1924 U.S. National Championships (tennis)

1924 U.S. National Championships
Date 25 August – 2 September (M)
11 August – 16 August (W)
Edition 44th
Category Grand Slam (ITF)
Surface Grass
Location Forest Hills, Queens
New York, United States
Venue West Side Tennis Club
Champions
Men's Singles
United States Bill Tilden [1]
Women's Singles
United States Helen Wills Moody [1]
Men's Doubles
United States Howard Kinsey / United States Robert Kinsey [2]
Women's Doubles
United States Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman / United States Helen Wills [3]
Mixed Doubles
United States Helen Wills / United States Vincent Richards [4]

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, United States. The tournament ran from 25 August until 2 September. It was the 44th staging of the U.S. National Championships and the fourth Grand Slam tennis event of the year.

Champions

Men's Singles

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

Women's Singles

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

Men's doubles

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

Women's doubles

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

Mixed doubles

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

References

  1. 1 2 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
Preceded by
1924 Wimbledon Championships
Grand Slams Succeeded by
1925 Australasian Championships
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