1940 U.S. National Championships – Women's singles

July 2023 July 2023 1940 U.S. National Championships USA 1912 Alice Marble USA 1912 Helen Jacobs 6–2, 6–3 55 7 First-seeded Alice Marble defeated second-seeded Helen Jacobs 6–2, 6–3 in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1940 U.S. National Championships. The tournament was played on outdoor grass courts and held from September 2, through September 7, 1940 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 978-1-937559-38-0 499 3rd Marble won the tournament without losing a set.3 September 1940 Frank Guernsey new giant killer in National singles tourney The Brooklyn Citizen https://bklyn.newspapers.com/image/543654082/?match=1&terms=Marble 30 September 20244 September 1940 Kovacs, Riggs, Marble Win The New York Daily News https://nydailynews.newspapers.com/newspage/432113658/ 30 September 20246 September 1940 Kramer Upsets Prusoff; Schroeder Tops Grant The New York Daily News https://nydailynews.newspapers.com/newspage/432100523/ 30 September 2024 The draw consisted of 55 players of which seven 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. USA 1912 Alice Marble (champion) USA 1912 Helen Jacobs (finalist) USA 1912 Pauline Betz (quarterfinals) USA 1912 Dorothy Bundy (quarterfinals) USA 1912 Sarah Cooke (third round) USA 1912 Helen Bernhard (quarterfinals) USA 1912 Virginia Wolfenden (quarterfinals) Draw Final eight 200 USA 1912 Helen Jacobs 2 USA 1912 Alice Marble 1 2 6 3 6 USA 1912 Helen Jacobs 2 GBR Mary Hardwick 2 6 6 1 6 4 USA 1912 Alice Marble 1 GBR Valerie Scott 6 3 6 3 USA 1912 Helen Jacobs 2 USA 1912 Virginia Wolfenden 7 3 6 6 4 6 1 USA 1912 Pauline Betz 3 GBR Mary Hardwick 7 5 1 6 2 6 USA 1912 Alice Marble 1 USA 1912 Helen Bernhard 6 6 2 6 3 USA 1912 Dorothy Bundy 4 GBR Valerie Scott 6 2 4 6 3 6 References 1940 Category:1940 in American women's sports Category:1940 in women's tennis Women's Singles Category:Women's sports in New York City Category:1940 in New York City Category:Forest Hills, Queens