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Women's singles
1921 U.S. National Championships
Final
Champion	Molla Mallory
Runner-up	Mary Browne
Score	4–6, 6–4, 6–2
Details
Draw	64
Seeds	–
Events
Singles men women Doubles men women
← 1920 · U.S. National Championships · 1922 →

Molla Mallory defeated Mary Browne 4–6, 6–4, 6–2 in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1921 U.S. National Championships. The women's event was organized for the first time at the West Side Tennis Club, Forest Hills, New York City and was held from August 15 through August 20, 1921. It was Mallory's sixth U.S. National singles title. In the second round of the event, Mallory defeated Suzanne Lenglen for the only time in her career. Suzanne Lenglen was making her only ever competitive appearance in the United States. She retired from the match after losing the first set, the only competitive loss after World War I of her career.

Draw

Final eight

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Finals
		Patricia Hitchins	8	6
		Adelaide Greene	6	2
									Patricia Hitchins	3	0
									Mary Browne	6	6
		Ann Cole	1	2
		Mary Browne	6	6
																Mary Browne	6	4	2
																Molla Mallory	4	6	6
		Helene Falk	2	1
		Molla Mallory	6	6
									Molla Mallory	8	6
									May Sutton Bundy	6	2
		May Sutton Bundy	6	6
		Helen Gilleaudeau	1	2

References

1. ^ Collins, Bud (2016). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (3rd ed.). New York: New Chapter Press. p. 497. ISBN 978-1-937559-38-0.
2. "Champion Battles her Way to Final" (PDF). The New York Times. August 20, 1921.

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