1890 U.S. National Championships – Women's singles
1890 tennis event results
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Ellen Roosevelt won the singles tennis title by defeating reigning champion Bertha Townsend 6â2, 6â2 in the Challenge Round of the 1890 U.S. Women's National Singles Championship in front of a crowd of nearly 2,000 people. Roosevelt had won the right to challenge Townsend by defeating Lida Voorhees 6â3, 6â1 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 10 through June 13, 1890.[1][2][3][4][5]
| Women's singles | |
|---|---|
| 1890 U.S. National Championships | |
| Champion |  Ellen Roosevelt[1] |
| Runner-up | Bertha Townsend[1] |
| Score | 6â2, 6â2 |
| Draw | 8(+CR) |
| Seeds | â |
Draw
Challenge round
| Challenge Round | ||||||
| Bertha Townsend
| 2 | 2 | ||||
| Ellen Roosevelt
| 6 | 6 | ||||
All Comers' finals
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||||
 Ellen Roosevelt
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| D.F. Butterfield
| 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ellen Roosevelt
| 2 | 6 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
 Mabel Cahill
| 6 | 5 | 2r | |||||||||||||||||
| Mabel Cahill
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Rebecca H. Lycett
| 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ellen Roosevelt
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Lida Voorhees
| 3 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Lida Voorhees
| 6 | 3 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| F.K. Gregory
| 1 | 6 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Lida Voorhees
| 6 | 3 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Margarette Ballard
| 4 | 6 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Margarette Ballard
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| S. Day
| 2 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||