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1912 U.S. National Championships (tennis)
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List of Champions of the 1912 U.S. National Championships (now known as the US Open):
Maurice McLoughlin
defeated Wallace F. Johnson
3-6 2-6 6-2 6-4 6-2. The challerger round was abolished in this edition, thus requiring all participants, including the defending champion, to play the main draw.
Mary Browne
defeated Eleonora Sears
6-4, 6-2
Men's Singles
Maurice McLoughlin
Maurice Evans McLoughlin was an American tennis player. Known for his powerful serve and overhead volley, McLoughlin was the first male tennis champion from the western United States.-Biography:...
defeated
Wallace F. Johnson
Wallace F. Johnson of Philadelphia was an outstanding American tennis player in the early 20th Century.Johnson played collegiate tennis at the University of Pennsylvania, where in 1909 he won NCAA championships in both singles and doubles.At the U.S...
3-6 2-6 6-2 6-4 6-2. The challerger round was abolished in this edition, thus requiring all participants, including the defending champion, to play the main draw.
Women's Singles
Mary Browne
Mary Kendall Browne was the first American female professional tennis player, a World No. 1 amateur tennis player, and an amateur golfer...
defeated
Eleonora Sears
Eleonora Randolph Sears was an American tennis player of the interwar period.She won the women's doubles at the US Women's National Championship four times, including three consecutively...
6-4, 6-2