1917 U.S. National Championships (tennis)

July 2023 July 2023 1917 U.S. National Championships August 20 – 25 (M) June 18 – 23 (W) 37th Grand Slam (ITF) Forest Hills, Queens New York City, New York (M) Chestnut Hill, PA, U.S. (W) West Side Tennis Club (M) Philadelphia Cricket Club (W) Grass USA 1912 Robert Lindley MurrayCollins Bud The Bud Collins History of Tennis 2010 New Chapter Press [New York] 978-0942257700 2nd 457 NOR Molla BjurstedtCollins, p. 468 USA 1912 Fred Alexander / USA 1912 Harold ThrockmortonCollins, p. 477 NOR Molla Bjurstedt / USA 1912 Eleonora SearsCollins, p. 479 NOR Molla Bjurstedt / USA 1912 Irving WrightCollins, p. 481 thumb|Chuck Garland at the 1917 U.S. National Championships The 1917 U.S. National Championships (now known as the US Open), officially renamed that year to National Patriotic Tournament, was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor grass courts at the West Side Tennis Club, Forest Hills in New York City, New York. The tournament ran from August 20 until August 25. It was the 37th staging of the U.S. National Championships and due to World War I the only Grand Slam tennis event of the year. National Patriotic Tournament The tournament was renamed National Patriotic Tournament in support of the war effort. No trophies were handed out to the winners and the entrance fees were dedicated to the American Red Cross.Tennis Body Agrees to Award no Titles https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1917/04/22/102336645.pdf The New York Times April 22, 1917 PDF Robert Lindley Murray defeated Bostonian Nathaniel W. Niles in four sets in the men's final.Murray New Leader of Tennis Cohorts https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1917/08/26/102642883.pdf The New York Times August 26, 1917 PDF In the commemorative book 'Fifty Years of Lawn Tennis in the United States', published by the USLTA in 1931, Lindley Murray commented on the final: "I succeeded in beating Nat Niles 5–7, 8–6, 6–3, 6–3, plenty of indication that the match was close and hard fought. I remember well that, try as I would, I could not get into the full swing of my game those first two sets. This was because my opponent was driving beautifully, particularly low, fast ones to my backhand. In addition he was lobbing so accurately and deeply that, try as I would, I could not bring off my kills. Nat led me one set to love and 6–5 in the second set. which was mighty close to being two sets down. But about that time my game began to get going. Up until that time I had just been missing and while desperately dashing all over the court my shots would end in just hitting the net or just going out. From the twelfth game of the second set, on for the rest of the match, things began to go right, and at the end I felt as if I was playing as well as I know how."Fifty Years of Lawn Tennis in the United States 1931 USLTA New York 2703762 174 Finals Men's singles 1917 U.S. National Championships – Men's singles USA 1912 Robert Lindley Murray defeated USA 1912 Nathaniel W. Niles 5–7, 8–6, 6–3, 6–3Collins Bud The Bud Collins History of Tennis New Chapter Press 2010 978-0942257700 2nd [New York] 457Murray New Leader of Tennis Cohorts https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1917/08/26/102642883.pdf The New York Times August 26, 1917 PDF Women's singles 1917 U.S. National Championships – Women's singles NOR Molla Bjurstedt defeated USA 1912 Marion Vanderhoef 4–6, 6–0, 6–2Collins, p. 468 Men's doubles USA 1912 Fred Alexander / USA 1912 Harold Throckmorton defeated USA 1912 Harry Johnson / USA 1912 Irving Wright 11–9, 6–4, 6–4Collins, p. 477 Women's doubles NOR Molla Bjurstedt / USA 1912 Eleonora Sears defeated USA 1912 Phyllis Walsh / USA 1912 Grace Moore LeRoy 6–2, 6–4Collins, p. 479 Mixed doubles NOR Molla Bjurstedt / USA 1912 Irving Wright defeated USA 1912 Florence Ballin / USA 1912 Bill Tilden 10–12, 6–1, 6–3Collins, p. 481 References External links Official US Open website 1916 U.S. National Championships Grand Slams 1918 U.S. National Championships U.S. National Championships Category:U.S. National Championships (tennis) by year U.S. National Championships (tennis) U.S. National Championships (tennis) U.S. National Championships (tennis) U.S. National Championships (tennis)