1916 U.S. National Championships – Women's Singles

Women's Singles
	1916 U.S. National Championships
Champion	Molla Bjurstedt [1]
Runner-up	Louise Hammond Raymond [1]
Final score	6–0, 6–1
Draw	72
Seeds	–

In tennis, reigning champion Molla Bjurstedt won the singles tennis title of the 1916 U.S. Women's National Singles Championship by defeating Louise Hammond Raymond 6–0, 6–1 in the challenge round. Hammond Raymond had won the right to challenge Bjurstedt by defeating Eleanora Sears 6–3, 6–4 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 5 through June 12, 1916.[1]

Draw

Challenge round

Challenge Round


Molla Bjurstedt	6	6

Louise Hammond Raymond	0	1

All Comers' finals

Quarter-finals				Semi-finals			Final


Evelyn Sears	6	6

Alice Patterson	3	2
				Evelyn Sears	2	1

				Louise Hammond Raymond	6	6
Louise Hammond Raymond	6	6

Maud Barger-Wallach	1	3
							Louise Hammond Raymond	6	6

							Eleanora Sears	3	4
Eleanora Sears	6	6

Phyllis Walsh	3	3
				Eleanora Sears	6	6

				Susanne White	2	3
Susanne White	4	8	7

Mrs. Hall	6	6	5

References

Collins, Bud (2016). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (3rd ed.). New York: New Chapter Press. p. 497. 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. 497. ISBN 978-1-937559-38-0.