1948 U.S. National Championships (tennis)

July 2023 July 2023 1948 U.S. National Championships September 10–19 68th Grand Slam (ILTF) Forest Hills, New York City Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts United States West Side Tennis Club Longwood Cricket Club Grass USA Pancho Gonzales USA Margaret Osborne duPont USA Gardnar Mulloy / USA Bill Talbert USA Louise Brough / USA Margaret Osborne USA Louise Brough / USA Tom Brown The 1948 U.S. National Championships (now known as the US Open) was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor grass courts in the United States. The men's and women's singles events as well as the mixed doubles were held at the West Side Tennis Club, Forest Hills in New York City, while the men's and women's doubles events were played at the Longwood Cricket Club in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. The tournament ran from September 10 until September 19. It was the 68th staging of the U.S. National Championships, and the fourth Grand Slam tennis event of the year. Pancho Gonzales and Margaret Osborne duPont won the singles titles.Dunlop Lawn Tennis Almanack 1949 1949 Ed. J. Burrow & Co. Ltd. London 159–165 G.P. Hughes Pat Hughes (tennis)Collins Bud The Bud Collins History of Tennis 2010 New Chapter Press [New York] 978-0942257700 2nd 86–88 Finals Men's singles 1948 U.S. National Championships – Men's singles USA Pancho Gonzales defeated RSA 1928 Eric Sturgess 6–2, 6–3, 14–12 Women's singles 1948 U.S. National Championships – Women's singles USA Margaret Osborne duPont defeated USA Louise Brough 4–6, 6–4, 15–13 Men's doubles USA Gardnar Mulloy / USA Bill Talbert defeated USA Frank Parker / USA Ted Schroeder 1–6, 9–7, 6–3, 3–6, 9–7 Collins, p. 477 Women's doubles USA Louise Brough / USA Margaret Osborne duPont defeated USA Patricia Todd / USA Doris Hart 6–4, 8–10, 6–1 Collins, p. 480 Mixed doubles USA Louise Brough / USA Tom Brown defeated USA Margaret Osborne duPont / USA Bill Talbert 6–4, 6–4 Collins, p. 482 References External links Official US Open website 1948 Wimbledon Championships Grand Slams 1949 Australian Championships U.S. National Championships Category:U.S. National Championships (tennis) by year U.S. National Championships (tennis) U.S. National Championships U.S. National Championships