1933 U.S. National Championships – Women's singles

July 2023 July 2023 1933 U.S. National Championships USA 1912 Helen Jacobs USA 1912 Helen Wills Moody 8–6, 3–6, 3–0 ret. 64 12 Second-seeded Helen Jacobs defeated first-seeded Helen Wills Moody 8–6, 3–6, 3–0 ret. in the final to win the 'Women's Singles tennis title at the 1933 U.S. National Championships at the Forest Hills Tennis Stadium in Queens. At 0–3 in the final set Wills Moody retired citing a back injury.Collins Bud Bud Collins The Bud Collins History of Tennis 2010 New Chapter Press [New York City] 978-0942257700 2nd 469Susan B. Adams Helen Jacobs, Tennis Champion in the 1930s, Dies at 88 https://www.nytimes.com/1997/06/04/sports/helen-jacobs-tennis-champion-in-the-1930-s-dies-at-88.html The New York Times June 4, 1997 The loss ended Wills Moody's 45-match winning streak at the U.S. Championships.On this day in US Open history... http://assets.usta.com/assets/1/15/5._2013_MG_Historical_Highlights.B5.pdf USTA 197 January 1, 2017 August 11, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210811052412/http://assets.usta.com/assets/1/15/5._2013_MG_Historical_Highlights.B5.pdf dead The final was played on August 26, 1933, in front of a crowd of 8,000 spectators. Seeds The tournament used two lists of six players for seeding the women's singles event; one for U.S. players and one for foreign players. Helen Jacobs is the champion; others show in brackets the round in which they were eliminated. USA 1912 Helen Wills Moody (finalist, retired) USA 1912 Helen Jacobs (champion) USA 1912 Alice Marble (quarterfinals) USA 1912 Sarah Palfrey (quarterfinals) USA 1912 Carolin Babcock () USA 1912 Josephine Cruickshank (quarterfinals) GBR Dorothy Round (semifinals) GBR Betty Nuthall (semifinals) GBR Mary Heeley (quarterfinals) GBR Peggy Scriven () GBR Joan Ridley () GBR Freda James () Draw Final eight 200 USA Helen Wills Moody 1 USA Helen Jacobs 2 6 8 6 3 0r 3 USA Helen Wills Moody 1 GBR Betty Nuthall (2) 2 6 6 3 6 2 USA Helen Jacobs 2 GBR Dorothy Round (1) 6 4 5 7 6 2 USA Helen Wills Moody 1 GBR Mary Heeley (3) 6 0 6 2 USA Alice Marble 3 GBR Betty Nuthall (2) 8 6 0 6 5 7 USA Helen Jacobs 2 USA Josephine Cruickshank 6 11 9 6 4 USA Sarah Palfrey 4 GBR Dorothy Round (1) 4 6 7 9 References 1933 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles Grand Slam women's singles 1934 Australian Championships – Women's singles 1933 Category:1933 in women's tennis Category:1933 in American women's sports Women's Singles