| 13th Women's US Chess Championship :: New York 1959 |
| pos. | name | flag | pts |
| ⇑ 1. | WIM Lane, Lisa | |
7 |
| ⇑ 2. | WIM Gresser, Gisela | |
6½ |
| 3. | WIM Karff, Mona May | |
5½ |
| 4. | Aronson, Eva | |
5 |
| 5. | Selensky, Mary | |
4 |
| 6.-7. | McLeod, Nancy | |
2½ |
| 6.-7. | Morrel, Mildred | |
2½ |
| 8. | Grumette, Lena | |
2 |
| 9. | Burlingame, Mabel | |
1 |
This Championship was also US zonal.
| 13th Women's US Chess Championship | |
| Dates: | 12th December 1959 |
| City: | New York (United States) |
| Venue: | Log Cabin Chess Club, Marshall Chess Clubs |
| Organizers: | Log Cabin Chess Club, USCF |
| Tournament Director: | Mr. Elliott Forry Laucks (USA) |
| Chief Arbiter: | |
| Players participating: | 9 (incl. 3 WIMs) |
| Games played: | 0 |
| Competition format: | Round Robin |
| Tie-breaks: | none |
| Time control: | |
| PGN game file: | usaw-1959.pgn |