1893 U.S. National Championships (tennis)

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1893 U.S. National Championships
DateJune 20 – 23 (WS, WD, MX)
July 25 – 29 (MD)
August 22 – 28 (MS)
Edition13th
Category Grand Slam
Surface Grass / outdoor
Location Philadelphia, PA (WS, WD, MX)
Chicago, IL (MD)
Newport, R.I. (MS)
Champions
Men's singles
Flag of the United States.svg Robert Wrenn [1]
Women's singles
Flag of the United States.svg Aline Terry [1]
Men's doubles
Flag of the United States.svg Clarence Hobart / Flag of the United States.svg Fred Hovey [1]
Women's doubles
Flag of the United States.svg Aline Terry / Flag of the United States.svg Harriet Butler [1]
Mixed doubles
Flag of the United States.svg Ellen Roosevelt / Flag of the United States.svg Clarence Hobart [1]
  1892  · U.S. National Championships ·  1894  

List of champions of the 1893 U.S. National Championships tennis tournament (now known as the US Open). The men's singles competition was held from 22 August to 28 August on the outdoor grass courts at the Newport Casino in Newport, Rhode Island. The men's doubles event was played at the St. George Cricket Club in Chicago from July 25 through July 29. [2] [3] [4] The women's singles and doubles events, as well as the mixed doubles, were held from 20 June to 23 June on the outdoor grass courts at the Philadelphia Cricket Club in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was the 13th U.S. National Championships and the second Grand Slam tournament of the year. [5]

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Finals

Men's singles

Flag of the United States.svg Robert Wrenn defeated Flag of the United States.svg Oliver Campbell w/o

Women's singles

Flag of the United States.svg Aline Terry defeated Flag of the United States.svg Augusta Schultz 6–1, 6–3

Men's doubles

Flag of the United States.svg Clarence Hobart / Flag of the United States.svg Fred Hovey defeated Flag of the United States.svg Oliver Campbell / Flag of the United States.svg Bob Huntington 6–4, 6–4, 4–6, 6–2

Women's doubles

Flag of the United States.svg Aline Terry / Flag of the United States.svg Harriet Butler defeated Flag of the United States.svg Augusta Schultz / Flag of the United States.svg Ms Stone 6–4, 6–3

Mixed doubles

Flag of the United States.svg Ellen Roosevelt / Flag of the United States.svg Clarence Hobart defeated Flag of the United States.svg Ethel Bankson / Flag of the United States.svg Robert Willson Jr. 6–1, 4–6, 10–8, 6–1

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References

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  2. "Championship tennis tournament". Chicago Tribune . May 28, 1893. p. 7.
  3. "On courts of turf". Chicago Tribune. July 24, 1893. p. 12.
  4. "Tennis notes" (PDF). The New York Times . July 24, 1893.
  5. Whittelsey, Joseph T., ed. (1894). Wright & Ditson's Lawn Tennis Guide for 1894. Boston: Wright & Ditson. pp. 29–35, 36–38, 41, 45 via HathiTrust.
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