1896 U.S. National Championships – Women's singles
December 18, 2023
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]
1896, national, championships, women, singles, elisabeth, moore, singles, tennis, title, defeating, reigning, champion, juliette, atkinson, challenge, round, 1896, women, national, singles, championship, moore, right, challenge, atkinson, defeating, annabella,. 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 Women s singles1896 U S National ChampionshipsFinalChampionElisabeth Moore 1 Runner upJuliette Atkinson 1 Score6 4 4 6 6 2 6 2DetailsDraw13 CRSeeds EventsSingles men womenDoubles men women 1895 U S National Championships 1897 Main article 1896 U S National Championships tennis Contents 1 Draw 1 1 Challenge round 1 2 All Comers finals 2 ReferencesDraw editChallenge round edit Challenge Round nbsp Juliette Atkinson4622 nbsp Elisabeth Moore6466All Comers finals edit QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinals nbsp Elisabeth Moore66 nbsp Amy Williams45 nbsp Elisabeth Moore66 nbsp Gertrude Kimball31 nbsp Gertrude Kimball66 nbsp Kathleen Atkinson51 nbsp Elisabeth Moore676 nbsp Annabella Wistar350 nbsp Annabella Wistar66 nbsp Grace Booth21 nbsp Annabella Wistar66 nbsp Edith Rotch42 nbsp Edith Rotch66 nbsp Helen Booth32References edit a b c Collins Bud 2016 The Bud Collins History of Tennis 3rd ed New York New Chapter Press p 495 ISBN 978 1 937559 38 0 Preceded by1896 Wimbledon Championships Women s singles Grand Slam women s singles Succeeded by1897 Wimbledon Championships Women s singles Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1896 U S National Championships Women 27s singles amp oldid 1154814308, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
