1916 U.S. National Championships (tennis)

July 2023 July 2023 1916 U.S. National Championships August 28 – September 5 (M) June 5 – 12 (W) 36th Grand Slam 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 R. Norris WilliamsBud Collins The Bud Collins History of Tennis 2010 New Chapter Press [New York] 978-0942257700 454–483 2nd NOR Molla Bjurstedt USA 1912 Bill Johnston / USA 1912 Clarence GriffinHolders Retain Doubles Title https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1916/08/30/104689483.pdf 18 July 2012 The New York Times August 30, 1916 PDFCollins, p. 477 NOR Molla Bjurstedt / USA 1912 Eleonora SearsCollins, p. 479 USA 1912 Eleonora Sears / USA 1912 Willis DavisCollins, p. 481 The 1916 U.S. National Championships (now known as the US Open) took place on the outdoor grass courts at the West Side Tennis Club, Forest Hills in New York City, New York. The men's singles tournament ran from August 28 until September 5 while the women's singles and doubles championship took place from June 5 to June 12 at the Philadelphia Cricket Club in Chestnut Hill. It was the 36th staging of the U.S. National Championships, and the only Grand Slam tennis event of the year. Finals thumb|Williams playing Johnston in the final Men's singles 1916 U.S. National Championships – Men's singles USA 1912 R. Norris Williams defeated USA 1912 William Johnston 4–6, 6–4, 0–6, 6–2, 6–4 Women's singles 1916 U.S. National Championships – Women's singles NOR Molla Bjurstedt defeated USA 1912 Louise Hammond Raymond 6–0, 6–1 Men's doubles USA 1912 Bill Johnston / USA 1912 Clarence Griffin defeated USA 1912 Maurice McLoughlin / USA 1912 Ward Dawson 6–4, 6–3, 5–7, 6–3 Women's doubles NOR Molla Bjurstedt / USA 1912 Eleonora Sears defeated USA 1912 Louise Hammond Raymond / USA 1912 Edna Wildey 4–6, 6–2, 10–8 Mixed doubles USA 1912 Eleonora Sears / USA 1912 Willis E. Davis defeated USA 1912 Florence Ballin / USA 1912 Bill Tilden 6–4, 7–5 References External links Official US Open website 1915 U.S. National Championships Grand Slams 1917 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) U.S. National Championships (tennis) U.S. National Championships (tennis)