List of champions of the 1895 U.S. National Championships
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. The women's tournament was held from June 25 to June 29 on the outdoor grass courts at the
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. It was the 16th U.S. National Championships and the second
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tournament of the year.
Finals
Men's singles
Fred Hovey defeated
Robert Wrenn
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6–3, 6–2, 6–4
Women's singles
Juliette Atkinson
Juliette Paxton Atkinson Buxton (née Atkinson; April 15, 1873 – January 12, 1944) was an American tennis player. She was born in Rahway, New Jersey, United States.
Biography
Atkinson was the daughter of a Brooklyn, New York physician. She won ...
defeated
Helen Hellwig
Helena Rebecca Hellwig Pouch (March 4, 1874 – November 26, 1960) was an American female tennis player and served as the 18th President General of the Daughters of the American Revolution.
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6–4, 6–2, 6–1
Men's doubles
Malcolm Chace /
Robert Wrenn
Robert Duffield Wrenn (September 20, 1873 – November 12, 1925) was an American left-handed tennis player, four-time U.S. singles championship winner, and one of the first inductees in the International Tennis Hall of Fame.
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Wrenn w ...
defeated
Clarence Hobart
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Fred Hovey 7–5, 6–1, 8–6
Women's doubles
Helen Hellwig
Helena Rebecca Hellwig Pouch (March 4, 1874 – November 26, 1960) was an American female tennis player and served as the 18th President General of the Daughters of the American Revolution.
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Helena was born in New York City, the da ...
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Juliette Atkinson
Juliette Paxton Atkinson Buxton (née Atkinson; April 15, 1873 – January 12, 1944) was an American tennis player. She was born in Rahway, New Jersey, United States.
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Atkinson was the daughter of a Brooklyn, New York physician. She won ...
defeated
Elisabeth Moore
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Amy Williams
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6–2, 6–2, 12–10
Mixed doubles
Juliette Atkinson
Juliette Paxton Atkinson Buxton (née Atkinson; April 15, 1873 – January 12, 1944) was an American tennis player. She was born in Rahway, New Jersey, United States.
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Atkinson was the daughter of a Brooklyn, New York physician. She won ...
/
Edwin P. Fischer defeated
Amy Williams
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Mantle Fielding
Mantle Fielding, Jr. (September 30, 1865 – March 27, 1941) was an American architect, art historian, and tennis player.
Career
Fielding was born in Manhattan to Mantle Fielding (1837–1890) and Anne Margaret Stone (''maiden''; 1838–1906). H ...
4–6, 8–6, 6–2
References
External links
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