First-seeded Maria Bueno defeated Christine Truman 6–1, 6–4 in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1959 U.S. National Championships.[1][2]
| Women's singles | |
|---|---|
| 1959 U.S. National Championships | |
| Champion |  Maria Bueno |
| Runner-up |  Christine Truman[1] |
| Score | 6–1, 6–4 |
| Draw | 64 |
| Seeds | 8 |
This was notably the first grand slam that former world number 1 and 12 time grand slam champion Billie Jean King competed in.
Seeds edit
The seeded players are listed below. Maria Bueno is the champion; others show in brackets the round in which they were eliminated.[3]
Maria Bueno (champion)
Sandra Reynolds (quarterfinals)
Christine Truman (finalist)
Darlene Hard (semifinals)- Angela Mortimer (second round)
- Ann Haydon (semifinals)
- Renée Schuurman (second round)
- Sally Moore (third round)
Draw edit
Key edit
- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild card
- LL = Lucky loser
- r = Retired
Final eight edit
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 |  Sandra Reynolds
| 3 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Ann Haydon
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Ann Haydon
| 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Christine Truman
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Christine Truman
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
 Dorothy Knode
| 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Christine Truman
| 1 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Maria Bueno
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Maria Bueno
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Louise Brough Clapp
| 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Maria Bueno
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Darlene Hard
| 2 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Darlene Hard
| 5 | 9 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Karen Hantze
| 7 | 7 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
References edit
- ^ a b Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York City]: New Chapter Press. p. 471. ISBN 978-0942257700.
- ^ C.M. Jones, ed. (1960). Dawson's International Lawn Tennis Almanac. London: Dawson's of Pall Mall. pp. 167–171.
- ^ "Olmedo top seeded". Daytona Beach Morning Journal. AP. Sep 2, 1959. p. 7.