1889 U.S. National Championships – Women's singles

January 2025 March 2026 1889 U.S. National Championships USA Bertha Townsend USA Lida Voorhees 7–5, 6–2 8 + 1 – 1889 U.S. National Championships (tennis) Bertha Townsend defended her tennis singles title by defeating Lida Voorhees 7–5, 6–2 in the Challenge Round of the 1889 U.S. Women's National Singles Championship. Voorhuis had won the right to challenge Townsend by defeating Helen Day Harris 6–5, 2–6, 6–3 in the final of the All Comers' competition. The event was held at the Philadelphia Cricket Club, Pennsylvania.Collins Bud The Bud Collins History of Tennis 2010 New Chapter Press [New York] 978-0942257700 465 2nd Draw Challenge round 3 Challenge Round 175 USA Bertha Townsend 7 6 USA Lida Voorhees 5 2 All Comers' finals 3 175 USA Lida Voorhees USA Helen Day Harris 6 2 6 5 6 3 USA Lida Voorhees USA Grace Roosevelt 6 1 4 6 6 5 USA D.F. Butterfield USA Helen Day Harris 1 6 3 6 USA Lida Voorhees USA Laura Knight 6 1 6 2 USA Grace Roosevelt USA Marion Wright USA D.F. Butterfield USA Anna C. Smith 6 3 6 1 USA Rebecca H. Lycett USA Helen Day Harris 1 6 1 6 References 1889 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles Grand Slam women's singles 1890 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles 1889 Category:1889 in American women's sports Women's Singles Category:1889 in women's tennis Category:Women's sports in Pennsylvania Category:1889 in Pennsylvania Category:June 1889 in the United States