1949 U.S. National Championships – Women's singles

Second-seeded Margaret Osborne duPont defeated Doris Hart 6–4, 6–1 in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1949 U.S. National Championships.[1][2]

Women's singles
1949 U.S. National Championships
Final
ChampionUnited States Margaret Osborne duPont[1]
Runner-upUnited States Doris Hart
Score6–4, 6–1
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
← 1948 · U.S. National Championships · 1950 →

Seeds

edit

The tournament used two lists of seven players for seeding the women's singles event; one for U.S. players and one for foreign players. Margaret Osborne duPont is the champion; others show in brackets the round in which they were eliminated.[3][4]

Draw

edit

Final eight

edit
Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
               
1   Louise Brough 6 2 6
7   Beverly Baker 1 6 2
1   Louise Brough 5 1
3   Doris Hart 7 6
3   Doris Hart 6 6
  Barbara Scofield 2 0
3   Doris Hart 4 1
2   Margaret Osborne duPont 6 6
2   Margaret Osborne duPont 6 10
6   Pat Canning Todd 3 8
2   Margaret Osborne duPont 6 6
(1)   Betty Hilton 2 3
(1)   Betty Hilton 6 6
  Helen Perez 2 3

References

edit
  1. ^ a b Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York City]: New Chapter Press. p. 471. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  2. ^ "U.S. TENNIS". The Cairns Post. Qld. September 7, 1949. p. 2. Retrieved April 20, 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ G.P. Hughes, ed. (1950). Dunlop Lawn Tennis Annual and Almanack 1950. London: Ed. J. Burrow & Co. Ltd. pp. 181–185.
  4. ^ "Star-Studded Field Starts Net Play Today". St. Petersburg Times. AP. August 29, 1949. p. 8.
Preceded by Grand Slam women's singles Succeeded by