Third-seeded Alice Marble defeated first-seeded Helen Jacobs 4–6, 6–3, 6–2 in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1936 U.S. National Championships. The tournament was played on outdoor grass courts and held from September 3, through September 12, 1936 at the West Side Tennis Club in Forest Hills, Queens, New York.[1][2][3]
| Women's singles | |
|---|---|
| 1936 U.S. National Championships | |
| Champion |  Alice Marble[1] |
| Runner-up | Helen Jacobs |
| Score | 4–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
| Draw | 64 |
| Seeds | 8 |
The draw consisted of 64 players of which eight were seeded.
Seeds
editThe eight seeded U.S. players are listed below. Alice Marble is the champion; others show in brackets the round in which they were eliminated.[4]
Helen Jacobs (finalist)- Sarah Fabyan (first round)
- Alice Marble (champion)
- Carolin Babcock (quarterfinals)
- Marjorie Van Ryn (third round)
- Gracyn Wheeler (quarterfinals)
- Helen Pedersen (semifinals)
- Mary Greef Harris (third round)
Draw
editFinal eight
edit| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Helen Jacobs
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Gussie Raegener
| 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Helen Jacobs
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
 Kay Stammers
| 4 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Carolin Babcock
| 5 | 6 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kay Stammers
| 7 | 3 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Helen Jacobs
| 6 | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Alice Marble
| 4 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Dorothy Bundy
| 3 | 6 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Helen Pedersen
| 6 | 4 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Helen Pedersen
| 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Alice Marble
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Alice Marble
| 6 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Gracyn Wheeler
| 2 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ a b Collins, Bud (2016). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (3rd ed.). New York: New Chapter Press. p. 498. ISBN 978-1-937559-38-0.
- ^ Henry Super (September 13, 1936). "Alice Marble topples Jacobs from American tennis throne". Montana Butte Standard. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Perry, Alice Marble win U.S. tennis titles". Chicago Sunday Tribune. September 13, 1936. p. 1.
- ^ "Luck of draw to play leading role in National singles play". The Reading Times. September 3, 1936. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.