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1944 U.S. National Championships – Women's singles

Women's singles
1944 U.S. National Championships
Final
Champion	Pauline Betz[1]
Runner-up	Margaret Osborne
Score	6–3, 8–6
Details
Draw	32
Seeds	8
Events
Singles men women Doubles men women
← 1943 · U.S. National Championships · 1945 →

First-seeded and reigning champion Pauline Betz defeated second-seeded Margaret Osborne 6–3, 8–6 in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1944 U.S. National Championships. The tournament was played on outdoor grass courts and held from August 30 through September 4, 1944 at the West Side Tennis ClubinForest Hills, Queens, New York.^[1][2]

The draw consisted of 32 players of which eight were seeded.

Seeds[edit]

The eight seeded U.S. players are listed below. Pauline Betz is the champion; others show in brackets the round in which they were eliminated.

Margaret Osborne (finalist)

Louise Brough (semifinals)

Dorothy Bundy (semifinals)

Mary Arnold (quarterfinals)

Doris Hart (quarterfinals)

Virginia Kovacs (quarterfinals)

Patricia Todd (second round)

Draw[edit]

Final eight[edit]

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Finals
	1	Pauline Betz	6	6	6
	7	Virginia Kovacs	4	8	4
								1	Pauline Betz	6	6
								3	Louise Brough	2	3
	3	Louise Brough	3	6	8
	5	Mary Arnold	6	3	6
															1	Pauline Betz	6	8
															2	Margaret Osborne	3	6
	2	Margaret Osborne	6	6
		Shirley Fry	3	1
								2	Margaret Osborne	4	6	6
								4	Dorothy Bundy	6	4	0
	4	Dorothy Bundy	5	8	6
	6	Doris Hart	7	6	4

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