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1887 U.S. National Championships
1887 U.S. National Championships
Date	August 22 - August 30 (M); September 27 - October 5 (W)
Edition	7th
Category	Grand Slam
Surface	Grass court
Location	Philadelphia, PA (WS); Orange Lawn Tennis Club, South Orange, New Jersey (MD) ; Newport, R.I. (MS)
Champions
Men's singles
	Richard Sears
Women's singles
	Ellen Hansell
Men's doubles
	Richard Sears / James Dwight

List of champions of the 1887 U.S. National Championships (now known as the US Open). The men's tournament was held from August 22 to August 30 on the outdoor grass courts at the Newport Casino in Newport, Rhode Island. It was the 7th U.S. National Championships and the second Grand Slam tournament of the year. In 1887 the first U.S. Women's National Singles Championship was held. The event was launched at the Philadelphia Cricket Club, PA and was played after the men's tournament had ended. 17-year-old Philadelphian Ellen Hansell became the first women's champion.^[1] The men's doubles event was played at the Orange Lawn Tennis Club in South Orange, New Jersey.^[2]

Champions

Men's singles

Richard Sears defeated Henry Slocum 6–1, 6–3, 6–2

Women's singles

Ellen Hansell defeated Laura Knight 6–1, 6–0

Men's doubles

Richard Sears / James Dwight defeated Howard Taylor / Henry Slocum 6–4, 3–6, 2–6, 6–3, 6–3

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). New York: New Chapter Press. pp. 453–454, 465, 476. ISBN 978-0942257700.
^ "USTA LOCATIONS". www.usta.com. Retrieved November 7, 2020.