1922 U.S. National Championships (tennis)

1922 U.S. National Championships
DateAugust - September 16 (M)
August 14–19 (W)
Edition42nd
CategoryGrand Slam (ITF)
SurfaceGrass
LocationPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania (MS)
Forest Hills, New York (WS, WD)
Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts (MD, XD)
VenueGermantown Cricket Club (MS)
West Side Tennis Club (WS, WD)
Longwood Cricket Club (MD, XD)
Champions
Men's singles
United States Bill Tilden[1]
Women's singles
United States Molla Mallory[1]
Men's doubles
United States Bill Tilden / United States Vincent Richards[2]
Women's doubles
United States Marion Zinderstein Jessup / United States Helen Wills[3]
Mixed doubles
United States Molla Mallory / United States Bill Tilden[4]
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The 1922 U.S. National Championships (now known as the US Open) was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor grass courts at the Germantown Cricket Club in Philadelphia, United States. The women's tournament was held from August 14 until August 19 while the men's tournament ran from August until September 16. It was the 42nd staging of the U.S. National Championships and the second Grand Slam tennis event of the year.[5]

Finals

Men's singles

Main article: 1922 U.S. National Championships – Men's singles

United States Bill Tilden defeated United States Bill Johnston 4–6, 3–6, 6–2, 6–3, 6–4

Women's singles

Main article: 1922 U.S. National Championships – Women's singles

United States Molla Mallory defeated United States Helen Wills 6–3, 6–1

Men's doubles

United States Bill Tilden / United States Vincent Richards defeated Australia Gerald Patterson / Australia Pat O'Hara Wood 4–6, 6–1, 6–3, 6–4

Women's doubles

United States Marion Zinderstein / United States Helen Wills defeated United States Edith Sigourney / United States Molla Mallory 6–4, 7–9, 6–3

Mixed doubles

United States Molla Mallory / United States Bill Tilden defeated United States Helen Wills / United States Howard Kinsey 6–4, 6–3

References

  1. ^ a b Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 454–483. ISBN 978-0-942257-70-0.
  2. ^ Collins, p. 477
  3. ^ Collins, p. 479
  4. ^ Collins, p. 481
  5. ^ "Net Title Singles Draw 123 Entries" (PDF). The New York Times. September 8, 1922.
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