1922 U.S. National Championships (tennis)

1922 U.S. National Championships
Date	8 September – 16 September (M) 14 August – 19 August (W)
Edition	42nd
Category	Grand Slam (ITF)
Surface	Grass
Location	Philadelphia, PA, USA
Venue	Germantown Cricket Club
Champions
Men's Singles
Bill Tilden [1]
Women's Singles
Helen Wills Moody [1]
Men's Doubles
Bill Tilden / Vincent Richards [2]
Women's Doubles
Marion Zinderstein Jessup / Helen Wills [3]
Mixed Doubles
Molla Bjurstedt Mallory / Bill Tilden [4]

The 1922 U.S. National Championships (now known as the US Open) was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor grass courts at the Germantown Cricket Club in Philadelphia, USA. The tournament ran from 8 September until 16 September. It was the 42nd staging of the U.S. National Championships and the third Grand Slam tennis event of the year.^[5]

Champions

Men's Singles

Bill Tilden defeated Bill Johnston 4–6, 3–6, 6–2, 6–3, 6–4

Women's Singles

Molla Mallory defeated Helen Wills 6–3, 6–1

Men's doubles

Bill Tilden / Vincent Richards defeated Gerald Patterson / Pat O'Hara Wood 4–6, 6–1, 6–3, 6–4

Women's doubles

Marion Zinderstein / Helen Wills defeated Edith Sigourney / Molla Mallory 6–4, 7–9, 6–3

Mixed doubles

Molla Mallory / Bill Tilden defeated Helen Wills / Howard Kinsey 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 978-0-942257-70-0.
2. Collins, p. 477
3. Collins, p. 479
4. Collins, p. 481
5. "Net Title Singles Draw 123 Entries". The New York Times. September 8, 1922.

External links

• Official US Open website