1891 U.S. National Championships | |
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Date | August 22 - August 31 (M) June 23 - June 27 (W) |
Edition | 11th |
Category | Grand Slam |
Surface | Grass |
Location | Newport, R.I., United States (M) Philadelphia, PA, United States (W) |
Champions | |
Men's singles | |
Oliver Campbell [1] | |
Women's singles | |
Mabel Cahill [1] | |
Men's doubles | |
Oliver Campbell / Bob Huntington | |
Women's doubles | |
Mabel Cahill / Emma Leavitt Morgan |
List of champions of the 1891 U.S. National Championships (now known as the US Open). The men's tournament was held from August 22 to August 31 on the outdoor grass courts at the Newport Casino in Newport, Rhode Island. The women's tournament was held from June 23 to June 27 on the outdoor grass courts at the Philadelphia Cricket Club in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was the 11th U.S. National Championships and the second Grand Slam tournament of the year.: [1]
Oliver Campbell defeated Clarence Hobart 2–6, 7–5, 7–9, 6–1, 6–2
Mabel Cahill defeated Ellen Roosevelt 6–4, 6–1, 4–6, 6–3
Oliver Campbell / Bob Huntington defeated Valentine Hall / Clarence Hobart 6–3, 6–4, 8–6
Mabel Cahill / Emma Leavitt Morgan defeated Grace Roosevelt / Ellen Roosevelt 2–6, 8–6, 6–4
Mabel Cahill / Wright defeated Grace Roosevelt / Lee 6–4, 6–0, 7–5 †
† - The Mixed Doubles event was not an official event in 1891
Oliver Samuel Edward Michael Campbell was an American male tennis player who won the three consecutive singles titles at the U.S. Championships from 1890 through 1892.
Mabel Esmonde Cahill was an Irish female tennis player, active in the late 19th century, and was the first foreign woman to win a major tennis tournament when she won the 1891 US National Championships.
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