1887 U.S. National Championships (tennis)

List of Champions of the 1887 U.S. National Championships (now known as the US Open):

Men's Singles

Richard Sears (tennis player)

Richard Dudley "Dick" Sears – was an American male tennis player. He was the son of Frederic Richard Sears and Albertina Homer Shelton. He married Eleanor M Cochrane on Nov 24, 1891 and they had Richard Dudley Sears, Jr. and Miriam Sears.Sears was undefeated in the U.S...

defeated Henry Slocum

Henry Slocum (tennis player)

Henry Warner Slocum, Jr. was an American male tennis player. He was the son of the American politician and Union general Henry Warner Slocum....

6-1, 6-3, 6-2

Women's Singles

Ellen Hansell

Ellen Forde Hansell Alderdice was a female tennis player from the United States who is best known for being the first women's singles champion of the U.S. Championships in 1887. She was also a losing finalist to Bertha Townsend the next year.-Win :-Runner-up :-External links:*...

defeated Laura Knight 6-1, 6-0

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