1892 U.S. National Championships – Women's singles
| Women's singles | |
|---|---|
| 1892 U.S. National Championships | |
| Champion |  Mabel Cahill[1] |
| Runner-up |  Elisabeth Moore[1] |
| Score | 5–7, 6–3, 6–4, 4–6, 6–2 |
| Draw | 8 + CR |
| Seeds | – |
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.[2] 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.[1]
Draw
[edit]Challenge round
[edit]| Challenge Round | ||||||||
| Mabel Cahill | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | |||
| Elisabeth Moore | 7 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 2 | |||
All Comers' finals
[edit]| Preliminary Round | First round | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elisabeth Moore | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elisabeth Slevin | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elisabeth Moore | w/o | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Harriet Butler | 6 | 6 | Annabella Wistar | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amy Williams | 2 | 1 | Harriet Butler | 4 | 6 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Annabella Wistar | 6 | 5 | 6 | Annabella Wistar | 6 | 2 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Ethel Bankson | 2 | 7 | 2 | Elisabeth Moore | 5 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Helen Day Harris | 7 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Augusta Schultz | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Josephine White | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Augusta Schultz | 2 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Augusta Schultz | 6 | 3 | 6 | Helen Day Harris | 6 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Elsie Donaldson | 1 | 6 | 3 | Helen Day Harris | 6 | 4 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Hattie Beaumont | 2 | 6 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Collins, Bud (2016). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (3rd ed.). New York: New Chapter Press. p. 494. ISBN 978-1-937559-38-0.
- ^ "Summer society salad". The Philadelphia Inquirer. June 18, 1893. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
...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.