1947 U.S. National Championships (tennis)

List of Champions of the 1947 U.S. National Championships (now known as the US Open):

Men's Singles

Jack Kramer (tennis player)

John Albert Kramer was an American tennis player of the 1940s. A World Number 1 player for a number of years, he is a possible candidate for the title of the greatest tennis player of all time. He was considered the father and the leading promoter of the professional tennis tours...

defeated

Frank Parker

----Frank "Frankie" Andrew Parker was an American male tennis player. He was coached by Mercer Beasley....

4-6 2-6 6-1 6-0 6-3

Women's Singles

Louise Brough

Althea Louise Brough Clapp was a World No. 1 American female tennis player.-Biography:She was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma but moved to Beverly Hills, California when she was four years old. She was taught by Dick Skeen and had a classic forehand and backhand and a paralyzing American twist...

defeated

Margaret Osborne duPont

Margaret Evelyn Osborne duPont is a former World No. 1 American female tennis player.DuPont won a total of 37 singles, women's doubles, and mixed doubles Grand Slam titles, which places her fourth on the all-time list despite never entering the Australian Championships. She won 25 of her Grand...

8-6, 4-6, 6-1

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