1944 U.S. National Championships – Women's singles

July 2023 July 2023 1944 U.S. National Championships USA 1912 Pauline Betz USA 1912 Margaret Osborne 6–3, 8–6 32 8 First-seeded and reigning champion Pauline Betz defeated second-seeded Margaret Osborne 6–3, 8–6 in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1944 U.S. National Championships. The tournament was played on outdoor grass courts and held from August 30 through September 4, 1944 at the West Side Tennis Club in Forest Hills, Queens, New York.Collins Bud Bud Collins The Bud Collins History of Tennis 2010 New Chapter Press New York City 978-0942257700 2nd 470AP Betz takes 3d national tennis crown, 6-3, 8-6 http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1944/09/04/page/27/article/betz-takes-3d-national-tennis-crown-6-3-8-6 Chicago Daily Tribune September 4, 1944 27 The draw consisted of 32 players of which eight were seeded. Seeds The eight seeded U.S. players are listed below. Pauline Betz is the champion; others show in brackets the round in which they were eliminated. USA 1912 Pauline Betz (champion) USA 1912 Margaret Osborne (finalist) USA 1912 Louise Brough (semifinals) USA 1912 Dorothy Bundy (semifinals) USA 1912 Mary Arnold (quarterfinals) USA 1912 Doris Hart (quarterfinals) USA 1912 Virginia Kovacs (quarterfinals) USA 1912 Patricia Todd (second round) Draw Final eight 200 USA 1912 Pauline Betz 1 USA 1912 Margaret Osborne 2 6 3 8 6 USA 1912 Pauline Betz 1 USA 1912 Louise Brough 3 6 2 6 3 USA 1912 Margaret Osborne 2 USA 1912 Dorothy Bundy 4 4 6 6 4 6 0 USA 1912 Pauline Betz 1 USA 1912 Virginia Kovacs 7 6 4 6 8 6 4 USA 1912 Louise Brough 3 USA 1912 Mary Arnold 5 3 6 6 3 8 6 USA 1912 Margaret Osborne 2 USA 1912 Shirley Fry 6 3 6 1 USA 1912 Dorothy Bundy 4 USA 1912 Doris Hart 6 5 7 8 6 6 4 References 1944 Category:1944 in women's tennis Category:1944 in American women's sports Women's Singles Category:Women's sports in New York City Category:1944 in sports in New York City Category:Forest Hills, Queens