1929 U.S. National Championships (tennis)

List of Champions of the 1929 U.S. National Championships (now known as the US Open):

Men's Singles

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defeated

Francis Hunter

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3-6 6-3 4-6 6-2 6-4

Women's Singles

Helen Wills Moody

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defeated

Phoebe Holcroft Watson

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6-4, 6-2

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