1936 U.S. National Championships – Women's singles

July 2023 July 2023 1936 U.S. National Championships USA 1912 Alice Marble USA 1912 Helen Jacobs 4–6, 6–3, 6–2 64 8 Third-seeded Alice Marble defeated first-seeded Helen Jacobs 4–6, 6–3, 6–2 in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1936 U.S. National Championships. The tournament was played on outdoor grass courts and held from September 3, through September 12, 1936 at the West Side Tennis Club in Forest Hills, Queens, New York.Collins Bud Bud Collins The Bud Collins History of Tennis 2016 New Chapter Press New York 978-1-937559-38-0 498 3rdHenry Super Alice Marble topples Jacobs from American tennis throne https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/3586620/ Montana Butte Standard September 13, 1936 19 Newspapers.com limitedPerry, Alice Marble win U.S. tennis titles http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1936/09/13/page/31/article/perr-alice-marble-win-u-s-tennis-titles Chicago Sunday Tribune September 13, 1936 1 The draw consisted of 64 players of which eight were seeded. Seeds The eight seeded U.S. players are listed below. Alice Marble is the champion; others show in brackets the round in which they were eliminated.Luck of draw to play leading role in National singles play https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/47763685/ The Reading Times September 3, 1936 13 Newspapers.com limited USA 1912 Helen Jacobs (finalist) USA 1912 Sarah Fabyan (first round) USA 1912 Alice Marble (champion) USA 1912 Carolin Babcock (quarterfinals) USA 1912 Marjorie Van Ryn (third round) USA 1912 Gracyn Wheeler (quarterfinals) USA 1912 Helen Pedersen (semifinals) USA 1912 Mary Greef Harris (third round) Draw Final eight 200 USA 1912 Helen Jacobs 1 USA 1912 Alice Marble 3 6 4 3 6 2 6 USA 1912 Helen Jacobs 1 GBR Kay Stammers 6 4 6 3 USA 1912 Helen Pedersen 7 USA 1912 Alice Marble 3 0 6 1 6 USA 1912 Helen Jacobs 1 USA 1912 Gussie Raegener 6 0 6 1 USA 1912 Carolin Babcock 4 GBR Kay Stammers 5 7 6 3 4 6 USA 1912 Dorothy Bundy USA 1912 Helen Pedersen 7 3 6 6 4 4 6 USA 1912 Alice Marble 3 USA 1912 Gracyn Wheeler 6 6 2 11 9 References 1936 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles Grand Slam women's singles 1937 Australian Championships – Women's singles 1936 Category:1936 in women's tennis Category:1936 in American women's sports Women's Singles Category:Forest Hills, Queens Category:Women's sports in New York City Category:1936 in sports in New York (state)