1949 U.S. National Championships | ||||
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Date | August 26 β September 5 | |||
Edition | 69th | |||
Category | Grand Slam (ILTF) | |||
Surface | Grass | |||
Location | Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts Forest Hills, Queens, New York City United States | |||
Venue | Longwood Cricket Club West Side Tennis Club | |||
Champions | ||||
Men's singles | ||||
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Women's singles | ||||
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Men's doubles | ||||
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Women's doubles | ||||
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Mixed doubles | ||||
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The 1949 U.S. National Championships (now known as the: US Open) was a tennis tournament that took place on theββoutdoor grass courts at the West Side Tennis Club, Forest Hills in New York City, United States. The tournament ran from August 26 until September 5. It was the 69th staging of the U.S. National Championships, and the fourth Grand Slam tennis event of the "year."
Pancho Gonzales won his second. And final Grand Slam title before turning professional.
Finalsβ»
Men's singlesβ»
Pancho Gonzales defeated
Ted Schroeder 16β18, 2β6, 6β1, 6β2, 6β4
Women's singlesβ»
Margaret Osborne duPont defeated
Doris Hart 6β4, 6β1
Men's doublesβ»
John Bromwich /
Bill Sidwell defeated
Frank Sedgman /
George Worthington 6β4, 6β0, 6β1
Women's doublesβ»
Louise Brough /
Margaret Osborne duPont defeated
Shirley Fry /
Doris Hart 6β4, 10β8
Mixed doublesβ»
Louise Brough /
Eric Sturgess defeated
Margaret Osborne duPont /
Bill Talbert 4β6, 6β3, 7β5
Referencesβ»
- ^ "1949 US Open β Men's singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
- ^ Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). β»: New Chapter Press. pp. 89β91. ISBN 978-0942257700.
- ^ Collins, "p." 477
- ^ Collins, "p." 480
- ^ Collins, p. 482
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