1937 U.S. National Championships (tennis)

1937 U.S. National Championships
Date 2 – 11 September
Edition 57th
Category Grand Slam (ITF)
Surface Grass
Location Forest Hills, Queens
New York, USA
Venue West Side Tennis Club
Champions
Men's Singles
United States Don Budge
Women's Singles
Chile Anita Lizana
Men's Doubles
Germany Gottfried von Cramm / Germany Henner Henkel
Women's Doubles
United States Sarah Palfrey Cooke / United States Alice Marble
Mixed Doubles
United States Sarah Palfrey Cooke / United States Don Budge

The 1937 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 tournament ran from 2 September until 11 September. It was the 57th staging of the U.S. National Championships and the fourth Grand Slam tennis event of the year.[1]

Champions

Men's Singles

United States Don Budge defeated Germany Gottfried von Cramm 6–1, 7–9, 6–1, 3–6, 6–1

Women's Singles

Chile Anita Lizana defeated Poland Jadwiga Jędrzejowska 6–4, 6–2

Men's doubles

Germany Gottfried von Cramm / Germany Henner Henkel defeated United States Don Budge / United States Gene Mako 6–4, 7–5, 6–4 [2]

Women's doubles

United States Sarah Palfrey Cooke / United States Alice Marble defeated United States Marjorie Gladman Van Ryn / United States Carolin Babcock 7–5, 6–4 [3]

Mixed doubles

United States Sarah Palfrey Cooke / United States Don Budge defeated France Sylvie Jung Henrotin / France Yvon Petra 6–2, 8–10, 6–0 [4]

References

  1. Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 58–60. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  2. Collins, p. 477
  3. Collins, p. 479
  4. Collins, p. 482

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Preceded by
1937 Wimbledon Championships
Grand Slams Succeeded by
1938 Australian Championships
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