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| 1892 U.S. National Championships | |||||||
| Final | |||||||
| Champion | |||||||
| Runner-up | |||||||
| Score | 5–7, 6–3, 6–4, 4–6, 6–2 | ||||||
| Details | |||||||
| Draw | 8 +CR | ||||||
| Seeds | – | ||||||
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Mabel Cahill won the singles tennis title by defeating challengerElisabeth Moore, a 16-year old player from the Hohokus Valley Tennis Club, 5–7, 6–3, 6–4, 4–6, 6–2 in the Challenge Round of the 1892 U.S. Women's National Singles Championship.[2] Moore had won the right to challenge Cahill by defeatingHelen Day Harris 5–7, 6–1, 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 21 through June 25, 1892.[1]
| Challenge Round | ||||||||
| 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 2 | ||||
| Preliminary Round | First round | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 6 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
...Miss Cahill had by no means an easy time retaining the championship, as a "dark horse" in the person of Miss Bessie Moore, a young girl of only 17, of the Hohokus Valley Club, gave her a long and hard battle.
| Preceded by | Grand Slam women's singles | Succeeded by |