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1914 U.S. National Championships – Women's singles

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Women's singles
1914 U.S. National Championships
Final
ChampionUnited States Mary Browne[1]
Runner-upUnited States Marie Wagner[1]
Score6–2, 1–6, 6–1
Details
Draw46
Seeds
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
← 1913 · U.S. National Championships · 1915 →

Reigning champion Mary Browne won the singles tennis title of the 1914 U.S. Women's National Singles Championship by defeating Marie Wagner 6–2, 1–6, 6–1 in the challenge round. It was Browne's third successive singles title. Wagner had won the right to challenge Browne by defeating Clare Cassel 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 in the United States, from June 8 through June 13, 1914.[1]

Draw

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Challenge round

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Challenge Round
     
United States Mary Browne 6 1 6
United States Marie Wagner 2 6 1

All Comers' finals

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
               
United States Marie Wagner 6 6
United States Carrie Neely 2 3
United States Marie Wagner 6 6
United States Louise Raymond 4 4
United States Louise Raymond 4 6 6
United States Connie Sullivan 6 2 1
United States Marie Wagner 6 7
United States Clare Cassel 1 5
United States Isabel Pendleton 6 6
United States Margaretta Myers 2 1
United States Isabel Pendleton 1 2
United States Clare Cassel 6 6
United States Ann Sheafe 6 4 1
United States Clare Cassel 4 6 6

References

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  1. ^ a b c Collins, Bud (2016). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (3rd ed.). New York: New Chapter Press. p. 496. ISBN 978-1-937559-38-0.
Preceded by Grand Slam women's singles Succeeded by