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1944 U.S. National Championships (tennis)

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1944 U.S. National Championships
Date30 August – 4 September
Edition64th
CategoryGrand Slam (ITF)
SurfaceGrass
LocationForest Hills, Queens
New York, USA
VenueWest Side Tennis Club
Champions
Men's singles
United States Frank Parker
Women's singles
United States Pauline Betz Addie
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
← 1943 · U.S. National Championships · 1945 →

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, USA. 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 Addie 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


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