1936 U.S. National Championships – Women's Singles

Women's Singles
1936 U.S. National Championships
Champion United States Alice Marble[1]
Runner-up United States Helen Jacobs
Final score 4–6, 6–3, 6–2
Draw 64
Seeds 8

Third-seeded Alice Marble defeated first-seeded Helen Jacobs 4–6, 6–3, 6–2 in the final to win the Women's Singles tennis title at the 1936 U.S. National Championships. The tournament was played on outdoor grass courts and held from September 3, through September 12, 1936 at the West Side Tennis Club in Forest Hills, Queens, New York.[1][2][3]

The draw consisted of 64 players of which eight were seeded.

Seeds

The eight seeded U.S. players are listed below. Alice Marble is the champion; others show in brackets the round in which they were eliminated.[4]

  1. United States Helen Jacobs (Finalist)
  2. United States Sarah Fabyan (First round)
  3. United States Alice Marble (Champion)
  4. United States Carolin Babcock (Quarterfinalist)
  5. United States Marjorie Van Ryn (Third round)
  6. United States Gracyn Wheeler (Quarterfinalist)
  7. United States Helen Pedersen (Semifinalist)
  8. United States Mary Greef Harris (Third round)

Draw

Final eight

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
               
1 United States Helen Jacobs 6 6
United States Gussie Raegener 0 1
1 United States Helen Jacobs 6 6
United Kingdom Kay Stammers 4 3
4 United States Carolin Babcock 5 6 4
United Kingdom Kay Stammers 7 3 6
1 United States Helen Jacobs 6 3 2
3 United States Alice Marble 4 6 6
United States Dorothy Bundy 3 6 4
7 United States Helen Pedersen 6 4 6
7 United States Helen Pedersen 0 1
3 United States Alice Marble 6 6
3 United States Alice Marble 6 1
6 United States Gracyn Wheeler 2 9

References

  1. 1 2 Collins, Bud (2016). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (3rd ed.). New York: New Chapter Press. p. 498. ISBN 978-1-937559-38-0.
  2. ↑ Henry Super (September 13, 1936). "Alice Marble topples Jacobs from American tennis throne". Montana Butte Standard. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com. (Subscription required (help)).
  3. ↑ "Perry, Alice Marble win U.S. tennis titles". Chicago Sunday Tribune. September 13, 1936. p. 1.
  4. ↑ "Luck of draw to play leading role in National singles play". The Reading Times. September 3, 1936. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com. (Subscription required (help)).
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