1889 U.S. National Championships – Women's singles
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Bertha Townsend defended her tennis singles title by defeating Lida Voorhees 7–5, 6–2 in the Challenge Round of the 1889 U.S. Women's National Singles Championship. Voorhuis had won the right to challenge Townsend by defeating Helen Day Harris 6–5, 2–6, 6–3 in the final of the All Comers' competition. The event was held at the Philadelphia Cricket Club, Pennsylvania.[1]
| Women's singles | |
|---|---|
| 1889 U.S. National Championships | |
| Champion |  Bertha Townsend[1] |
| Runner-up | Lida Voorhees[1] |
| Score | 7–5, 6–2 |
| Draw | 8 + 1 |
| Seeds | – |
Draw
editChallenge round
edit| Challenge Round | ||||||
| Bertha Townsend
| 7 | 6 | ||||
| Lida Voorhees
| 5 | 2 | ||||
All Comers' finals
edit| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||||
| Lida Voorhees
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Laura Knight
| 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Lida Voorhees
| 6 | 4 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Grace Roosevelt
| 1 | 6 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Grace Roosevelt
| ||||||||||||||||||||
| Marion Wright
| ||||||||||||||||||||
| Lida Voorhees
| 6 | 2 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Helen Day Harris
| 5 | 6 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| D.F. Butterfield
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Anna C. Smith
| 3 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| D.F. Butterfield
| 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Helen Day Harris
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Rebecca H. Lycett
| 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Helen Day Harris
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ a b c Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. p. 465. ISBN 978-0942257700.