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1959 U.S. National Championships – Women's singles

Women's singles
1959 U.S. National Championships
Final
Champion	Maria Bueno
Runner-up	Christine Truman[1]
Score	6–1, 6–4
Details
Draw	64
Seeds	8
Events
Singles men women Doubles men women
← 1958 · U.S. National Championships · 1960 →

1959 tennis event results

First-seeded Maria Bueno defeated Christine Truman 6–1, 6–4 in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1959 U.S. National Championships.^[1][2]

This was notably the first grand slam that former world number 1 and 12 time grand slam champion Billie Jean King competed in.

Seeds[edit]

The seeded players are listed below. Maria Bueno is the champion; others show in brackets the round in which they were eliminated.^[3]

1. Maria Bueno (champion)
2. Sandra Reynolds (quarterfinals)
3. Christine Truman (finalist)
4. Darlene Hard (semifinals)
5. Angela Mortimer (second round)
6. Ann Haydon (semifinals)
7. Renée Schuurman (second round)
8. Sally Moore (third round)

Draw[edit]

Key[edit]

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• r = Retired

Final eight[edit]

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Finals
	2	Sandra Reynolds	3	2
	6	Ann Haydon	6	6
								6	Ann Haydon	2	3
								3	Christine Truman	6	6
	3	Christine Truman	6	6
		Dorothy Knode	1	2
															3	Christine Truman	1	4
															1	Maria Bueno	6	6
	1	Maria Bueno	6	6
		Louise Brough Clapp	3	2
								1	Maria Bueno	6	6
								4	Darlene Hard	2	4
	4	Darlene Hard	5	9	6
		Karen Hantze	7	7	3

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