1938 Pacific Southwest Championships

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1938 Pacific Southwest Championships
DateSeptember 25 – October 4
Edition12th
CategoryAmateur
Surface Hard / outdoor
Location Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Venue Los Angeles Tennis Club
Champions
Men's singles
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Adrian Quist
Women's singles
Flag of the United States.svg Dorothy Bundy
Men's doubles
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Harry Hopman / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Leonard Schwartz
Women's doubles
Flag of France.svg Simonne Mathieu / Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Margot Lumb
Mixed doubles
Flag of the United States.svg Sarah Palfrey Fabyan / Flag of the United States.svg Don Budge
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The 1938 Pacific Southwest Championships was a combined men's and women's amateur tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Los Angeles Tennis Club in Los Angeles, California in the United States. It was the 12th edition of the tournament and took place from September 25 through October 4, 1938. Adrian Quist and Dorothy Bundy won the singles titles. [1] [2] The tournament finished two days behind schedule due to the late arrival of several players who participated in the U.S. National Championships. [3]

Contents

Finals

Men's singles

Flag of Australia (converted).svg Adrian Quist defeated Flag of Australia (converted).svg Harry Hopman 6–3, 0–6, 6–4, 6–4

Women's singles

Flag of the United States.svg Dorothy Bundy defeated Flag of the United States.svg Sarah Palfrey Fabyan 6–4, 6–4

Men's doubles

Flag of Australia (converted).svg Harry Hopman / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Leonard Schwartz defeated Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Bromwich / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Adrian Quist 3–6, 6–2, 6–4, 6–4

Women's doubles

Flag of France.svg Simonne Mathieu / Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Margot Lumb defeated Flag of the United States.svg Sarah Palfrey Fabyan / Flag of the United States.svg Gracyn Wheeler 6–2, 6–3

Mixed doubles

Flag of the United States.svg Sarah Palfrey Fabyan / Flag of the United States.svg Don Budge defeated Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nell Hopman / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Harry Hopman 3–6, 6–3, 10–8

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References

  1. Irving C. Wright; Samuel Hardy, eds. (1939). Wright & Ditson Official Lawn Tennis Guide 1939. New York: American Sports Publishing Company. p. 114.
  2. "Lawn tennis". The West Australian . October 5, 1938. p. 5 via National Library of Australia.
  3. Paul Lowry (September 26, 1938). "Dave Freeman defeats Marx" . Los Angeles Times . pp. 11, 14 – Part II via Newspapers.com.