:1920 U.S. National Championships (tennis)
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{{TennisEventInfo|1920|U.S. National Championships|
| date = August 30 – September 6 (M)
September 20 – 25 (W)
| edition = 40th
| category = Grand Slam (ITF)
| location = Forest Hills, Queens, NY, U.S. (M)
Chestnut Hill, PA, U.S. (W)
| venue=West Side Tennis Club (M)
Philadelphia Cricket Club (W)
| surface = Grass, outdoors
| champms={{flagicon|USA|1912}} Bill Tilden{{cite book|last=Collins|first=Bud|title=The Bud Collins History of Tennis|year=2010|publisher=New Chapter Press|location=[New York]|isbn=978-0942257700|edition=2nd|pages=454–483}}
| champws={{flagicon|USA|1912}} Molla Bjurstedt Mallory
| champmd={{flagicon|USA|1912}} Bill Johnston / {{flagicon|USA|1912}} Clarence GriffinCollins, p. 477
| champwd={{flagicon|USA|1912}} Marion Zinderstein / {{flagicon|USA}} Eleonora SearsCollins, p. 479
| champxd={{flagicon|USA|1912}} Hazel Wightman / {{flagicon|USA|1912}} Wallace JohnsonCollins, p. 481
}}
File:Forest Hills Tennis 1920.jpg
The 1920 U.S. National Championships (now known as the US Open) was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor grass courts at the West Side Tennis Club, Forest Hills in New York City and the Philadelphia Cricket Club in Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia. The men's tournament, held in New York City, ran from August 30 until September 6, 1920, while the women's event in Chestnut Hill was held from September 20 through September 25, 1920. It was the 40th staging of the U.S. National Championships and the third Grand Slam tennis event of the year.
Finals
=Men's singles=
{{Main|1920 U.S. National Championships – Men's singles}}
{{flagicon|USA|1912}} Bill Tilden defeated {{flagicon|USA|1912}} Bill Johnston 6–1, 1–6, 7–5, 5–7, 6–3 {{cite news|title=Tilden Crowned King of Courts|url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1920/09/07/96899677.pdf|newspaper=The New York Times|date=September 7, 1920|format=PDF}}
=Women's singles=
{{Main|1920 U.S. National Championships – Women's singles}}
{{flagicon|USA|1912}} Molla Bjurstedt Mallory defeated {{flagicon|USA|1912}} Marion Zinderstein 6–3, 6–1{{cite news |title=Women's Title Play |url=https://newspapers.library.in.gov/cgi-bin/indiana?a=d&d=INN19200920-01.1.18&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN------- |work=Indianapolis News |date=September 20, 1920 |page=18}}
=Men's doubles=
{{flagicon|USA|1912}} Bill Johnston / {{flagicon|USA|1912}} Clarence Griffin defeated {{flagicon|USA|1912}} Roland Roberts / {{flagicon|USA|1912}} Willis Davis 6–2, 6–2, 6–3
=Women's doubles=
{{flagicon|USA|1920}} Marion Zinderstein / {{flagicon|USA}} Eleanor Goss defeated {{flagicon|USA}} Eleanor Tennant / {{flagicon|USA|1912}} Helen Baker 13–11, 4–6, 6–3
=Mixed doubles=
{{flagicon|USA|1912}} Hazel Wightman / {{flagicon|USA|1912}} Wallace Johnson defeated {{flagicon|USA}} Molla Bjurstedt Mallory / {{flagicon|USA|1912}} Craig Biddle 6–4, 6–3
References
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External links
- [http://www.usopen.org/en_US/index.html Official US Open website]
- [http://www.philaplace.org/story/929/ Overleigh Mansion: "Big Bill" Tilden]
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{{succession box | before={{nowrap|1920 Wimbledon Championships}}| title=Grand Slams | years= | after={{nowrap|1921 Wimbledon Championships}}}}
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Category:U.S. National Championships (tennis) by year