1937 U.S. National Championships (tennis)

List of Champions of the 1937 U.S. National Championships (now known as the US Open):

Men's Singles

John Donald Budge was an American tennis champion who was a World No. 1 player for five years, first as an amateur and then as a professional...

defeated

Gottfried von Cramm

Gottfried Alexander Maximilian Walter Kurt Freiherr von Cramm was a German amateur tennis champion and twice French Open champion.-Birth:...

6-1 7-9 6-1 3-6 6-1

Women's Singles

Anita Lizana

Anita Lizana de Ellis was a World Number 1 tennis player from Chile. She was the first Latin American, and first Hispanic person, to be ranked World Number 1 tennis player. Also, Anita Lizana was the first Latin American to win a Grand Slam singles championship. She won the U.S...

defeated

Jadwiga Jędrzejowska

Jadwiga Jedrzejowska

Jadwiga Jedrzejowska was a Polish tennis player. Because her name was difficult to pronounce for many people who did not speak Polish, she was often called by the nicknames "Jed" or "Ja-Ja".Jedrzejowska reached the singles final of a Grand Slam tournament on three occasions, still a record for...

6-4, 6-2

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