Mabel Cahill
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Full name | Mabel Esmonde Cahill |
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Country (sports) | ![]() |
Born | 2 April 1863 Ballyragget, County Kilkenny, Ireland, United Kingdom |
Died | 1 January 1905 Ireland | (aged 41)
Plays | Right-handed |
Int. Tennis HoF | 1976 (member page) |
Singles | |
Grand Slam singles results | |
US Open | W (1891, 1892) |
Doubles | |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
US Open | W (1891, 1892) |
Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
US Open | W (1890, 1891, 1892) |
Mabel Esmonde Cahill (1863–1905) was a female tennis player from Ireland who was active in the late 19th century and was the first foreign woman to win a major tennis tournament when she won the 1891 US National Championships.
Career
Born 2 April 1863, Ballyragget, County Kilkenny, Ireland, Cahill won the Orange Club ladies championship in 1890 and 1891.[1][2]
Cahill became the first foreign woman to win a major tournament when she defeated Ellen Roosevelt in the 1891 US Championships women's final at the Philadelphia Cricket Club.[3] She successfully defended her women's singles title in 1892[4] and also won the women's doubles title with Adeline McKinlay and the mixed doubles title with Clarence Hobart. She did not defend her titles in 1893. She died 1 January 1905.
In 1976 she was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame.[5]
Grand Slam finals
Singles
Wins (2)
Year | Championship | Opponent | Score |
1891 | US Championships | ![]() |
6–4, 6–1, 4–6, 6–3 |
1892 | US Championships | ![]() |
5–7, 6–3, 6–4, 4–6, 6–2 |
Women's doubles
Wins (2)
Year | Championship | Partner | Opponents | Score |
1891 | US Championships | ![]() |
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2–6, 8–6, 6–4 |
1892 | US Championships | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–3 |
Mixed doubles
Wins (1)
Year | Championship | Partner | Opponents | Score |
1892 | US Championships | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–3 |
References
- ^ "Tennis at Orange". The New York Times. 28 June 1890. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
- ^ "Miss Cahill Defeats Miss Morgan". The New York Times. 13 June 1891. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
- ^ "In The Tennis Court". The New York Times. 27 June 1891. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
- ^ "Miss Cahill Still Champion". The NewYork Times. 25 June 1892. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
- ^ International Tennis Hall of Fame
External links
- Use dmy dates from August 2013
- 1863 births
- 19th-century female tennis players
- 19th-century Irish people
- British female tennis players
- Irish female tennis players
- Sportspeople from County Kilkenny
- International Tennis Hall of Fame inductees
- United States National champions (tennis)
- 1905 deaths
- Grand Slam (tennis) champions in women's singles
- Grand Slam (tennis) champions in women's doubles
- Grand Slam (tennis) champions in mixed doubles
- European tennis biography stubs
- Irish sportspeople stubs