:1949 U.S. National Championships (tennis)
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{{TennisEventInfo|1949|U.S. National Championships|
| date = August 26 – September 5
| edition = 69th
| category = Grand Slam (ILTF)
| location = Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Forest Hills, Queens, New York City
United States
| venue = Longwood Cricket Club
West Side Tennis Club
| surface = Grass
| champms={{flagicon|USA}} Pancho Gonzales{{cite web | url=https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/us-open/560/1949/draws?matchtype=singles | title=1949 US Open – Men's singles draw |publisher=Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP)}}
| champws={{flagicon|USA}} Margaret Osborne duPont
| champmd={{flagicon|AUS}} John Bromwich / {{flagicon|AUS}} Bill Sidwell
| champwd={{flagicon|USA}} Louise Brough / {{flagicon|USA}} Margaret Osborne duPont
| champxd={{flagicon|USA}} Louise Brough / {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Eric Sturgess
}}
The 1949 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 26 until September 5. It was the 69th 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=89–91}}
Pancho Gonzales won his second and final Grand Slam title before turning professional.
Finals
=Men's singles=
{{Main|1949 U.S. National Championships – Men's singles}}
{{flagicon|USA}} Pancho Gonzales defeated {{flagicon|USA}} Ted Schroeder 16–18, 2–6, 6–1, 6–2, 6–4
=Women's singles=
{{Main|1949 U.S. National Championships – Women's singles}}
{{flagicon|USA}} Margaret Osborne duPont defeated {{flagicon|USA}} Doris Hart 6–4, 6–1
=Men's doubles=
{{flagicon|AUS}} John Bromwich / {{flagicon|AUS}} Bill Sidwell defeated {{flagicon|AUS}} Frank Sedgman / {{flagicon|AUS}} George Worthington 6–4, 6–0, 6–1 Collins, p. 477
=Women's doubles=
{{flagicon|USA}} Louise Brough / {{flagicon|USA}} Margaret Osborne duPont defeated {{flagicon|USA}} Shirley Fry / {{flagicon|USA}} Doris Hart 6–4, 10–8 Collins, p. 480
=Mixed doubles=
{{flagicon|USA}} Louise Brough / {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Eric Sturgess defeated {{flagicon|USA}} Margaret Osborne duPont / {{flagicon|USA}} Bill Talbert 4–6, 6–3, 7–5 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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