Date 8 – 24 September Category Grand Slam (ITF) Venue West Side Tennis Club | Edition 58th Surface Grass | |
Location Forest Hills, Queens
New York, United States | ||
The 1938 U.S. National Championships (now known as the US Open) was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor grass courts at the West Side Tennis Club, Forest Hills in New York, United States. The tournament ran from 8 September until 24 September. It was the 58th staging of the U.S. National Championships and the fourth Grand Slam tennis event of the year.
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American Don Budge won the men's singles title and became the first tennis player to win the Grand Slam i.e. winning all four Major tennis tournaments (Australian Championships, French Championships, Wimbledon Championships, and U.S. National Championships) in a single calendar year. Budge also won the doubles and mixed doubles title.
Men's Singles
Don Budge defeated Gene Mako 6–3, 6–8, 6–2, 6–1
Women's Singles
Alice Marble defeated Nancye Wynne Bolton 6–0, 6–3
Men's doubles
Don Budge / Gene Mako defeated Adrian Quist / John Bromwich 6–3, 6–2, 6–1
Women's doubles
Sarah Palfrey Cooke / Alice Marble defeated Simonne Mathieu / Jadwiga Jędrzejowska 6–8, 6–4, 6–3
Mixed doubles
Alice Marble / Don Budge defeated Thelma Coyne Long / John Bromwich 6–1, 6–2