Women's singles
1942 U.S. National Championships
Champion	Pauline Betz[1]
Runner-up	Louise Brough
Score	4–6, 6–1, 6–4

Second-seeded Pauline Betz defeated first-seeded Louise Brough 4–6, 6–1, 6–4 in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1942 U.S. National Championships.^[1][2]

Seeds

The eight seeded U.S. players are listed below. Sarah Palfrey Cooke is the champion; others show in brackets the round in which they were eliminated.^[3]

Draw

Final eight

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Finals
	1	Louise Brough	3	6	6
	5	Mary Arnold	6	4	3
								1	Louise Brough	5	6	6
								4	Helen Bernhard	7	4	2
	8	Helen Rihbany	0	4
	4	Helen Bernhard	6	6
															1	Louise Brough	6	4	1
															2	Pauline Betz	4	6	6
	3	Margaret Osborne	7	6
	7	Doris Hart	5	0
								3	Margaret Osborne	4	6	5
								2	Pauline Betz	6	4	7
		Shirley Fry	2	0
	2	Pauline Betz	6	6

References