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

Women's singles
Women's singles
1892 U.S. National Championships
Final
Champion	Mabel Cahill
Runner-up	Elisabeth Moore
Score	5–7, 6–3, 6–4, 4–6, 6–2
Details
Draw	8 + CR
Seeds	–
Events

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

Challenge round

Challenge Round

Mabel Cahill	5	6	6	4	6

Elisabeth Moore	7	3	4	6	2

All Comers' finals

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

^ ^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.

Preceded by 1892 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles	Grand Slam women's singles	Succeeded by 1893 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

[collins-1] Collins, Bud (2016). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (3rd ed.). New York: New Chapter Press. p. 494. ISBN 978-1-937559-38-0.

[2] "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.

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