The 1933 U.S. National Championships (now known as the US Open) was a

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tournament that took place on the outdoor

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s at the West Side Tennis Club, Forest Hills in

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, United States. The tournament ran from 2 September through 10 September for the men's tournament and 14 August through 19 August for the women's tournament. It was the 53rd staging of the U.S. National Championships and the fourth

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tennis event of the year. Earlier in the year Jack Crawford had won the Australian Championships,

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and Wimbledon but his defeat in the final against

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meant he did not become the first tennis player to win the

. This honor would go to

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who won all four Grand Slam tournaments in 1938. Helen Wills Moody's retirement in the final to Helen Jacobs was her first loss at a Grand Slam tournament since

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defeated her in the final of the 1924 Wimbledon Championships.

Finals

Men's singles

defeated Jack Crawford 6–3, 11–13, 4–6, 6–0, 6–1

Women's singles

Helen Jacobs defeated

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8–6, 3–6, 3–0, ret.

Men's doubles

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defeated

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/ Frank Parker 11–13, 9–7, 9–7, 6–3

Women's doubles

Betty Nuthall /

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defeated

Elizabeth Ryan Elizabeth Montague Ryan (February 5, 1892 – July 6, 1979) was an American tennis player who was born in Anaheim, California, but lived most of her adult life in the United Kingdom. Ryan won 26 Grand Slam titles, 19 in women's doubles and mi ...

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Mixed doubles

/ Ellsworth Vines defeated

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11–9, 6–1 Collins, p. 482

References

External links

Official US Open website
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