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| 1959 U.S. National Championships | |||||||
| Final | |||||||
| Champion | |||||||
| Runner-up | |||||||
| Score | 6–1, 6–4 | ||||||
| Details | |||||||
| Draw | 64 | ||||||
| Seeds | 8 | ||||||
| Events | |||||||
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First-seededMaria Bueno defeatedChristine Truman 6–1, 6–4 in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at the1959 U.S. National Championships.[1][2]
This was notably the first grand slam that former world number 1 and 12 time grand slam championBillie Jean King competed in.
The seeded players are listed below.Maria Bueno is the champion; others show in brackets the round in which they were eliminated.[3]
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | 5 | 9 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | 7 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Grand Slam women's singles | Succeeded by |