First-seeded Pauline Betz defeated fifth-seeded Doris Hart 11–9, 6–3 in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1946 U.S. National Championships.[1][2]
| Women's singles | |
|---|---|
| 1946 U.S. National Championships | |
| Champion |  Pauline Betz[1] |
| Runner-up | Doris Hart |
| Score | 11–9, 6–3 |
Seeds edit
The tournament used two lists of players for seeding the women's singles event; one for U.S. players and one for foreign players. Pauline Betz is the champion; others show in brackets the round in which they were eliminated.[3][4]
Pauline Betz (champion)- Margaret Osborne (quarterfinals)
- Louise Brough (quarterfinals)
- Dorothy Bundy (first round)
- Doris Hart (finalist)
- Patricia Todd (semifinals)
- Shirley Fry (first round)
- Mary Arnold (semifinals)
Jean Bostock (third round)- Kay Stammers Menzies (third round)
Raymonde Jones (first round)
Mrs. Pat Adams (first round)
Tara Deodhar (first round)
Draw edit
Final eight edit
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Pauline Betz
| 6 | 3 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Gussie Moran
| 1 | 6 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Pauline Betz
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Patricia Todd
| 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Patricia Todd
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Louise Brough
| 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Pauline Betz
| 11 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Doris Hart
| 9 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Mary Arnold
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Dorothy Head
| 2 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Mary Arnold
| 3 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Doris Hart
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Doris Hart
| 6 | 5 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Margaret Osborne
| 4 | 7 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
References edit
- ^ a b Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York City]: New Chapter Press. p. 470. ISBN 978-0942257700.
- ^ G.P. Hughes, ed. (1947). The Lawn Tennis Almanack 1947. London: Ed. J. Burrow & Co. Ltd. pp. 207–209.
- ^ "Seed Parker, Betz No.1 in Nationals". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Newspapers.com. August 30, 1946. p. 17.
- ^ "Seedings in U.S. Tennis". The Straits Times. Singapore. August 31, 1946. p. 8.