1891 U.S. National Championships – Women's Singles

Women's Singles
	1891 U.S. National Championships
Champion	Mabel Cahill [1]
Runner-up	Ellen Roosevelt [1]
Final score	6–4, 6–1, 4–6, 6–3
Draw	8(+CR)
Seeds	–

Mabel Cahill won the singles tennis title by defeating reigning champion Ellen Roosevelt 6–4, 6–1, 4–6, 6–3 in the Challenge Round of the 1891 U.S. Women's National Singles Championship. Cahill had won the right to challenge Ellen Roosevelt by defeating her sister Grace Roosevelt 6–3, 7–5 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 23 through June 27, 1891.[1]

Draw

Challenge round

Challenge Round


Ellen Roosevelt	4	1	6	3

Mabel Cahill	6	6	4	6

All Comers' finals

Quarterfinals					Semifinals				Finals


	Adelaide Clarkson	6	6

	Emma Leavitt Morgan	0	0
						Adelaide Clarkson	1	1

						Grace Roosevelt	6	6
	Grace Roosevelt	3	6	6

	Helen Day Harris	6	3	4
										Grace Roosevelt	3	5

										Mabel Cahill	6	7
	Mabel Cahill	6	6

	Annabella Wistar	5	4
						Mabel Cahill	6	6

						Lida Voorhees	1	0
	Lida Voorhees	4	6	6

	Amy Williams	6	3	3

References

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

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[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.