1917 U.S. National Championships – Women's singles

Women's singles
1917 U.S. National Championships
Champion	Molla Bjurstedt[1]
Runner-up	Marion Vanderhoef[1]
Score	4–6, 6–0, 6–2
Draw	46
Seeds	–

Reigning champion Molla Bjurstedt won the singles tennis title of the 1917 U.S. Women's National Singles Championship by defeating Marion Vanderhoef 4–6, 6–0, 6–2 in the final.

Due to World War I the tournament was renamed National Patriotic Tournament in support of the war effort. No trophies were handed out to the winners and the entrance fees were dedicated to the American Red Cross.[2] Bjurstedt was entitled to sit out the tournament and play the winner of the All Comers' competition in a challenge round but instead elected to play through and therefore no challenge round was held. The event was played on outdoor grass courts and held at the Philadelphia Cricket Club in St. Martin's, Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia in the United States, from June 18 through June 23, 1917.[1]

Draw

All Comers' finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Finals
		Molla Bjurstedt	6	6
		Phyllis Walsh	4	1
									Molla Bjurstedt	4	6	6
									Flora Brown Harvey	6	0	0
		Flora Brown Harvey	1	6	7
		Teresa Wood	6	4	5
																Molla Bjurstedt	4	6	6
																Marion Vanderhoef	6	0	2
		Marion Vanderhoef	3	6	6
		Susanne White	6	2	2
									Marion Vanderhoef	8	6
									Eleanora Sears	6	3
		Eleanora Sears	6	6
		Mrs. Dahl	2	4

References

1. Collins, Bud (2016). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (3rd ed.). New York: New Chapter Press. p. 497. ISBN 978-1-937559-38-0.
2. "Tennis Body Agrees to Award no Titles" (PDF). The New York Times. April 22, 1917.