1930 U.S. National Championships – Women's Singles
First-seeded foreign player Betty Nuthall defeated Anna Harper 6–1, 6–4 in the final to win the Women's Singles tennis title at the 1930 U.S. National Championships.[1] The final lasted 36 minutes and was watched by 3,500 spectators.[2] The reigning champion Helen Wills Moody did not participate to defend her title.[3]
Women's Singles | |
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1930 U.S. National Championships | |
Champion | ![]() |
Runner-up | ![]() |
Final score | 6–1, 6–4 |
Seeds
The tournament used two lists of players for seeding the women's singles event; one list of eight U.S. players and one for foreign players which contained two players. Betty Nuthall is the champion; others show in brackets the round in which they were eliminated.[3][4]
Marjorie Morrill (Semifinalist)
Anna Harper (Finalist)
Eleanor Goss (Second round)
Sarah Palfrey (Third round)
Ethel Burkhardt (Quarterfinalist)
Mary Greef (Quarterfinalist)
Edith Cross (Third round)
Josephine Cruickshank (Third round)
Betty Nuthall (Champion)
Maud Levi (Semifinalist)
Draw
Final eight
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||||
(1) | ![]() | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
![]() | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
(1) | ![]() | 6 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
1 | ![]() | 8 | 4 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
1 | ![]() | 4 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
5 | ![]() | 6 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
(1) | ![]() | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | ![]() | 1 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | ![]() | 3 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
6 | ![]() | 6 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
2 | ![]() | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
(2) | ![]() | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
![]() | 6 | 4 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
(2) | ![]() | 4 | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
References
- Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York City]: New Chapter Press. p. 469. ISBN 978-0942257700.
- Alan Gould (August 25, 1930). "Betty Nuthall is the queen of American tennis". Schenectady Gazette. AP. p. 13 – via Google News.
- "Lawn Tennis". Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer. August 13, 1930. p. 16 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- "Seven Californians In National Women's Tennis Play". The Pittsburgh Press. UP. August 19, 1930. p. 17 – via Google News.
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