1929 U.S. National Championships – Women's singles
Appearance
Women's singles | |
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1929 U.S. National Championships | |
Champion | Helen Wills |
Runner-up | Phoebe Holcroft Watson[1] |
Score | 6–4, 6–2 |
First-seeded Helen Wills defeated Phoebe Holcroft Watson 6–4, 6–2 in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1929 U.S. National Championships. It was her sixth U.S. National singles title and her third in a row.[1][2][3] Wills won the tournament without losing a set.[4]
Seeds
[edit]The tournament used a list of eight U.S. players and six foreign players for seeding the women's singles event. Helen Wills is the champion; others show in brackets the round in which they were eliminated.[5]
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Draw
[edit]Final eight
[edit]Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||||
1 | Helen Wills | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
(3) | Peggy Saunders Michell | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Helen Wills | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Molla Bjurstedt Mallory | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Molla Bjurstedt Mallory | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
(1) | Betty Nuthall | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Helen Wills | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
(2) | Phoebe Holcroft Watson | 4 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Edith Cross | 6 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
(2) | Phoebe Holcroft Watson | 2 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
(2) | Phoebe Holcroft Watson | 6 | 3 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
2 | Helen Jacobs | 1 | 6 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
6 | Mary Greef | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Helen Jacobs | 6 | 6 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York City]: New Chapter Press. p. 469. ISBN 978-0942257700.
- ^ "Helen Wills Wins National Tilt in Eighteen Minutes". The Lewiston Daily Sun. AP. August 20, 1929. p. Eleven – via Google News Archive.
- ^ "Helen Wills Takes Sixth National Title". Chicago Tribune. AP. August 25, 1929. p. 1, Part 2.
- ^ "The Peerless Mrs. Helen Wills-Moody". Brooklyn Daily Times. 19 August 1931. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
- ^ "Helen Wills Likely to Play her Rival". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. AP. August 14, 1929. p. Six – via Google News Archive.