1889 U.S. National Championships – Women's Singles

Women's Singles
	1889 U.S. National Championships
Champion	Bertha Townsend [1]
Runner-up	Lida Voorhees [1]
Final score	7–5, 6–2
Draw	8 + 1
Seeds	–

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. Lida 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, PA.[1]

Draw

Challenge round

Challenge Round


	Bertha Townsend	7	6

	Lida Voorhees	5	2

All Comers' finals

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

Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. p. 465. ISBN 978-0942257700.

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[collins-1] Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. p. 465. ISBN 978-0942257700.