1938 U.S. National Championships – Women's singles
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| Women's singles | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1938 U.S. National Championships | |||||||
| Final | |||||||
| Champion | United States Alice Marble | ||||||
| Runner-up | Australia Nancye Wynne [1] | ||||||
| Score | 6–0, 6–3 | ||||||
| Details | |||||||
| Draw | 64 | ||||||
| Seeds | 16 | ||||||
| Events | |||||||
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1938 tennis event results
Second-seeded Alice Marble defeated Nancye Wynne 6–0, 6–3 in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1938 U.S. National Championships.[1] [2] [3]
Seeds
[edit ]The tournament used two lists of eight players for seeding the women's singles event; one for U.S. players and one for foreign players. Alice Marble is the champion; others show in brackets the round in which they were eliminated.[4]
- United States Helen Jacobs (third round)
- United States Alice Marble (champion)
- United States Dorothy Bundy (semifinals)
- United States Sarah Fabyan (semifinals)
- United States Gracyn Wheeler (third round)
- United States Barbara Winslow (third round)
- United States Helen Pedersen (third round)
- United States Dorothy Workman (third round)
- Poland Jadwiga Jędrzejowska (quarterfinals)
- France Simonne Mathieu (quarterfinals)
- United Kingdom Kay Stammers (quarterfinals)
- Australia Nancye Wynne (finalist)
- Australia Thelma Coyne (third round)
- United Kingdom Margot Lumb (quarterfinals)
- Australia Nell Hopman (third round)
- Australia Dorothy Stevenson (third round)
Draw
[edit ]Final eight
[edit ] Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Finals
(6)
United Kingdom Margot Lumb
4
7
1
(4)
Australia Nancye Wynne
6
5
6
(4)
Australia Nancye Wynne
5
6
8
3
United States Dorothy Bundy
7
4
6
3
United States Dorothy Bundy
6
3
6
(2)
France Simonne Mathieu
3
6
0
(4)
Australia Nancye Wynne
0
3
2
United States Alice Marble
6
6
2
United States Alice Marble
6
6
6
(3)
United Kingdom Kay Stammers
8
3
0
2
United States Alice Marble
5
7
7
4
United States Sarah Fabyan
7
5
5
4
United States Sarah Fabyan
6
6
(1)
Poland Jadwiga Jędrzejowska
1
4
References
[edit ]- ^ a b Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York City]: New Chapter Press. p. 470. ISBN 978-0942257700.
- ^ Henry McLemore (September 25, 1938). "Budge Makes 'Grand Slam'; Miss Marble Gains Title". The Pittsburgh Press . UPI. p. 5 (sports section) – via Google News Archive.
- ^ Henry McLemore (September 25, 1938). "Budge Completes Slam; Miss Marble Also Wins". The Milwaukee Journal . UP. p. 1 (sports) – via Google News Archive.
- ^ Irving Wright, ed. (1939). Wright & Ditson Official Lawn Tennis Guide 1939. New York: American Sports Publishing. pp. 29, 31–33.