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Women's singles
1929 U.S. National Championships
Final
Champion	Helen Wills
Runner-up	Phoebe Holcroft Watson
Score	6–4, 6–2
Events
Singles men women Doubles men women
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First-seeded Helen Wills defeated Phoebe Holcroft Watson 6–4, 6–2 in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1929 U.S. National Championships. It was her sixth U.S. National singles title and her third in a row. Wills won the tournament without losing a set.

Seeds

The tournament used a list of eight U.S. players and six foreign players for seeding the women's singles event. Helen Wills is the champion; others show in brackets the round in which they were eliminated.

Draw

Final eight

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Finals
	1	Helen Wills	6	6
	(3)	Peggy Saunders Michell	0	1
								1	Helen Wills	6	6
								4	Molla Bjurstedt Mallory	0	0
	4	Molla Bjurstedt Mallory	6	6
	(1)	Betty Nuthall	3	3
															1	Helen Wills	6	6
															(2)	Phoebe Holcroft Watson	4	2
	3	Edith Cross	6	1	3
	(2)	Phoebe Holcroft Watson	2	6	6
								(2)	Phoebe Holcroft Watson	6	3	6
								2	Helen Jacobs	1	6	1
	6	Mary Greef	2	2
	2	Helen Jacobs	6	6

References

1. ^ Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). : New Chapter Press. p. 469. ISBN 978-0942257700.
2. "Helen Wills Wins National Tilt in Eighteen Minutes". The Lewiston Daily Sun. AP. August 20, 1929. p. Eleven – via Google News Archive.
3. "Helen Wills Takes Sixth National Title". Chicago Tribune. AP. August 25, 1929. p. 1, Part 2.
4. "The Peerless Mrs. Helen Wills-Moody". Brooklyn Daily Times. 19 August 1931. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
5. "Helen Wills Likely to Play her Rival". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. AP. August 14, 1929. p. Six – via Google News Archive.

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