Hazel Hotchkiss became the first woman to sweep the U.S. National Championships singles, doubles, and mixed doubles titles in a single year.
At the U.S. National Championships held at the West Side Tennis Club in Forest Hills, New York, Hazel Hotchkiss completed a historic sweep on August 28, 1909, capturing the women's singles, women's doubles, and mixed doubles championships in the same tournament.
This achievement made her the first woman in the history of American tennis to hold all three national titles simultaneously in one year, a feat that demonstrated not only her individual skill but her versatility across singles and both doubles disciplines. At a time when women's tennis was still largely confined to a conservative, baseline-oriented style of play, Hotchkiss's aggressive net rushing and volleying set her apart from her contemporaries and helped modernize the women's game.
The 1909 sweep was the first of three consecutive years (1909, 1910, 1911) in which she would accomplish this same triple crown, cementing her reputation as the dominant force in American women's tennis of the era. Her success opened doors for a more athletic, assertive style of play among women and challenged prevailing notions about the physical limitations of female athletes.
This achievement laid the foundation for her subsequent decades-long dominance and her later role as an ambassador and organizer within international tennis.