1939 U.S. National Championships – Women's singles

July 2023 July 2023 1939 U.S. National Championships USA 1912 Alice Marble USA 1912 Helen Jacobs 6–0, 8–10, 6–4 64 8 First-seeded Alice Marble defeated second-seeded Helen Jacobs 6–0, 8–10, 6–4 in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1939 U.S. National Championships. The tournament was played on outdoor grass courts and held from September 7, through September 17, 1939 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 3rdhttp://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article68324513 Rigs defeats Van Horn The Advocate Tasmania, Australia 19 September 1939 3 National Library of Australia 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. USA 1912 Alice Marble (champion) USA 1912 Helen Jacobs (finalist) USA 1912 Sarah Fabyan (quarterfinals) USA 1912 Dorothy Bundy (quarterfinals) USA 1912 Gracyn Wheeler (first round) USA 1912 Helen Bernhard (third round) USA 1912 Dorothy Workman (third round) USA 1912 Virginia Wolfenden (semifinals) Draw Final eight 200 USA 1912 Helen Jacobs 2 USA 1912 Alice Marble 1 0 6 10 8 4 6 USA 1912 Helen Jacobs 2 GBR Kay Stammers 7 5 6 0 USA 1912 Alice Marble 1 USA 1912 Virginia Wolfenden 8 6 0 6 1 USA 1912 Helen Jacobs 2 GBR Valerie Scott 2 6 6 2 6 3 USA 1912 Sarah Fabyan 3 GBR Kay Stammers 6 1 3 6 3 6 USA 1912 Alice Marble 1 GBR Mary Hardwick 6 3 6 8 6 2 USA 1912 Dorothy Bundy 4 USA 1912 Virginia Wolfenden 8 6 2 1 6 2 6 References 1939 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles Grand Slam women's singles 1940 Australian Championships – Women's singles 1939 Category:1939 in women's tennis Category:1939 in American women's sports Women's Singles Category:Women's sports in New York City Category:1939 in New York City Category:Forest Hills, Queens