1938 U.S. National Championships (tennis)
1938 U.S. National Championships | |
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Date | 8 – 24 September |
Edition | 58th |
Category | Grand Slam (ITF) |
Surface | Grass |
Location |
Forest Hills, Queens New York, United States |
Venue | West Side Tennis Club |
Champions | |
Men's Singles | |
Don Budge | |
Women's Singles | |
Alice Marble | |
Men's Doubles | |
Don Budge / Gene Mako | |
Women's Doubles | |
Sarah Palfrey Cooke / Alice Marble | |
Mixed Doubles | |
Alice Marble / Don Budge |
The 1938 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, United States. The tournament ran from 8 September until 24 September. It was the 58th staging of the U.S. National Championships and the fourth Grand Slam tennis event of the year.
American Don Budge won the men's singles title and became the first tennis player to win the Grand Slam i.e. winning all four Major tennis tournaments (Australian Championships, French Championships, Wimbledon Championships, and U.S. National Championships) in a single calendar year. Budge also won the doubles and mixed doubles title.[1]
Champions
Men's Singles
Don Budge defeated Gene Mako 6–3, 6–8, 6–2, 6–1
Women's Singles
Alice Marble defeated Nancye Wynne Bolton 6–0, 6–3
Men's doubles
Don Budge / Gene Mako defeated Adrian Quist / John Bromwich 6–3, 6–2, 6–1 [2]
Women's doubles
Sarah Palfrey Cooke / Alice Marble defeated Simonne Mathieu / Jadwiga Jędrzejowska 6–8, 6–4, 6–3 [3]
Mixed doubles
Alice Marble / Don Budge defeated Thelma Coyne Long / John Bromwich 6–1, 6–2 [4]
References
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Preceded by 1938 Wimbledon Championships |
Grand Slams | Succeeded by 1939 Australian Championships |