1933 U.S. National Championships – Women's Singles

Women's Singles
1933 U.S. National Championships
Champion	Helen Wills Moody
Runner-up	Helen Jacobs[1]
Final score	8–6, 3–6, 3–0 ret.
Draw	64
Seeds	12

Second-seeded Helen Jacobs defeated first-seeded Helen Wills Moody 8–6, 3–6, 3–0 ret. in the final to win the Women's Singles tennis title at the 1933 U.S. National Championships at the Forest Hills Tennis Stadium in Queens. At 0–3 in the final set Wills Moody retired citing a back injury.^[1][2] The loss ended Wills Moody's 45-match winning streak at the U.S. Championships.^[3] The final was played on August 26, 1933 in front of a crowd of 8,000 spectators.^[2]

Seeds

The tournament used two lists of six players for seeding the women's singles event; one for U.S. players and one for foreign players. Helen Jacobs is the champion; others show in brackets the round in which they were eliminated.

Draw

Final eight

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Finals
	1	Helen Wills Moody	6	6
	(3)	Mary Heeley	0	2
								1	Helen Wills Moody	2	6	6
								(2)	Betty Nuthall	6	3	2
	3	Alice Marble	8	0	5
	(2)	Betty Nuthall	6	6	7
															1	Helen Wills Moody	6	6	0r
															2	Helen Jacobs	8	3	3
	2	Helen Jacobs	11	6
	6	Josephine Cruickshank	9	4
								2	Helen Jacobs	6	5	6
								(1)	Dorothy Round	4	7	2
	4	Sarah Palfrey	4	7
	(1)	Dorothy Round	6	9

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