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Tennis tournament
1948 U.S. National Championships
DateSeptember 10–19
Edition68th
CategoryGrand Slam (ILTF)
SurfaceGrass
LocationForest Hills, New York City
Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
United States
VenueWest Side Tennis Club
Longwood Cricket Club
Champions
Men's singles
United States Pancho Gonzales
Women's singles
United States Margaret Osborne duPont
Men's doubles
United States Gardnar Mulloy / United States Bill Talbert
Women's doubles
United States Louise Brough / United States Margaret Osborne
Mixed doubles
United States Louise Brough / United States Tom Brown
← 1947 · U.S. National Championships · 1949 →

The 1948 U.S. National Championships (now known as the US Open) was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor grass courts in the United States. The men's and women's singles events as well as the mixed doubles were held at the West Side Tennis Club, Forest Hills in New York City, while the men's and women's doubles events were played at the Longwood Cricket Club in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. The tournament ran from September 10 until September 19. It was the 68th staging of the U.S. National Championships, and the fourth Grand Slam tennis event of the year. Pancho Gonzales and Margaret Osborne duPont won the singles titles.

Finals

Men's singles

Main article: 1948 U.S. National Championships – Men's singles

United States Pancho Gonzales defeated South Africa Eric Sturgess 6–2, 6–3, 14–12

Women's singles

Main article: 1948 U.S. National Championships – Women's singles

United States Margaret Osborne duPont defeated United States Louise Brough 4–6, 6–4, 15–13

Men's doubles

Main article: 1948 U.S. National Championships – Men's doubles

United States Gardnar Mulloy / United States Bill Talbert defeated United States Frank Parker / United States Ted Schroeder 1–6, 9–7, 6–3, 3–6, 9–7

Women's doubles

Main article: 1948 U.S. National Championships – Women's doubles

United States Louise Brough / United States Margaret Osborne duPont defeated United States Patricia Todd / United States Doris Hart 6–4, 8–10, 6–1

Mixed doubles

Main article: 1948 U.S. National Championships – Mixed doubles

United States Louise Brough / United States Tom Brown defeated United States Margaret Osborne duPont / United States Bill Talbert 6–4, 6–4

References

  1. G.P. Hughes, ed. (1949). Dunlop Lawn Tennis Almanack 1949. London: Ed. J. Burrow & Co. Ltd. pp. 159–165.
  2. Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). : New Chapter Press. pp. 86–88. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  3. Collins, p. 477
  4. Collins, p. 480
  5. Collins, p. 482

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Preceded by1948 Wimbledon Championships Grand Slams Succeeded by1949 Australian Championships
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