Molla Mallory defeated Mary Browne 4–6, 6–4, 6–2 in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1921 U.S. National Championships. The women's event was organized for the first time at the West Side Tennis Club, Forest Hills, New York City and was held from August 15 through August 20, 1921. It was Mallory's sixth U.S. National singles title.[1][2] In the second round of the event, Mallory defeated Suzanne Lenglen for the only time in her career. Suzanne Lenglen was making her only ever competitive appearance in the United States. She retired from the match after losing the first set, the only competitive loss after World War I of her career.
| Women's singles | |
|---|---|
| 1921 U.S. National Championships | |
| Champion |  Molla Mallory |
| Runner-up | Mary Browne[1] |
| Score | 4–6, 6–4, 6–2 |
| Draw | 64 |
| Seeds | – |
Draw edit
Final eight edit
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||||
| Patricia Hitchins
| 8 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Adelaide Greene
| 6 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Patricia Hitchins
| 3 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Mary Browne
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ann Cole
| 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Mary Browne
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Mary Browne
| 6 | 4 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Molla Mallory
| 4 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Helene Falk
| 2 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Molla Mallory
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Molla Mallory
| 8 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| May Sutton Bundy
| 6 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| May Sutton Bundy
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Helen Gilleaudeau
| 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
References edit
- ^ a b Collins, Bud (2016). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (3rd ed.). New York: New Chapter Press. p. 497. ISBN 978-1-937559-38-0.
- ^ "Champion Battles her Way to Final" (PDF). The New York Times. August 20, 1921.