1946 U.S. National Championships – Women's Singles
First-seeded Pauline Betz defeated fifth-seeded Doris Hart 11–9, 6–3 in the final to win the Women's Singles tennis title at the 1946 U.S. National Championships.[1][2]
Women's Singles | |
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1946 U.S. National Championships | |
Champion | Pauline Betz[1] |
Runner-up | Doris Hart |
Final score | 11–9, 6–3 |
Seeds
The tournament used two lists of players for seeding the women's singles event; one for U.S. players and one for foreign players. Pauline Betz is the champion; others show in brackets the round in which they were eliminated.[3][4]
- Pauline Betz (Champion)
- Margaret Osborne (Quarterfinalist)
- Louise Brough (Quarterfinalist)
- Dorothy Bundy (First round)
- Doris Hart (Finalist)
- Patricia Todd (Semifinalist)
- Shirley Fry (First round)
- Mary Arnold (Semifinalist)
- Jean Bostock (Third round)
- Kay Stammers Menzies (Third round)
- Mrs. Raymonde Jones (First round)
- Mrs. Pat Adams (First round)
- Tara Deodhar (First round)
Draw
Final Eight
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||||
1 | Pauline Betz | 6 | 3 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
Gussie Moran | 1 | 6 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Pauline Betz | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | Patricia Todd | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | Patricia Todd | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Louise Brough | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Pauline Betz | 11 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Doris Hart | 9 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
8 | Mary Arnold | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
Dorothy Head | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
8 | Mary Arnold | 3 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Doris Hart | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Doris Hart | 6 | 5 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
2 | Margaret Osborne | 4 | 7 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
References
- Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York City]: New Chapter Press. p. 470. ISBN 978-0942257700.
- G.P. Hughes, ed. (1947). The Lawn Tennis Almanack 1947. London: Ed. J. Burrow & Co. Ltd. pp. 207–209.
- "Seed Parker, Betz No.1 in Nationals". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Newspapers.com. August 30, 1946. p. 17.
- "Seedings in U.S. Tennis". The Straits Times. Singapore. 31 August 1946. p. 8.
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