1938 U.S. National Championships (tennis)

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 City, United States. The tournament was scheduled to be held from Thursday 8 September until Saturday 17 September but was prolonged until Saturday 24 September due to poor weather caused by the 1938 New England hurricane. It was the 58th staging of the U.S. National Championships and the fourth Grand Slam tennis event of the year.

1938 U.S. National Championships
DateAugust 22–27[lower-alpha 1]
September 8–24[lower-alpha 2]
Edition58th
CategoryGrand Slam (ITF)
SurfaceGrass
LocationChestnut Hill, Massachusetts[lower-alpha 1]
Forest Hills, Queens, New York City[lower-alpha 2]
United States
VenueLongwood Cricket Club[lower-alpha 1]
West Side Tennis Club[lower-alpha 2]
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

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]

Finals

Men's Singles
Main article: 1938 U.S. National Championships – Men's Singles

Don Budge defeated Gene Mako 6–3, 6–8, 6–2, 6–1

Women's Singles
Main article: 1938 U.S. National Championships – 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]

Notes
  1. Men's, women's and mixed doubles
  2. Men's and women's singles

References
  1. Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 61–63. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  2. Collins, p. 477
  3. Collins, p. 479
  4. Collins, p. 482
Preceded by
1938 Wimbledon Championships		 Grand Slams Succeeded by
1939 Australian Championships
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