1892 U.S. National Championships – Women's singles explained

Score:5–7, 6–3, 6–4, 4–6, 6–2
Draw:8 +
Seeds:

See main article: article and 1892 U.S. National Championships (tennis). Mabel Cahill won the singles tennis title by defeating challenger Elisabeth Moore, a 16-year old player from the Hohokus Valley Tennis Club, 5–7, 6–3, 6–4, 4–6, 6–2 in the Challenge Round of the 1892 U.S. Women's National Singles Championship.[1] Moore had won the right to challenge Cahill by defeating Helen Day Harris 5–7, 6–1, 6–1 in the final of the All Comers' competition. The event was played on outdoor grass courts and held at the Philadelphia Cricket Club in Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia from June 21 through June 25, 1892.[2]

Draw

All Comers' finals

Notes and References

  1. News: Summer society salad. The Philadelphia Inquirer. June 18, 1893. 12. ...Miss Cahill had by no means an easy time retaining the championship, as a "dark horse" in the person of Miss Bessie Moore, a young girl of only 17, of the Hohokus Valley Club, gave her a long and hard battle.. Newspapers.com. subscription .
  2. Book: Collins, Bud. Bud Collins

    . Bud Collins. The Bud Collins History of Tennis. 2016. New Chapter Press. New York. 978-1-937559-38-0. 494. 3rd.