1916 U.S. National Championships – Women's singles

Draw[]

References[]

Challenge round[]

All Comers' finals[]

Women's singles
Women's singles
1916 U.S. National Championships
Champion	Molla Bjurstedt
Runner-up	Louise Hammond Raymond
Final score	6–0, 6–1
Details
Draw	72
Seeds	–
Events

In tennis, reigning champion Molla Bjurstedt won the singles tennis title of the 1916 U.S. Women's National Singles Championship by defeating Louise Hammond Raymond 6–0, 6–1 in the challenge round. Hammond Raymond had won the right to challenge Bjurstedt by defeating Eleanora Sears 6–3, 6–4 in the final of the All Comers' competition. The event was played on outdoor grass courts and held at the Philadelphia Cricket Club in Wissahickon Heights, Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia from June 5 through June 12, 1916.^[1]

Quarterfinals					Semifinals				Finals

	Evelyn Sears	6	6

		3	2
						Evelyn Sears	2	1

						Louise Hammond Raymond	6	6
	Louise Hammond Raymond	6	6

	Maud Barger-Wallach	1	3
										Louise Hammond Raymond	6	6

										Eleanora Sears	3	4
	Eleanora Sears	6	6

		3	3
						Eleanora Sears	6	6

							2	3
		4	8	7

	Mrs. Hall	6	6	5

Challenge Round

Molla Bjurstedt

Louise Hammond Raymond

^ ^a ^b ^c Collins, Bud (2016). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (3rd ed.). New York: New Chapter Press. p. 497. ISBN 978-1-937559-38-0.

[collins-1] Collins, Bud (2016). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (3rd ed.). New York: New Chapter Press. p. 497. ISBN 978-1-937559-38-0.

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