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1940 U.S. National Championships (tennis)
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List of Champions of the 1940 U.S. National Championships (now known as the US Open):
Donald McNeill defeated Bobby Riggs
4-6 6-8 6-3 6-3 7-5
Alice Marble
defeated Helen Jacobs
6-2, 6-3
Men's Singles
Bobby Riggs
Robert Larimore "Bobby" Riggs was a 1930s–40s tennis player who was the World No. 1 or the co-World No. 1 player for three years, first as an amateur in 1941, then as a professional in 1946 and 1947...
4-6 6-8 6-3 6-3 7-5
Women's Singles
Alice Marble
Alice Marble was a World No. 1 American tennis player who won 18 Grand Slam championships : 5 in Singles, 6 in Women's Doubles, and 7 in Mixed Doubles.-Early life:Born in the small town of Beckwourth, Plumas County, California, Marble moved with her family at the age of...
defeated
Helen Jacobs
Helen Hull Jacobs was a World No. 1 American female tennis player who won ten Grand Slam titles. She was born in Globe, Arizona, United States.- Tennis career :...
6-2, 6-3