1934 U.S. National Championships – Women's singles
| Women's singles | |
|---|---|
| 1934 U.S. National Championships | |
| Champion |  Helen Jacobs |
| Runner-up | Sarah Palfrey[1] |
| Score | 6–1, 6–4 |
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]
Seeds
[edit]The 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
[edit]Final eight
[edit]| Quarterfinals | 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.