1890 U.S. National Championships – Women's Singles

Women's Singles
1890 U.S. National Championships
Champion	Ellen Roosevelt [1]
Runner-up	Bertha Townsend [1]
Final score	6–2, 6–2
Draw	8(+CR)
Seeds	–

Ellen Roosevelt won the singles title by defeating reigning champion Bertha Townsend 6–2, 6–2 in the Challenge Round of the 1890 U.S. Women's National Singles Championship in front of a crowd of nearly 2,000 people. Roosevelt had won the right to challenge Townsend by defeating Lida Voorhees 6–3, 6–1 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 10 through June 13, 1890.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

Draw

Challenge round

	Challenge Round
		Bertha Townsend	2	2
		Ellen Roosevelt	6	6

All Comers' finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Finals
		Ellen Roosevelt	6	6
		D.F. Butterfield	0	0
									Ellen Roosevelt	2	6	3
									Mabel Cahill	6	5	2r
		Mabel Cahill	6	6
		Rebecca H. Lycett	1	1
																Ellen Roosevelt	6	6
																Lida Voorhees	3	1
		Lida Voorhees	6	3	6
		F.K. Gregory	1	6	1
									Lida Voorhees	6	3	6
									Margarette Ballard	4	6	5
		Margarette Ballard	6	6
		S. Day	2	1

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