First-seeded Helen Jacobs defeated second-seeded Sarah Palfrey 6–1, 6–4 in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1934 U.S. National Championships.[1][2]
Women's singles | |
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1934 U.S. National Championships | |
Champion | Helen Jacobs |
Runner-up | Sarah Palfrey[1] |
Score | 6–1, 6–4 |
Seeds
editThe tournament used two lists of four players for seeding the women's singles event; one for U.S. players and one for foreign players. Helen Jacobs is the champion; others show in brackets the round in which they were eliminated.
- Helen Jacobs (champion)
- Sarah Palfrey (finalist)
- Carolin Babcock (semifinals)
- Dorothy Andrus (semifinals)
- Betty Nuthall (second round)
- Kay Stammers (quarterfinals)
- ?
- Freda James (quarterfinals)
Draw
editFinal eight
editQuarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||||
2 | Sarah Palfrey | 6 | 3 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
(4) | Freda James | 3 | 6 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
2 | Sarah Palfrey | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Dorothy Andrus | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Dorothy Andrus | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
Maud Rosenbaum | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
2 | Sarah Palfrey | 1 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Helen Jacobs | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Helen Jacobs | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
Elizabeth Ryan | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
1 | Helen Jacobs | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Carolin Babcock | 5 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Carolin Babcock | 6 | 2 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
(1) | Kay Stammers | 3 | 6 | 4 |
References
edit- ^ a b Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York City]: New Chapter Press. p. 469. ISBN 978-0942257700.
- ^ Lowe's Lawn Tennis Annual. London: Eyre & Spottiswoode. 1935. pp. 41–46.