1908 U.S. National Championships – Women's singles

Maud Barger-Wallach won the singles tennis title of the 1908 U.S. Women's National Singles Championship by defeating reigning champion Evelyn Sears 6–3, 1–6, 6–3 in the challenge round. Barger-Wallach had won the right to challenge Sears by defeating Marie Wagner 4–6, 6–1, 6–3 in the final of the All Comers' competition. The event was played on outdoor grass courts and held at the Philadelphia Cricket Club in Wissahickon Heights, Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, from June 22 through June 27, 1908.[1]

Women's singles
1908 U.S. National Championships
Final
ChampionUnited States Maud Barger-Wallach[1]
Runner-upUnited States Evelyn Sears[1]
Score6–3, 1–6, 6–3
Details
Draw58
Seeds
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
← 1907 · U.S. National Championships · 1909 →

Draw

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Challenge round

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Challenge Round
     
  Evelyn Sears 3 6 3
  Maud Barger-Wallach 6 1 6

All Comers' finals

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
               
  Helen Pouch 6 5 1
  Edith Rotch 2 7 6
  Edith Rotch 2 4
  Maud Barger-Wallach 6 6
  Matilda Borda 2 3
  Maud Barger-Wallach 6 6
  Maud Barger-Wallach 4 6 6
  Marie Wagner 6 1 3
  Margaret Johnson 8 6
  Eleanor Cohen 6 2
  Margaret Johnson 5 2
  Marie Wagner 7 6
  Marie Wagner 6 4 7
  Carrie Neely 4 6 5

References

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  1. ^ a b c Collins, Bud (2016). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (3rd ed.). New York: New Chapter Press. p. 496. ISBN 978-1-937559-38-0.
Preceded by Grand Slam women's singles Succeeded by