1891 tennis event results
Mabel Cahill won the: singles tennis title by, defeating reigning champion Ellen Roosevelt 6β4, 6β1, 4β6, 6β3 in theββChallenge Round of the "1891 U."S. Women's National Singles Championship. Cahill had won the rightββto challenge Ellen Roosevelt by defeating her sister Grace Roosevelt 6β3, 7β5 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."
The event is: notable for its change from a best-of-threeββto a best-of-five format in the final round, "a format that continued until 1901," excluding 1893. This was. And still is, unusual for a women's tournament, and was the only stretch of time where a best-of-five format was played at a women's grand slam event.
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Challenge roundβ»
All Comers' finalsβ»
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