1920 U.S. National Championships (tennis)

1920 U.S. National Championships
Date	30 August – 6 September (M) 20 September – 25 September (W)
Edition	40th
Category	Grand Slam (ITF)
Surface	Grass
Location	Forest Hills, Queens New York, USA
Venue	West Side Tennis Club
Champions
Men's Singles
Bill Tilden [1]
Women's Singles
Molla Bjurstedt Mallory [1]
Men's Doubles
Bill Johnston / Clarence Griffin [2]
Women's Doubles
Marion Zinderstein / Eleonora Sears [3]
Mixed Doubles
Hazel Wightman / Wallace Johnson [4]

Forest Hills men's singles match on September 1, 1920

The 1920 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, USA. The men's tournament ran from August 30 until September 6, 1920 while the women's event was held from September 20 through September 25, 1920. It was the 40th staging of the U.S. National Championships and the fourth Grand Slam tennis event of the year.

Champions

Men's Singles

Bill Tilden defeated Bill Johnston 6–1, 1–6, 7–5, 5–7, 6–3 ^[5]

Women's Singles

Molla Bjurstedt Mallory defeated Marion Zinderstein 6–3, 6–1

Men's doubles

Bill Johnston / Clarence Griffin defeated Roland Roberts / Willis Davis 6–2, 6–2, 6–3

Women's doubles

Marion Zinderstein / Eleanor Goss defeated Eleanor Tennant / Helen Baker 6–3, 6–1

Mixed doubles

Hazel Wightman / Wallace Johnson defeated Molla Bjurstedt Mallory / Craig Biddle 6–4, 6–3

References

1. Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 454–483. ISBN 978-0942257700.
2. Collins, p. 477
3. Collins, p. 479
4. Collins, p. 481
5. "Tilden Crowned King of Courts" (PDF). The New York Times. September 7, 1920.

External links

• Official US Open website
• Overleigh Mansion: "Big Bill" Tilden