1924 U.S. National Championships (tennis)

The 1924 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 City, United States. The women's tournament was held from August 11 until August 16 while the men's tournament ran from August 25 until September 2. It was the 44th staging of the U.S. National Championships and the third Grand Slam tennis event of the year.

1924 U.S. National Championships
DateAugust 25 – September 2 (M)
August 11 – 16 (W)
Edition44th
KategorieGrand Slam (ITF)
SurfaceGrass
StandortForest Hills, Queens
New York City, United States
VenueWest Side Tennis Club
Champions
Men's singles
Vereinigte Staaten Bill Tilden[1]
Women's singles
Vereinigte Staaten Helen Wills Moody[1]
Men's doubles
Vereinigte Staaten Howard Kinsey / Vereinigte Staaten Robert Kinsey[2]
Women's doubles
Vereinigte Staaten Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman / Vereinigte Staaten Helen Wills[3]
Mixed doubles
Vereinigte Staaten Helen Wills / Vereinigte Staaten Vincent Richards[4]
← 1923 · U.S. National Championships · 1925 →

Finals

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Men's singles

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  Bill Tilden defeated   Bill Johnston 6–1, 9–7, 6–2

Women's singles

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  Helen Wills defeated   Molla Mallory 6–1, 6–3

Men's doubles

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  Howard Kinsey /   Robert Kinsey defeated   Gerald Patterson /   Pat O'Hara Wood 7–5, 5–7, 7–9, 6–3, 6–4

Women's doubles

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  Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman /   Helen Wills defeated   Eleanor Goss /   Marion Zinderstein Jessup 6–4, 6–3

Mixed doubles

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  Helen Wills /   Vincent Richards defeated   Molla Mallory /   Bill Tilden 6–8, 7–5, 6–0

References

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  1. ^ a b Collins, Bud (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. 482
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