The 1933 U.S. National Championships (now known as the US Open) was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor grass courts at the West Side Tennis Club, Forest Hills in New York City, United States.
It was the 53rd staging of the U.S. National Championships and the fourth Grand Slam tennis event of the year.
[1] Earlier in the year Jack Crawford had won the Australian Championships, French Championships and Wimbledon but his defeat in the final against Fred Perry meant he did not become the first tennis player to win the Grand Slam.
Helen Wills Moody's retirement in the final to Helen Jacobs was her first loss at a Grand Slam tournament since Kitty McKane defeated her in the final of the 1924 Wimbledon Championships.
George Lott / Lester Stoefen defeated Frank Shields / Frank Parker 11–13, 9–7, 9–7, 6–3 [3] Betty Nuthall / Freda James defeated Helen Wills Moody / Elizabeth Ryan default [4] Elizabeth Ryan / Ellsworth Vines defeated Sarah Palfrey / George Lott 11–9, 6–1 [5]