The 1937 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 September 2 until September 11. It was the 57th staging of the U.S. National Championships and the fourth

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tennis event of the year.

Finals

Men's singles

Don Budge John Donald Budge (June 13, 1915 – January 26, 2000) was an American tennis player. He is most famous as the first tennis player — male or female, and still the only American male — to win the Grand Slam, and to win all four Grand Slam e ...

defeated

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6–1, 7–9, 6–1, 3–6, 6–1

Women's singles

Anita Lizana defeated

Jadwiga Jędrzejowska Jadwiga "Jed" Jędrzejowska (; 15 October 1912 – 28 February 1980) was a Polish tennis player who had her main achievements during the second half of the 1930s. Because her name was difficult to pronounce for many people who did not speak Polis ...

6–4, 6–2

Men's doubles

Henner Henkel Heinrich Ernst Otto "Henner" Henkel (; 9 October 1915 – 13 January 1943) was a German tennis player during the 1930s. His biggest success was his singles title at the 1937 French Championships. Biography Henner was born in 1915 the son of ...

defeated

Gene Mako Constantine "Gene" Mako ( hu, Makó Jenő ; January 24, 1916 – June 14, 2013) was an American tennis player and art gallery owner. He was born in Budapest, capital of Hungary. He won four Grand Slam doubles titles in the 1930s. Mako was induct ...

6–4, 7–5, 6–4

Women's doubles

Sarah Palfrey Cooke / Alice Marble defeated Marjorie Gladman Van Ryn / Carolin Babcock 7–5, 6–4

Mixed doubles

Sarah Palfrey Cooke /

defeated Sylvie Jung Henrotin /

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6–2, 8–10, 6–0 Collins, p. 482

References

External links

Official US Open website
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