1930 U.S. National Championships – Women's singles

Women's singles
1930 U.S. National Championships
Champion	Betty Nuthall
Runner-up	Anna Harper[1]
Score	6–1, 6–4

Top-seeded foreign player Betty Nuthall defeated Anna Harper 6–1, 6–4 in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1930 U.S. National Championships which was held between August 18 and 23, 1930.^[1] The final lasted 36 minutes and was watched by 3,500 spectators.^[2] The reigning champion Helen Wills Moody did not participate to defend her title.^[3]

Seeds

The tournament used two lists of players for seeding the women's singles event; one list of eight U.S. players and one for foreign players which contained two players. Betty Nuthall is the champion; others show in brackets the round in which they were eliminated.^[3][4]

1. Marjorie Morrill (semifinals)
2. Anna Harper (finalist)
3. Eleanor Goss (second round)
4. Sarah Palfrey (third round)
5. Ethel Burkhardt (quarterfinals)
6. Mary Greef (quarterfinals)
7. Edith Cross (third round)
8. Josephine Cruickshank (third round)
9. Betty Nuthall (champion)
10. Maud Levi (semifinals)

Draw

Final eight

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Finals
	(1)	Betty Nuthall	6	6
		Dorothy Weisel	1	1
								(1)	Betty Nuthall	6	6	6
								1	Marjorie Morrill	8	4	2
	1	Marjorie Morrill	4	6	6
	5	Ethel Burkhardt	6	1	2
															(1)	Betty Nuthall	6	6
															2	Anna Harper	1	4
	2	Anna Harper	3	6	6
	6	Mary Greef	6	1	4
								2	Anna Harper	6	6
								(2)	Maud Levi	2	3
		Penelope Anderson	6	4	5
	(2)	Maud Levi	4	6	7

References

1. Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York City]: New Chapter Press. p. 469. ISBN 978-0942257700.
2. Alan Gould (August 25, 1930). "Betty Nuthall is the queen of American tennis". Schenectady Gazette. AP. p. 13 – via Google News.
3. "Lawn Tennis". Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer. August 13, 1930. p. 16 – via British Newspaper Archive.
4. "Seven Californians In National Women's Tennis Play". The Pittsburgh Press. UP. August 19, 1930. p. 17 – via Google News.

Preceded by 1930 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

Grand Slam women's singles

Succeeded by 1931 Australian Championships – Women's singles