[1][2][3]
The draw consisted of 64 players of which eight were seeded.
Seeds
The eight seeded U.S. players are listed below. Alice Marble is the champion; others show in brackets the round in which they were eliminated.[4]
Helen Jacobs (finalist)- Sarah Fabyan (first round)
- Alice Marble (champion)
- Carolin Babcock (quarterfinals)
- Marjorie Van Ryn (third round)
- Gracyn Wheeler (quarterfinals)
- Helen Pedersen (semifinals)
- Mary Greef Harris (third round)
Draw
Final eight
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Helen Jacobs
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Gussie Raegener
| 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Helen Jacobs
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
 Kay Stammers
| 4 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Carolin Babcock
| 5 | 6 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kay Stammers
| 7 | 3 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Helen Jacobs
| 6 | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Alice Marble
| 4 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Dorothy Bundy
| 3 | 6 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Helen Pedersen
| 6 | 4 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Helen Pedersen
| 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Alice Marble
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Alice Marble
| 6 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Gracyn Wheeler
| 2 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
References
- 1 2 Collins, Bud (2016). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (3rd ed.). New York: New Chapter Press. p. 498. ISBN 978-1-937559-38-0.
- ↑ Henry Super (September 13, 1936). “Alice Marble topples Jacobs from American tennis throne”. Montana Butte Standard. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ “Perry, Alice Marble win U.S. tennis titles”. Chicago Sunday Tribune. September 13, 1936. p. 1.
- ↑ “Luck of draw to play leading role in National singles play”. The Reading Times. September 3, 1936. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.