:1946 U.S. National Championships (tennis)
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{{TennisEventInfo|1946|U.S. National Championships|
| date = August 31 – September 8
| edition = 66th
| category = Grand Slam (ILTF)
| location = Forest Hills, Queens
New York City, New York
| venue=West Side Tennis Club
| surface = Grass / outdoor
| champms={{flagicon|USA|1912}} Jack Kramer
| champws={{flagicon|USA|1912}} Pauline Betz Addie
| champmd={{flagicon|USA|1912}} Gardnar Mulloy / {{flagicon|USA|1912}} Bill Talbert
| champwd={{flagicon|USA|1912}} Louise Brough / {{flagicon|USA|1912}} Margaret Osborne
| champxd={{flagicon|USA|1912}} Margaret Osborne / {{flagicon|USA|1912}} Bill Talbert
}}
The 1946 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, New York. The tournament ran from August 31 until September 8. It was the 66th staging of the U.S. National Championships, and the fourth Grand Slam tennis event of the year.{{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=82–84}}
Finals
=Men's singles=
{{Main|1946 U.S. National Championships – Men's singles}}
{{flagicon|USA|1912}} Jack Kramer defeated {{flagicon|USA|1912}} Tom Brown Jr. 9–7, 6–3, 6–0
=Women's singles=
{{Main|1946 U.S. National Championships – Women's singles}}
{{flagicon|USA|1912}} Pauline Betz defeated {{flagicon|USA|1912}} Doris Hart 11–9, 6–3
=Men's doubles=
{{flagicon|USA|1912}} Gardnar Mulloy / {{flagicon|USA|1912}} Bill Talbert defeated {{flagicon|USA|1912}} Frank Guernsey / {{flagicon|USA|1912}} Don McNeill 3–6, 6–4, 2–6, 6–3, 20–18 Collins, p. 477
=Women's doubles=
{{flagicon|USA}} Louise Brough / {{flagicon|USA}} Margaret Osborne defeated {{flagicon|USA}} Patricia Todd / {{flagicon|USA}} Mary Arnold Prentiss 6–1, 6–3 Collins, p. 480
=Mixed doubles=
{{flagicon|USA|1912}} Margaret Osborne / {{flagicon|USA|1912}} Bill Talbert defeated {{flagicon|USA}} Louise Brough / {{flagicon|USA}} Robert Kimbrell 6–3, 6–4 Collins, p. 482
References
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External links
- [http://www.usopen.org/en_US/index.html Official US Open website]
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