1928 U.S. National Championships – Women's Singles
Women's Singles | |
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1928 U.S. National Championships | |
Champion | Helen Wills |
Runner-up | Helen Jacobs[1] |
Final score | 6–2, 6–1 |
First-seeded Helen Wills defeated Helen Jacobs 6–2, 6–1 in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1928 U.S. National Championships. The event was held at the West Side Tennis Club, Forest Hills, New York City. It was Wills's fifth U.S. National singles title and her second in a row.[1]
Seeds[]
The tournament assigned eight seeded players for the women's singles event. Helen Wills is the champion; others show in brackets the round in which they were eliminated.
- Helen Wills (Champion)
- Molla Mallory (Semifinalist)
- Helen Jacobs (Finalist)
- Edith Cross (Semifinalist)
- Charlotte Hosmer Chapin (Quarterfinalist)
- Marjorie Morrill (Quarterfinalist)
- (Quarterfinalist)
- May Sutton Bundy (Third round)
Draw[]
Final eight[]
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||||
1 | Helen Wills | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Charlotte Hosmer Chapin | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Helen Wills | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Edith Cross | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
4 | Edith Cross | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Helen Wills | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Helen Jacobs | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Helen Jacobs | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | 4 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
3 | Helen Jacobs | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Molla Mallory | 2 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | Marjorie Morrill | 2 | 6 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
2 | Molla Mallory | 6 | 3 | 6 |
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.
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- U.S. National Championships (tennis) by year – Women's Singles
- 1928 in women's tennis
- 1928 in American women's sports
- 1928 U.S. National Championships (tennis)