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1916 U.S. National Championships (tennis)

1916 U.S. National Championships
Date 28 August – 5 September (M)
5 June – 12 June (W)
Edition 36th
Category Grand Slam
Surface Grass
Location Forest Hills, Queens
New York, United States
Venue West Side Tennis Club
Champions
Men's Singles
United States R. Norris Williams
Women's Singles
Norway Molla Bjurstedt
Men's Doubles
United States Bill Johnston / United States Clarence Griffin
Women's Doubles
Norway Molla Bjurstedt / United States Eleonora Sears
Mixed Doubles
United States Eleonora Sears / United States Willis Davis
← 1915 · U.S. National Championships · 1917 →

The 1916 U.S. National Championships (now known as the US Open) took place on the outdoor grass courts at the West Side Tennis Club, Forest Hills in New York, United States. The men's singles tournament ran from 28 August until 5 September while the women's singles and doubles championship took place from 5 June to 12 June at the Philadelphia Cricket Club in Chestnut Hill. It was the 36th staging of the U.S. National Championships, and the fourth Grand Slam tennis event of the year.

United States R. Norris Williams defeated United States William Johnston 4–6, 6–4, 0–6, 6–2, 6–4

Norway Molla Bjurstedt defeated United States Louise Hammond Raymond 6–0, 6–1


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