| Women's singles | |||||||
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| 1890 U.S. National Championships | |||||||
| Final | |||||||
| Champion |  Ellen Roosevelt[1] | ||||||
| Runner-up | Bertha Townsend[1] | ||||||
| Score | 6–2, 6–2 | ||||||
| Details | |||||||
| Draw | 8(+CR) | ||||||
| Seeds | – | ||||||
| Events | |||||||
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Ellen Roosevelt won the singles tennis title by defeating reigning championBertha 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 defeatingLida Voorhees 6–3, 6–1 in the final of the All Comers' competition. The event was played on outdoorgrass courts and held at thePhiladelphia Cricket Club inChestnut Hill, Philadelphia from June 10 through June 13, 1890.[1][2][3][4][5]
| Challenge Round | ||||||
| Bertha Townsend | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Ellen Roosevelt | 6 | 6 | ||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||
Miss Townsend, who was smarting under her late defeat, was anxious to retrieve her lost laurels and played steadily for a few games, but she soon attempted some brilliant shots which, however, failed to materialize, while her opponent was the personification of steadiness.
| Preceded by | Grand Slam women's singles | Succeeded by |