1915 U.S. National Championships (tennis)

1915 U.S. National Championships
DateAugust 31 – September 8 (M)
June 8 – 13 (W)
Edition35th
CategoryGrand Slam
SurfaceGrass
LocationForest Hills, Queens
New York City, U.S. (M)
Chestnut Hill, PA, U.S. (W)
VenueWest Side Tennis Club (M)
Philadelphia Cricket Club (W)
Champions
Men's singles
United States William Johnston[1]
Women's singles
Norway Molla Bjurstedt[1]
Men's doubles
United States William Johnston / United States Clarence Griffin[2]
Women's doubles
United States Hazel Wightman / United States Eleonora Sears[3]
Mixed doubles
United States Hazel Wightman / United States Harry Johnson[4]
← 1914 · U.S. National Championships · 1916 →

The 1915 U.S. National Championships (now known as the US Open) took place on the outdoor grass courts at the West Side Tennis Club, Forest Hills in New York City, United States. The men's singles tournament ran from August 31 until September 8 while the women's singles and doubles championship took place from June 7 to June 12 at the Philadelphia Cricket Club in Chestnut Hill. It was the 35th staging of the U.S. National Championships, the first held at Forest Hills and the second Grand Slam tennis event of the year.[5][6]

  1. ^ a b Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 454–483. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  2. ^ Collins, p. 477
  3. ^ Collins, p. 479
  4. ^ Collins, p. 481
  5. ^ "Courts Ready for Tennis Title Play" (PDF). The New York Times. August 30, 1915. Retrieved July 21, 2012.
  6. ^ "First National Tennis Here" (PDF). The New York Times. August 15, 1915.