1948 U.S. National Championships (tennis)

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The 1948 U.S. National Championships (now known as the US Open) was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor grass courts in the United States. The men's and women's singles events as well as the mixed doubles were held at the West Side Tennis Club, Forest Hills in New York City, while the men's and women's doubles events were played at the Longwood Cricket Club in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. The tournament ran from September 10 until September 19. It was the 68th staging of the U.S. National Championships, and the fourth Grand Slam tennis event of the year. Pancho Gonzales and Margaret Osborne duPont won the singles titles.

Finals

Men's singles

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Pancho Gonzales defeated Eric Sturgess 6โ€“2, 6โ€“3, 14โ€“12

Women's singles

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Margaret Osborne duPont defeated ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Louise Brough 4โ€“6, 6โ€“4, 15โ€“13

Men's doubles

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Gardnar Mulloy / ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Bill Talbert defeated ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Frank Parker / ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Ted Schroeder 1โ€“6, 9โ€“7, 6โ€“3, 3โ€“6, 9โ€“7

Women's doubles

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Louise Brough / ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Margaret Osborne duPont defeated ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Patricia Todd / ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Doris Hart 6โ€“4, 8โ€“10, 6โ€“1

Mixed doubles

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Louise Brough / ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Tom Brown defeated ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Margaret Osborne duPont / ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Bill Talbert 6โ€“4, 6โ€“4

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