1918 U.S. National Championships (tennis)

1918 U.S. National Championships
DateAugust 26 – September 3 (M)
June 17 – 22 (W)
Edition38th
CategoryGrand Slam (ITF)
SurfaceGrass
LocationForest Hills, Queens
New York City, New York (M)
Chestnut Hill, PA, U.S. (W)
VenueWest Side Tennis Club (M)
Philadelphia Cricket Club (W)
Champions
Men's singles
Robert Lindley Murray[1]
Women's singles
Molla Bjurstedt[1]
Men's doubles
Bill Tilden / Vincent Richards[2]
Women's doubles
Marion Zinderstein / Eleonora Sears[3]
Mixed doubles
Hazel Wightman / Irving Wright[4]

The 1918 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, New York. The women's tournament was held from June 17 until June 22 while the men's tournament ran from August 26 until September 3. It was the 38th staging of the U.S. National Championships and due to World War I the only Grand Slam tennis event of the year.

Finals

Men's singles

Main article: 1918 U.S. National Championships – Men's singles

Robert Lindley Murray defeated Bill Tilden 6–3, 6–1, 7–5

Women's singles

Main article: 1918 U.S. National Championships – Women's singles

Molla Bjurstedt defeated Eleanor Goss 6–4, 6–3

Men's doubles

Bill Tilden / Vincent Richards defeated Fred Alexander / Beals Wright 6–3, 6–4, 3–6, 2–6, 6–4

Women's doubles

Marion Zinderstein / Eleonora Sears defeated Molla Bjurstedt / Mrs. Rogge 7–5, 8–6

Mixed doubles

Hazel Wightman / Irving Wright defeated Molla Bjurstedt / Fred Alexander 6–2, 6–4

References

  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. 481
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.