1946 U.S. National Championships – Women's Singles

Women's Singles
1946 U.S. National Championships
Champion	Pauline Betz
Runner-up	Doris Hart
Final score	11–9, 6–3

First-seeded Pauline Betz defeated fifth-seeded Doris Hart 11–9, 6–3 in the final to win the Women's Singles tennis title at the 1946 U.S. National Championships.

Seeds

The tournament used two lists of players for seeding the women's singles event; one for U.S. players and one for foreign players. Pauline Betz is the champion; others show in brackets the round in which they were eliminated.

1. Pauline Betz (Champion)
2. Margaret Osborne (Quarterfinalist)
3. Louise Brough (Quarterfinalist)
4. Dorothy Bundy (First round)
5. Doris Hart (Finalist)
6. Patricia Todd (Semifinalist)
7. Shirley Fry (First round)
8. Mary Arnold (Semifinalist)

1. Jean Bostock (Third round)
2. Kay Stammers Menzies (Third round)
3. Mrs. Raymonde Jones (First round)
4. Mrs. Pat Adams (First round)
5. Tara Deodhar (First round)

Draw

Final Eight

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Finals
	1	Pauline Betz	6	3	6
		Gussie Moran	1	6	2
								1	Pauline Betz	6	6
								6	Patricia Todd	2	3
	6	Patricia Todd	6	6
	3	Louise Brough	2	2
															1	Pauline Betz	11	6
															5	Doris Hart	9	3
	8	Mary Arnold	6	6
		Dorothy Head	2	1
								8	Mary Arnold	3	2
								5	Doris Hart	6	6
	5	Doris Hart	6	5	7
	2	Margaret Osborne	4	7	5