1922 U.S. National Championships (tennis)

1922 U.S. National Championships
DateAugust - September 16 (M)
August 14–19 (W)
Edition42nd
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
Bill Tilden[1]
Women's singles
Molla Mallory[1]
Men's doubles
Bill Tilden / Vincent Richards[2]
Women's doubles
Marion Zinderstein Jessup / Helen Wills[3]
Mixed doubles
Molla Mallory / Bill Tilden[4]

The 1922 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. The women's tournament was held from August 14 until August 19 while the men's tournament ran from August until September 16. It was the 42nd staging of the U.S. National Championships and the second Grand Slam tennis event of the year.[5]

Finals

Men's singles

Main article: 1922 U.S. National Championships – Men's singles

Bill Tilden defeated Bill Johnston 4–6, 3–6, 6–2, 6–3, 6–4

Women's singles

Main article: 1922 U.S. National Championships – Women's singles

Molla Mallory defeated Helen Wills 6–3, 6–1

Men's doubles

Bill Tilden / Vincent Richards defeated Gerald Patterson / Pat O'Hara Wood 4–6, 6–1, 6–3, 6–4

Women's doubles

Marion Zinderstein / Helen Wills defeated Edith Sigourney / Molla Mallory 6–4, 7–9, 6–3

Mixed doubles

Molla Mallory / Bill Tilden defeated Helen Wills / Howard Kinsey 6–4, 6–3

References

  1. ^ a b Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 454–483. ISBN 978-0-942257-70-0.
  2. ^ Collins, p. 477
  3. ^ Collins, p. 479
  4. ^ Collins, p. 481
  5. ^ "Net Title Singles Draw 123 Entries" (PDF). The New York Times. September 8, 1922.
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