First-seeded Helen Wills Moody defeated Eileen Bennett Whittingstall 6–4, 6–1 in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1931 U.S. National Championships.[1]
| Women's singles | |
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| 1931 U.S. National Championships | |
| Champion |  Helen Wills Moody |
| Runner-up |  Eileen Bennett Whittingstall[1] |
| Score | 6–4, 6–1 |
Seeds edit
The tournament used two lists of eight players for seeding the women's singles event; one for U.S. players and one for foreign players. Helen Wills Moody is the champion; others show in brackets the round in which they were eliminated.[2][3]
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Draw edit
Final eight edit
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 |  Helen Wills Moody
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Dorothy Weisel
| 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Helen Wills Moody
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| (2) | Phyllis Mudford
| 2 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Anna McCune Harper
| 6 | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| (2) | Phyllis Mudford
| 4 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Helen Wills Moody
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| (4) | Eileen Bennett Whittingstall
| 4 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Helen Jacobs
| 6 | 3 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| (3) | Eileen Bennett Whittingstall
| 3 | 6 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| (4) | Eileen Bennett Whittingstall
| 6 | 3 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| (1) | Betty Nuthall
| 2 | 6 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| (5) | Dorothy Shepherd-Barron
| 2 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| (1) | Betty Nuthall
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
References edit
- ^ a b Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York City]: New Chapter Press. p. 469. ISBN 978-0942257700.
- ^ Irving Wright, ed. (1932). The Wright & Ditson Officially Adopted Lawn Tennis Guide for 1932. New York: American Sports Publishing. p. 16.
- ^ "Five California Players Seeded in Tennis Event". The Tuscaloosa News. AP. August 14, 1931. p. 9.