1948 U.S. National Championships – Women's singles
| Women's singles | |
|---|---|
| 1948 U.S. National Championships | |
| Champion |  Margaret Osborne duPont[1] |
| Runner-up | Louise Brough |
| Score | 4–6, 6–4, 15–13 |
Third-seeded Margaret Osborne duPont defeated Louise Brough 4–6, 6–4, 15–13 in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1948 U.S. National Championships.[1][2]
Seeds
[edit]The seven seeded U.S. players are listed below. Margaret Osborne duPont is the champion; others show in brackets the round in which they were eliminated.[3]
Louise Brough (finalist)- Doris Hart (quarterfinals)
- Margaret Osborne duPont (champion)
- Pat Canning Todd (semifinals)
- Shirley Fry (third round)
- Beverly Baker (quarterfinals)
- Gussy Moran (semifinals)
Draw
[edit]Key
[edit]- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild card
- LL = Lucky loser
- r = Retired
Final eight
[edit]| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Gussy Moran
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Doris Hart
| 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Gussy Moran
| 8 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Margaret Osborne duPont
| 10 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Margaret Osborne duPont
| 1 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Beverly Baker
| 6 | 2 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Margaret Osborne duPont
| 4 | 6 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Louise Brough
| 6 | 4 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Louise Brough
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Virginia Kovacs
| 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Louise Brough
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Pat Canning Todd
| 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Pat Canning Todd
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Madge Vosters
| 3 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ a b Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York City]: New Chapter Press. p. 471. ISBN 978-0942257700.
- ^ "Exciting Game for Tennis Title". The Cairns Post. Qld. September 21, 1948. p. 1 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ G.P. Hughes, ed. (1949). Dunlop Lawn Tennis Annual and Almanack 1949. London: Ed. J. Burrow & Co. Ltd. pp. 159–164.