August 24, 1929: The day Helen Wills claimed the US Nationals for the sixth time

On this day, August 24, in 1929, American legend Helen Wills’ domination of women’s tennis peaked as she claimed the US Nationals for the sixth time, defeating Phoebe Holcroft Watson 6-4, 6-2 in the final. In the entire tournament, Wills lost only eight games, showing no mercy to her opponents en route to her 11th Grand Slam title. She had remained undefeated in major tournaments since Wimbledon…

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