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 | |
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1908 U.S. National Championships | |
Champion | Maud Barger-Wallach[1] |
Runner-up | Evelyn Sears[1] |
Score | 6–3, 1–6, 6–3 |
Draw | 58 |
Seeds | – |
Draw
editChallenge round
editChallenge Round | ||||||
Evelyn Sears | 3 | 6 | 3 | |||
Maud Barger-Wallach | 6 | 1 | 6 |
All Comers' finals
editQuarterfinals | 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
edit- ^ 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.