1949 U.S. National Championships – Women's singles
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| Women's singles | |
|---|---|
| 1949 U.S. National Championships | |
| Champion |  Margaret Osborne duPont[1] |
| Runner-up | Doris Hart |
| Score | 6–4, 6–1 |
Second-seeded Margaret Osborne duPont defeated Doris Hart 6–4, 6–1 in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1949 U.S. National Championships.[1][2]
Seeds
The tournament used two lists of seven players for seeding the women's singles event; one for U.S. players and one for foreign players. Margaret Osborne duPont is the champion; others show in brackets the round in which they were eliminated.[3][4]
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Draw
Key
- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild card
- LL = Lucky loser
- r = Retired
Final eight
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Louise Brough
| 6 | 2 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Beverly Baker
| 1 | 6 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Louise Brough
| 5 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Doris Hart
| 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Doris Hart
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Barbara Scofield
| 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Doris Hart
| 4 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Margaret Osborne duPont
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Margaret Osborne duPont
| 6 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Pat Canning Todd
| 3 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Margaret Osborne duPont
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| (1) |  Betty Hilton
| 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| (1) | Betty Hilton
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Helen Perez
| 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York City]: New Chapter Press. p. 471. ISBN 978-0942257700.
- ↑ "U.S. TENNIS". The Cairns Post. Qld. September 7, 1949. p. 2. Retrieved April 20, 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ G.P. Hughes, ed. (1950). Dunlop Lawn Tennis Annual and Almanack 1950. London: Ed. J. Burrow & Co. Ltd. pp. 181–185.
- ↑ "Star-Studded Field Starts Net Play Today". St. Petersburg Times. AP. August 29, 1949. p. 8.