1948 U.S. National Championships (tennis)

The 1948 U.S. National Championships (now known as the US Open) was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor grass courts in the United States. The men's and women's singles events as well as the mixed doubles were held at the West Side Tennis Club, Forest Hills in New York, while the men's and women's doubles events were played at the Longwood Cricket Club in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. The tournament ran from 10 September until 19 September. It was the 68th staging of the U.S. National Championships, and the fourth Grand Slam tennis event of the year. Pancho Gonzales and Margaret Osborne duPont won the singles titles.[1][2]

1948 U.S. National Championships
Date10–19 September
Edition68th
CategoryGrand Slam (ILTF)
SurfaceGrass
LocationForest Hills, New York
Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
United States
VenueWest Side Tennis Club
Longwood Cricket Club
Champions
Men's Singles
Pancho Gonzales
Women's Singles
Margaret Osborne duPont
Men's Doubles
Gardnar Mulloy / Bill Talbert
Women's Doubles
Louise Brough / Margaret Osborne
Mixed Doubles
Louise Brough / Tom Brown

Champions

Men's Singles
Main article: 1948 U.S. National Championships – Men's Singles

Pancho Gonzales defeated Eric Sturgess 6–2, 6–3, 14–12

Women's Singles
Main article: 1948 U.S. National Championships – Women's Singles

Margaret Osborne duPont defeated Louise Brough 4–6, 6–4, 15–13

Men's doubles

Gardnar Mulloy / Bill Talbert defeated Frank Parker / Ted Schroeder 1–6, 9–7, 6–3, 3–6, 9–7 [3]

Women's doubles

Louise Brough / Margaret Osborne defeated Patricia Todd / Doris Hart 6–4, 8–10, 6–1 [4]

Mixed doubles

Louise Brough / Tom Brown defeated Margaret Osborne duPont / Bill Talbert 6–4, 6–4 [5]

References
  1. G.P. Hughes, ed. (1949). Dunlop Lawn Tennis Almanack 1949. London: Ed. J. Burrow & Co. Ltd. pp. 159–165.
  2. Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 86–88. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  3. Collins, p. 477
  4. Collins, p. 480
  5. Collins, p. 482
Preceded by
1948 Wimbledon Championships		 Grand Slams Succeeded by
1949 Australian Championships
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