1888 U.S. National Championships (tennis)

List of Champions of the 1888 U.S. National Championships (now known as the US Open):

Men's Singles

Henry Slocum (tennis player)

Henry Warner Slocum, Jr. was an American male tennis player. He was the son of the American politician and Union general Henry Warner Slocum....

defeated Howard A. Taylor 6-4, 6-1, 6-0

Women's Singles

Bertha Townsend

Bertha Louise Townsend Toulmin was a female tennis player from the United States. She is best remembered for being the first repeating women's singles champion at the U.S. Championships...

defeated Ellen Hansell

Ellen Hansell

Ellen Forde Hansell Alderdice was a female tennis player from the United States who is best known for being the first women's singles champion of the U.S. Championships in 1887. She was also a losing finalist to Bertha Townsend the next year.-Win :-Runner-up :-External links:*...

6-3, 6-5

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