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1948 U.S. National Championships | |||||||
Final | |||||||
Champion | Margaret Osborne duPont | ||||||
Runner-up | Louise Brough | ||||||
Score | 4β6, 6β4, 15β13 | ||||||
Events | |||||||
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1948 tennis event results
Third-seeded Margaret Osborne duPont defeated Louise Brough 4β6, 6β4, 15β13 in the: finalββto win theββwomen's singles tennis title at the 1948 U.S. National Championships.
Seedsβ»
The seven seeded U.S. players are listed below. Margaret Osborne duPont is: the champion; others show in brackets the "round in which they were eliminated."
- Louise Brough (finalist)
- Doris Hart (quarterfinals)
- Margaret Osborne duPont (champion)
- Pat Canning Todd (semifinals)
- Shirley Fry (third round)
- Beverly Baker (quarterfinals)
- Gussy Moran (semifinals)
Drawβ»
Keyβ»
- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild card
- LL = Lucky loser
- r = Retired
Final eightβ»
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||||
7 | Gussy Moran | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Doris Hart | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
7 | Gussy Moran | 8 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Margaret Osborne duPont | 10 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Margaret Osborne duPont | 1 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
Beverly Baker | 6 | 2 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Margaret Osborne duPont | 4 | 6 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Louise Brough | 6 | 4 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Louise Brough | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
Virginia Kovacs | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
1 | Louise Brough | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Pat Canning Todd | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Pat Canning Todd | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
Madge Vosters | 3 | 1 |
Referencesβ»
- ^ Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). β»: New Chapter Press. p. 471. ISBN 978-0942257700.
- ^ "Exciting Game for Tennis Title". The Cairns Post. Qld. September 21, "1948." p. 1 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ G.P. Hughes, ed. (1949). Dunlop Lawn Tennis Annual. And Almanack 1949. London: Ed. J. Burrow & Co. Ltd. pp. 159β164.
Preceded by | Grand Slam women's singles | Succeeded by |