Mabel Cahill won the singles tennis title by defeating reigning champion Ellen Roosevelt 6–4, 6–1, 4–6, 6–3 in the Challenge Round of the 1891 U.S.
Women's National Singles Championship. Cahill had won the right to challenge Ellen Roosevelt by defeating her sister Grace Roosevelt 6–3, 7–5 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.
Women's singles | |
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1891 U.S. National Championships | |
Champion | Mabel Cahill |
Runner-up | Ellen Roosevelt |
Score | 6–4, 6–1, 4–6, 6–3 |
Draw | 8(+CR) |
Seeds | – |
The event is notable for its change from a best-of-three to 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.
Challenge Round | ||||||||
Ellen Roosevelt | 4 | 1 | 6 | 3 | ||||
Mabel Cahill | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 |
Preliminary Round | First round | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Adelaide Clarkson | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Emma Leavitt Morgan | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Adelaide Clarkson | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Grace Roosevelt | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Grace Roosevelt | 3 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Helen Day Harris | 5 | 6 | 6 | Helen Day Harris | 6 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fannie K. Gregory | 6 | 5 | 1 | Grace Roosevelt | 3 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mabel Cahill | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mabel Cahill | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Annabella Wistar | 5 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mabel Cahill | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lida Voorhees | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lida Voorhees | 4 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Amy Williams | 6 | 3 | 3 |
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