1947 U.S. National Championships – Women's singles
| Women's singles | |
|---|---|
| 1947 U.S. National Championships | |
| Champion |  Louise Brough[1] |
| Runner-up | Margaret Osborne |
| Score | 8–6, 4–6, 6–1 |
Second-seeded Louise Brough defeated first-seeded Margaret Osborne 8–6, 4–6, 6–1 in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1947 U.S. National Championships.[1][2]
Seeds
[edit]The tournament used two lists of players for seeding the women's singles event; one for U.S. players and one for foreign players. Louise Brough is the champion; others show in brackets the round in which they were eliminated.[3][4][5]
Margaret Osborne (finalist)- Louise Brough (champion)
- Doris Hart (semifinals)
- Patricia Todd (quarterfinals)
- Shirley Fry (third round)
- Mary Arnold Prentiss (third round)
- Dorothy Head (quarterfinals)
- Barbara Krase (quarterfinals)
Nancye Bolton (semifinals)
Betty Hilton (third round)- Molly Blair (second round)
Magda Rurac (quarterfinals)- Nell Hopman (second round)
- Joy Gannon (first round)
- Jean Quertier (third round)
Elaine Fildes (first round)
Draw
[edit]Final eight
[edit]| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Margaret Osborne
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| (4) |  Magda Rurac
| 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Margaret Osborne
| 7 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Doris Hart
| 5 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Barbara Krase
| 6 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Doris Hart
| 8 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Margaret Osborne
| 6 | 6 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Louise Brough
| 8 | 4 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Patricia Todd
| 4 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| (1) |  Nancye Bolton
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| (1) | Nancye Bolton
| 6 | 4 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Louise Brough
| 2 | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Dorothy Head
| 8 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Louise Brough
| 6 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
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.
- ^ G.P. Hughes, ed. (1948). The Lawn Tennis Almanack 1948. London: Ed. J. Burrow & Co. Ltd. pp. 148–151.
- ^ "Seventeen Nations In U.S. Singles Tennis Tourney". Lewiston Evening Journal. AP. September 3, 1947. p. 13.
- ^ Gayle Talbot (September 5, 1947). "National Singles Opens Today". St. Petersburg Times. AP.
- ^ "Tom Brown and Geoff Brown Meet in Forest Hills Duel". The Day. Ap. September 11, 1947. p. 16.