1926 U.S. National Championships (tennis)

List of Champions of the 1926 U.S. National Championships (now known as the US Open):

Men's Singles

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defeated

Jean Borotra

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6-4 6-0 6-4

Women's Singles

Molla Bjurstedt Mallory defeated

Elizabeth Ryan

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4-6, 6-4, 9-7

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