Helen Hellwig Helena Rebecca Hellwig Pouch (March 4, 1874 – November 26, 1960) was an American female tennis player and served as the 18th President General of the Daughters of the American Revolution. Personal life Helena was born in New York City, the da ...

won the singles tennis title by defeating reigning champion

Aline Terry Aline Terry was an American tennis player active at the end of the 19th century. She was born in Princeton, New Jersey. Terry won both the singles and the doubles title in the 1893 U.S. National Championships (now called the US Open) In the sin ...

7–5, 3–6, 6–0, 3–6, 6–3 in the Challenge Round of the 1894 U.S. Women's National Singles Championship. Hellwig had won the right to challenge Terry by defeating Bertha Toulmin 6–2, 6–5, 6–4 in the final of the All Comers' competition. The event was played on outdoor

grass court A grass court is one of the four different types of tennis court on which the sport of tennis, originally known as "lawn tennis", is played. Grass courts are made of grasses in different compositions depending on the tournament. Although grass c ...

s and held at the

Philadelphia Cricket Club The Philadelphia Cricket Club, founded in 1854, is the oldest country club in the United States. It has two locations: Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, and Flourtown, Pennsylvania. History Founded on February 10, 1854, the Philadelphia Cricket ...

in Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia from June 12 through June 16, 1894.

Draw

Challenge round

All Comers' finals

References

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1894 Events January–March * January 4 – A military alliance is established between the French Third Republic and the Russian Empire. * January 7 – William Kennedy Dickson receives a patent for motion picture film in the United S ...

1894 in American women's sports 1894 in sports June 1894 events Women's Singles 1894 in women's tennis Women's sports in Pennsylvania Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia 1894 in Pennsylvania