1931 U.S. National Championships – Women's singles
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1931 U.S. National Championships | |||||||
Final | |||||||
Champion | Helen Wills Moody | ||||||
Runner-up | Eileen Bennett Whittingstall[1] | ||||||
Score | 6–4, 6–1 | ||||||
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1931 tennis event results
First-seeded Helen Wills Moody defeated Eileen Bennett Whittingstall 6–4, 6–1 in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1931 U.S. National Championships.[1]
Seeds
The tournament used two lists of eight players for seeding the women's singles event; one for U.S. players and one for foreign players. Helen Wills Moody is the champion; others show in brackets the round in which they were eliminated.[2][3]
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Draw
Final eight
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||||
1 | Helen Wills Moody | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
7 | Dorothy Weisel | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Helen Wills Moody | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
(2) | Phyllis Mudford | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Anna McCune Harper | 6 | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
(2) | Phyllis Mudford | 4 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Helen Wills Moody | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
(4) | Eileen Bennett Whittingstall | 4 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Helen Jacobs | 6 | 3 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
(3) | Eileen Bennett Whittingstall | 3 | 6 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
(4) | Eileen Bennett Whittingstall | 6 | 3 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
(1) | Betty Nuthall | 2 | 6 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
(5) | Dorothy Shepherd-Barron | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
(1) | Betty Nuthall | 6 | 6 |
References
- ^ a b Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York City]: New Chapter Press. p. 469. ISBN 978-0942257700.
- ^ Irving Wright, ed. (1932). The Wright & Ditson Officially Adopted Lawn Tennis Guide for 1932. New York: American Sports Publishing. p. 16.
- ^ "Five California Players Seeded in Tennis Event". The Tuscaloosa News. AP. August 14, 1931. p. 9.
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