1902 U.S. National Championships – Women's singles

January 2025 January 2025 1902 U.S. National Championships USA 1896 Marion Jones USA 1896 Elisabeth Moore 6–1, 1–0, ret. 17 – Marion Jones won the singles tennis title of the 1902 U.S. Women's National Singles Championship by defeating reigning champion Elisabeth Moore 6–1, 1–0, in the challenge round. Moore was unwell during the challenge match and partially fainted at the beginning of the second set due to the onset of a high fever and subsequently had to default. Jones had won the right to challenge Moore by defeating Carrie Neely 8–6, 6–4 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.Wright & Ditson's Lawn Tennis Guide for 1903 1903 Wright & Ditson Boston 112–114 https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=nyp.33433082423116;view=2up;seq=128 HathiTrust The United States National Lawn Tennis Association (USNLTA) changed the format for the matches from best-of-five to best-of-three sets.Collins Bud Bud Collins The Bud Collins History of Tennis 2016 New Chapter Press New York 978-1-937559-38-0 495 3rd Draw Challenge round 3 Challenge Round 175 USA 1896 Elisabeth Moore 1 0r USA 1896 Marion Jones 6 1 All Comers' finals 3 175 USA 1896 Carrie Neely USA 1896 Marion Jones 6 8 4 6 USA 1896 Juliette Atkinson USA 1896 Carrie Neely 6 8 6 3 2 6 USA 1896 Helen Chapman USA 1896 Marion Jones 1 6 0 6 USA 1896 Clara Chase USA 1896 Juliette Atkinson 1 6 3 6 USA 1896 Carrie Neely USA 1896 Winona Closterman 6 2 6 0 USA 1896 Helen Chapman USA 1896 Amy Fielding 6 4 3 6 7 5 USA 1896 Marion Jones USA 1896 Marie Wimer 6 4 6 0 References 1902 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles Grand Slam women's singles 1903 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles 1902 Category:1902 in American women's sports Women's Singles Category:1902 in women's tennis Category:Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia Category:1902 in sports in Pennsylvania Category:Women's sports in Pennsylvania Category:June 1902 sports events in the United States