1911 U.S. National Championships (tennis)
The 1911 U.S. National Championships (now known as the US Open (tennis), US Open) took place on the outdoor grass courts at the Newport Casino in Newport, Rhode Island, Newport, United States. The men's singles tournament ran from August 21 until September 3 while the women's singles and doubles championship took place from June 12 to June 17 at the Philadelphia Cricket Club in Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Chestnut Hill. It was the 31st staging of the U.S. National Championships (tennis), U.S. National Championships, and the second Grand Slam (tennis), Grand Slam tennis event of the year. William Larned won the men's singles championship for a record seventh and final time. Finals Men's singles William Larned (USA) defeated Maurice McLoughlin (USA) 6–4, 6–4, 6–2 Women's singles Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman, Hazel Hotchkiss (USA) defeated Florence Sutton (USA) 8–10, 6–1, 9–7 Men's doubles Raymond Little (USA) / Gustave F. Touchard, Gustav Touchard ( ...
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Grand Slam (tennis)
The Grand Slam in tennis is the achievement of winning all four major championships in one discipline in a calendar year, also referred to as the "Calendar-year Grand Slam" or "Calendar Slam". In doubles, a team may accomplish the Grand Slam playing together or a player may achieve it with different partners. Winning all four major championships consecutively but not within the same calendar year is referred to as a "non-calendar-year Grand Slam", while winning the four majors at any point during the course of a career is known as a "Career Grand Slam". The Grand Slam tournaments, also referred to as majors, are the world's four most important annual professional tennis tournaments. They offer the most ranking points, prize money, public and media attention, the greatest strength and size of field, and the longest matches for men (best of five sets, best of three for the women). The tournaments are overseen by the International Tennis Federation (ITF), rather than the separate ...
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