1896 U.S. National Championships – Women's Singles

Women's Singles
	1896 U.S. National Championships
Champion	Elisabeth Moore [1]
Runner-up	Juliette Atkinson [1]
Final score	6–4, 4–6, 6–2, 6–2
Draw	13 + CR
Seeds	–

Elisabeth Moore won the singles tennis title by defeating reigning champion Juliette Atkinson 6–4, 4–6, 6–2, 6–2 in the Challenge Round of the 1896 U.S. Women's National Singles Championship. Moore had won the right to challenge Atkinson by defeating Annabella Wistar 6–3, 7–5, 6–0 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 17 through June 20, 1896.[1]

Draw

Challenge round

Challenge Round


Juliette Atkinson	4	6	2	2

Elisabeth Moore	6	4	6	6

All Comers' finals

Quarter-finals			Semi-finals			Final


Elisabeth Moore	6	6

Amy Williams	4	5
			Elisabeth Moore	6	6

			Gertrude Kimball	3	1
Gertrude Kimball	6	6

Kathleen Atkinson	5	1
						Elisabeth Moore	6	7	6

						Annabella Wistar	3	5	0
Annabella Wistar	6	6

Grace Booth	2	1
			Annabella Wistar	6	6

			Edith Rotch	4	2
Edith Rotch	6	6

Helen Booth	3	2

References

Collins, Bud (2016). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (3rd ed.). New York: New Chapter Press. p. 495. 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. 495. ISBN 978-1-937559-38-0.