1922 U.S. National Championships (tennis)

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1922 U.S. National Championships
DateAugust - September 16 (M)
August 14–19 (W)
Edition42nd
Category Grand Slam (ITF)
Surface Grass
Location Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (MS)
Forest Hills, New York (WS, WD)
Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts (MD, XD)
Venue Germantown Cricket Club (MS)
West Side Tennis Club (WS, WD)
Longwood Cricket Club (MD, XD)
Champions
Men's singles
Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Bill Tilden [1]
Women's singles
Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Molla Mallory [1]
Men's doubles
Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Bill Tilden / Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Vincent Richards [2]
Women's doubles
Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Marion Zinderstein Jessup / Flag of the United States.svg Helen Wills [3]
Mixed doubles
Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Molla Mallory / Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Bill Tilden [4]
  1921  · U.S. National Championships ·  1923  

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, United States. The women's tournament was held from August 14 until August 19 while the men's tournament ran from August until September 16. It was the 42nd staging of the U.S. National Championships and the second Grand Slam tennis event of the year. [5]

Contents

Finals

Men's singles

Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Bill Tilden defeated Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Bill Johnston 4–6, 3–6, 6–2, 6–3, 6–4

Women's singles

Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Molla Mallory defeated Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Helen Wills 6–3, 6–1

Men's doubles

Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Bill Tilden / Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Vincent Richards defeated Flag of Australia (converted).svg Gerald Patterson / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Pat O'Hara Wood 4–6, 6–1, 6–3, 6–4

Women's doubles

Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Marion Zinderstein / Flag of the United States.svg Helen Wills defeated Flag of the United States.svg Edith Sigourney / Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Molla Mallory 6–4, 7–9, 6–3

Mixed doubles

Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Molla Mallory / Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Bill Tilden defeated Flag of the United States.svg Helen Wills / Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Howard Kinsey 6–4, 6–3

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References

  1. 1 2 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" (PDF). The New York Times. September 8, 1922.
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