1926 U.S. National Championships – Women's singles
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| Women's singles | |
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| 1926 U.S. National Championships | |
| Champion |  Molla Mallory |
| Runner-up | Elizabeth Ryan[1] |
| Final score | 4–6, 6–4, 9–7 |
| Draw | 64 |
Forty-two-year-old Molla Mallory defeated Elizabeth Ryan 4–6, 6–4, 9–7 in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1926 U.S. National Championships. The event was held at the West Side Tennis Club, Forest Hills, New York City. Mallory became the oldest US Open champion in history. It was Mallory's eighth and final U.S. National singles title.[1][2]
Draw[]
Final eight[]
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||||
| Elizabeth Ryan
| 3 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Eleanor Goss
| 6 | 4 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Elizabeth Ryan
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Mary Browne
| 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Mary Browne
| 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| 5 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Elizabeth Ryan
| 6 | 4 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
| Molla Mallory
| 4 | 6 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
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| 4 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Molla Mallory
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Molla Mallory
| 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Charlotte Chapin
| 5 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
References[]
- ^ a b Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York City]: New Chapter Press. p. 469. ISBN 978-0942257700.
- ^ Allison Danzig (August 23, 1926). "Mrs. Mallory and Her Stirring Comeback". The New York Times.
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