1942 U.S. National Championships – Women's singles
Women's singles | |||||||
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1942 U.S. National Championships | |||||||
Final | |||||||
Champion | Pauline Betz[1] | ||||||
Runner-up | Louise Brough | ||||||
Score | 4–6, 6–1, 6–4 | ||||||
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1942 tennis event results
Second-seeded Pauline Betz defeated first-seeded Louise Brough 4–6, 6–1, 6–4 in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1942 U.S. National Championships.[1][2]
Seeds
The eight seeded U.S. players are listed below. Sarah Palfrey Cooke is the champion; others show in brackets the round in which they were eliminated.[3]
- Louise Brough (finalist)
- Pauline Betz (champion)
- Margaret Osborne (semifinals)
- Helen Bernhard (semifinals)
- Mary Arnold (quarterfinals)
- Patricia Canning Todd (second round)
- Doris Hart (quarterfinals)
- Helen Rihbany (quarterfinals)
Draw
Final eight
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||||
1 | Louise Brough | 3 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
5 | Mary Arnold | 6 | 4 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Louise Brough | 5 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | Helen Bernhard | 7 | 4 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
8 | Helen Rihbany | 0 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Helen Bernhard | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Louise Brough | 6 | 4 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
2 | Pauline Betz | 4 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
3 | Margaret Osborne | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
7 | Doris Hart | 5 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Margaret Osborne | 4 | 6 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
2 | Pauline Betz | 6 | 4 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
Shirley Fry | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
2 | Pauline Betz | 6 | 6 |
References
- ^ a b Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York City]: New Chapter Press. p. 470. ISBN 978-0942257700.
- ^ "Pauline Betz New Champ". Berkeley Daily Gazette. September 7, 1942. p. Eight – via Google News Archive.
- ^ "Ted Schroeder, Louise Brough Top Seeded in Tennis Tourney". Eugene Register-Guard. August 25, 1942. p. Eight – via Google News Archive.
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