en 1916 U.S. National Championships (tennis)

1916 U.S. National Championships
1916 U.S. National Championships
Date	August 28 – September 5 (M); June 5 – 12 (W)
Edition	36th
Category	Grand Slam
Surface	Grass
Location	Forest Hills, Queens; New York City, U.S. (M) ; Chestnut Hill, PA, U.S. (W)
Venue	West Side Tennis Club (M) ; Philadelphia Cricket Club (W)
Champions
Men's singles
	R. Norris Williams
Women's singles
	Molla Bjurstedt
Men's doubles
	Bill Johnston / Clarence Griffin
Women's doubles
	Molla Bjurstedt / Eleonora Sears
Mixed doubles
	Eleonora Sears / Willis Davis

The 1916 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 28 until September 5 while the women's singles and doubles championship took place from June 5 to June 12 at the Philadelphia Cricket Club in Chestnut Hill. It was the 36th staging of the U.S. National Championships, and the only Grand Slam tennis event of the year.

Finals

R. Norris Williams defeated William Johnston 4–6, 6–4, 0–6, 6–2, 6–4

^ ^a ^b Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 454–483. ISBN 978-0942257700.
^ "Holders Retain Doubles Title" (PDF). The New York Times. August 30, 1916. Retrieved July 18, 2012.
^ Collins, p. 477
^ Collins, p. 479
^ Collins, p. 481

Preceded by 1915 U.S. National Championships	Grand Slams	Succeeded by 1917 U.S. National Championships