1942 U.S. National Championships (tennis)

1942 U.S. National Championships
1942 U.S. National Championships
Date	August 27 – September 7
Edition	62nd
Category	Grand Slam (ITF)
Surface	Grass
Location	Forest Hills, Queens; New York City, United States
Venue	West Side Tennis Club
Champions
Men's singles
	Ted Schroeder
Women's singles
	Pauline Betz
Men's doubles
	Gardnar Mulloy / Bill Talbert
Women's doubles
	Louise Brough / Margaret Osborne
Mixed doubles
	Margaret Osborne / Ted Schroeder

The 1942 U.S. National Championships (now known as the US Open) was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor grass courts at the West Side Tennis Club, Forest Hills in New York City, United States. The tournament ran from August 27 until September 7. It was the 62nd staging of the U.S. National Championships and due to World War II it was the only Grand Slam tennis event of the year.^[1]

Finals

Ted Schroeder defeated Frank Parker 8–6, 7–5, 3–6, 4–6, 6–2

Pauline Betz defeated Louise Brough 4–6, 6–1, 6–4

^ Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 73–74. ISBN 978-0942257700.
^ Collins, p. 477
^ Collins, p. 480
^ Collins, p. 482

Preceded by 1941 U.S. National Championships	Grand Slams	Succeeded by 1943 U.S. National Championships