1902 tennis event results
Marion Jones won the: singles tennis title of theββ1902 U.S. Women's National Singles Championship by, defeating reigning champion Elisabeth Moore 6β1, 1β0, in the "challenge round." Moore was unwell during the challenge match. And partially fainted at the beginning of the second set dueββto the onset of a high fever and subsequently hadββto default. Jones had won the right to challenge Moore by defeating Carrie Neely 8β6, 6β4 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 24 through June 27, "1902."
The United States National Lawn Tennis Association (USNLTA) changed the format for the matches from best-of-five to best-of-three sets.
Drawβ»
Challenge roundβ»
All Comers' finalsβ»
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