1914 U.S. National Championships (tennis)

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1914 U.S. National Championships
DateAugust 24 – September 1 (M)
June 8 – 13 (W)
Edition34th
Category Grand Slam
Surface Grass (outdoor)
Location Newport, R.I., United States (M)
Philadelphia, PA, United States (W)
Venue Newport Casino (M)
Philadelphia Cricket Club (W)
Champions
Men's singles
Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg R. Norris Williams [1]
Women's singles
Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Mary Browne [1]
Men's doubles
Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Maurice McLoughlin / Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Tom Bundy [2]
Women's doubles
Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Mary Browne / Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Louise Riddell Williams [3]
Mixed doubles
Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Mary Browne / Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Bill Tilden [4]
←  1913  · U.S. National Championships ·  1915  →

The 1914 U.S. National Championships (now known as the US Open) took place on the outdoor grass courts at the Newport Casino in Newport, United States. The men's singles tournament ran from August 24 until September 1 while the women's singles and doubles championship took place from June 8 to June 13 at the Philadelphia Cricket Club in Chestnut Hill. It was the 34th staging of the U.S. National Championships, and the second Grand Slam tennis event of the year. It was the final edition of the national championships held at the Newport Casino in Newport, Rhode Island before relocation to the West Side Tennis Club at Forest Hills, New York.

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Participation in the tournament was affected by the outbreak of World War I. The 1914 Wimbledon finalists Norman Brookes and Anthony Wilding had won the Davis Cup for Australasia two weeks before the tournament, defeating the United States team in the challenge round played at the West Side Tennis Club in New York. Both players were entered for the U.S. National Championships but withdrew and returned to England. [5] [6]

Finals

Men's singles

Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg R. Norris Williams defeated Flag of the United States.svg Maurice McLoughlin 6–3, 8–6, 10–8

Women's singles

Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Mary Browne defeated Flag of the United States.svg Marie Wagner 6–2, 1–6, 6–1

Men's doubles

Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Maurice McLoughlin / Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Tom Bundy defeated Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg George Church / Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Dean Mathey 6–4, 6–2, 6–4

Women's doubles

Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Mary Browne / Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Louise Riddell Williams defeated Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Louise Hammond Raymond / Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Edna Wildey 10–8, 6–2

Mixed doubles

Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Mary Browne / Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Bill Tilden defeated Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Margarette Myers / Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg J. R. Rowland 6–1, 6–4

References

  1. 1 2 Bud Collins (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. ↑ "In National Lawn Tennis Tourney at Newport – Wilding Defaults". The Paterson Press. August 25, 1914.
  6. ↑ Talbert, Bill (1967). Tennis Observed – The USLTA Men's Singles Champions, 1881–1966. Barre: Barre Publishers. p. 92. OCLC   172306.
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