Mabel Cahill

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.

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. She successfully defended her women's singles title in 1892 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.

Grand Slam finals

Singles

Wins (2)

Year	Championship	Opponent	Score
1891	US Championships	Ellen Roosevelt	6–4, 6–1, 4–6, 6–3
1892	US Championships	Elisabeth Moore	5–7, 6–3, 6–4, 4–6, 6–2

Women's doubles

Wins (2)

Year	Championship	Partner	Opponents	Score
1891	US Championships	Emma Leavitt-Morgan	Ellen Roosevelt Grace Roosevelt	2–6, 8–6, 6–4
1892	US Championships	Adeline McKinlay	Phyllis Walsh Grace Robert LeRoy	6–1, 6–3

Mixed doubles

Wins (1)

Year	Championship	Partner	Opponents	Score
1892	US Championships	Clarence Hobart	Elisabeth Moore Rodmond Beach	6–1, 6–3

External links

• Mabel Cahill at the International Tennis Hall of Fame