. National Championships (now known as the US Open) was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor grass courts in the United States. The men's and women's singles events as well as the mixed doubles were held at the West Side Tennis Club, Forest Hills in New York City, while the men's and women's doubles events were played at the Longwood Cricket Club in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. The tournament ran from September 10 until September 19. It was the 68th staging of the U.S. National Championships, and the fourth Grand Slam tennis event of the year. Pancho Gonzales and Margaret Osborne duPont won the singles titles.[1][2]
Finals
[edit]Men's singles
[edit] Pancho Gonzales defeated 
Eric Sturgess 6–2, 6–3, 14–12
Women's singles
[edit] Margaret Osborne duPont defeated Louise Brough 4–6, 6–4, 15–13
Men's doubles
[edit] Gardnar Mulloy / Bill Talbert defeated Frank Parker / Ted Schroeder 1–6, 9–7, 6–3, 3–6, 9–7 [3]
Women's doubles
[edit] Louise Brough / Margaret Osborne duPont defeated Patricia Todd / Doris Hart 6–4, 8–10, 6–1 [4]
Mixed doubles
[edit] Louise Brough / Tom Brown defeated Margaret Osborne duPont / Bill Talbert 6–4, 6–4 [5]
References
[edit]- ^ G.P. Hughes, ed. (1949). Dunlop Lawn Tennis Almanack 1949. London: Ed. J. Burrow & Co. Ltd. pp. 159–165.
- ^ Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 86–88. ISBN 978-0942257700.
- ^ Collins, p. 477
- ^ Collins, p. 480
- ^ Collins, p. 482