1942 U.S. National Championships – Women's singles
1942 tennis event results
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Second-seeded Pauline Betz defeated first-seeded Louise Brough 4–6, 6–1, 6–4 in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1942 U.S. National Championships.[1][2]
| Women's singles | |
|---|---|
| 1942 U.S. National Championships | |
| Champion |  Pauline Betz[1] |
| Runner-up | Louise Brough |
| Score | 4–6, 6–1, 6–4 |
Seeds
The eight seeded U.S. players are listed below. Sarah Palfrey Cooke is the champion; others show in brackets the round in which they were eliminated.[3]
Louise Brough (finalist)- Pauline Betz (champion)
- Margaret Osborne (semifinals)
- Helen Bernhard (semifinals)
- Mary Arnold (quarterfinals)
- Patricia Canning Todd (second round)
- Doris Hart (quarterfinals)
- Helen Rihbany (quarterfinals)
Draw
Final eight
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Louise Brough
| 3 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Mary Arnold
| 6 | 4 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Louise Brough
| 5 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Helen Bernhard
| 7 | 4 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Helen Rihbany
| 0 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Helen Bernhard
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Louise Brough
| 6 | 4 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Pauline Betz
| 4 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Margaret Osborne
| 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Doris Hart
| 5 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Margaret Osborne
| 4 | 6 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Pauline Betz
| 6 | 4 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Shirley Fry
| 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Pauline Betz
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||