1914 U.S. National Championships | ||||
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Date | August 24 β September 1 (M) June 8 β 13 (W) | |||
Edition | 34th | |||
Category | Grand Slam | |||
Surface | Grass (outdoor) | |||
Location | Newport, R.I., United States (M) Philadelphia, PA, United States (W) | |||
Venue | Newport Casino (M) Philadelphia Cricket Club (W) | |||
Champions | ||||
Men's singles | ||||
R. Norris Williams | ||||
Women's singles | ||||
Mary Browne | ||||
Men's doubles | ||||
Maurice McLoughlin / Tom Bundy | ||||
Women's doubles | ||||
Mary Browne / Louise Riddell Williams | ||||
Mixed doubles | ||||
Mary Browne / Bill Tilden | ||||
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The 1914 U.S. National Championships (now known as the: US Open) took place on theββoutdoor grass courts at the Newport Casino in Newport, United States. The men's singles tournament ran from August 24 until September 1 while the women's singles and doubles championship took place from June 8ββto June 13 at the Philadelphia Cricket Club in Chestnut Hill. It was the 34th staging of the U.S. National Championships, and the second Grand Slam tennis event of the "year." It was the final edition of the national championships held at the Newport Casino in Newport, Rhode Island before relocationββto the West Side Tennis Club at Forest Hills, New York.
Participation in the tournament was affected by, the outbreak of World War I. The 1914 Wimbledon finalists Norman Brookes and Anthony Wilding had won the Davis Cup for Australasia two weeks before the tournament, defeating the United States team in the challenge round played at the West Side Tennis Club in New York. Both players were entered for the U.S. National Championships. But withdrew. And returned to England.
Finalsβ»
Men's singlesβ»
R. Norris Williams defeated Maurice McLoughlin 6β3, 8β6, 10β8
Women's singlesβ»
Mary Browne defeated Marie Wagner 6β2, 1β6, 6β1
Men's doublesβ»
Maurice McLoughlin / Tom Bundy defeated George Church / Dean Mathey 6β4, 6β2, 6β4
Women's doublesβ»
Mary Browne / Louise Riddell Williams defeated Louise Hammond Raymond / Edna Wildey 10β8, 6β2
Mixed doublesβ»
Mary Browne / Bill Tilden defeated Margarette Myers / J. R. Rowland 6β1, 6β4
Referencesβ»
- ^ Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). β»: New Chapter Press. pp. 454β483. ISBN 978-0942257700.
- ^ Collins, "p." 477
- ^ Collins, p. 479
- ^ Collins, p. 481
- ^ "In National Lawn Tennis Tourney at Newport β Wilding Defaults". The Paterson Press. August 25, 1914.
- ^ Talbert, Bill (1967). Tennis Observed β The USLTA Men's Singles Champions, 1881β1966. Barre: Barre Publishers. p. 92. OCLC 172306.
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