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1939 U.S. National Championships (tennis)

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Edition
  
59th

Surface
  
Grass

Category
  
Grand Slam (ITF)

Venue
  
West Side Tennis Club

Date
  
7 September – 17 September

Location
  
Forest Hills, Queens New York, United States

The 1939 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 7 September until 17 September. It was the 59th staging of the U.S. National Championships and the fourth Grand Slam tennis event of the year.

Contents

Men's Singles

Bobby Riggs defeated Welby van Horn 6–4, 6–2, 6–4

Women's Singles

Alice Marble defeated Helen Jacobs 6–0, 8–10, 6–4

Men's doubles

Adrian Quist / John Bromwich defeated Jack Crawford / Harry Hopman 8–6, 6–1, 6–4

Women's doubles

Sarah Palfrey / Alice Marble defeated Kay Stammers / Freda James Hammersley 7–5, 8–6

Mixed doubles

Alice Marble / Harry Hopman defeated Sarah Palfrey / Elwood Cooke 9–7, 6–1

References

1939 U.S. National Championships (tennis) Wikipedia