1949 U.S. National Championships – Women's Singles

Women's Singles
1949 U.S. National Championships
Champion United States Margaret Osborne duPont[1]
Runner-up United States Doris Hart
Final score 6–4, 6–1

Second-seeded Margaret Osborne duPont defeated Doris Hart 6–4, 6–1 in the final to win the Women's Singles tennis title at the 1949 U.S. National Championships.[1][2]

Seeds

The tournament used two lists of seven players for seeding the women's singles event; one for U.S. players and one for foreign players. Margaret Osborne duPont is the champion; others show in brackets the round in which they were eliminated.[3][4]

  1. United States Louise Brough (Semifinalist)
  2. United States Margaret Osborne duPont (Champion)
  3. United States Doris Hart (Finalist)
  4. United States Shirley Fry (Third round)
  5. United States Pat Canning Todd (Quarterfinalist)
  6. United States Gussy Moran (Third round)
  7. United States Beverly Baker (Quarterfinalist)

  1. United Kingdom Betty Hilton (Semifinalist)
  2. Romania Magda Rurac (Third round)
  3. United Kingdom Jean Quertier (Third round)
  4. United Kingdom Jean Walker-Smith (Third round)
  5. United Kingdom Kay Tuckey (Third round)
  6. United Kingdom Holly Blair (Third round)
  7. Canada Patricia Macken (First round)

Draw

Key

Final Eight

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                                       
  1  United States Louise Brough 6 2 6  
7  United States Beverly Baker 1 6 2  
  1  United States Louise Brough 5 1  
  3  United States Doris Hart 7 6  
3  United States Doris Hart 6 6
   United States Barbara Scofield 2 0  
    3  United States Doris Hart 4 1
  2  United States Margaret Osborne duPont 6 6
  2  United States Margaret Osborne duPont 6 10  
6  United States Pat Canning Todd 3 8  
  2  United States Margaret Osborne duPont 6 6
  (1)  United Kingdom Betty Hilton 2 3  
(1)  United Kingdom Betty Hilton 6 6  
   United States Helen Perez 2 3  

References

  1. 1 2 Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York City]: New Chapter Press. p. 471. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  2. "U.S. TENNIS.". Cairns Post (Qld. : 1909 - 1954) (Qld.: National Library of Australia). 7 September 1949. p. 2. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
  3. G.P. Hughes, ed. (1950). Dunlop Lawn Tennis Annual and Almanack 1950. London: Ed. J. Burrow & Co. Ltd. pp. 181–185.
  4. "Star-Studded Field Starts Net Play Today". St. Petersburg Times. AP. August 29, 1949. p. 8.


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