1905 Australasian Championships
Tennis tournament
1905 Australasian Championships | ||||
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Date | 21–25 November 1905[1] | |||
Edition | 1st | |||
Surface | Grass | |||
Location | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | |||
Venue | Warehouseman's Cricket Ground | |||
Champions | ||||
Singles | ||||
Rodney Heath[1] | ||||
Doubles | ||||
Randolph Lycett / Tom Tachell[2] | ||||
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The 1905 Australasian Championships was a tennis tournament played on Grass courts in Melbourne, Australia at Warehouseman's Cricket Ground. The tournament took place from 21 November[3] through 25 November 1905. It was the inaugural edition of the Australasian Championships and consisted of a men's singles and men's doubles competition. The men's singles event had a field of 17 players and was won by Australian Rodney Heath.[1][4]
Finals
Singles
Rodney Heath defeated Albert Curtis, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–4 [1]
Doubles
Randolph Lycett / Tom Tachell defeated E.T. Barnard / Basil Spence, 11–9, 8–6, 1–6, 4–6, 6–1 [2]
References
- ^ a b c d "Inter-state Tennis. Australasian Championship". The Age. November 27, 1905. Retrieved February 23, 2011.
- ^ a b "Australasian Lawn Tennis Championships". The Sydney Morning Herald. November 27, 1905. Retrieved February 23, 2011.
- ^ Game, Set and Glory. A History of the Australian Tennis Championships page 4 by Bruce Matthews : " ... the Australasian tennis championships were born ... on Tuesday, 21 November 1905."
- ^ Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). New York: New Chapter Press. p. 355. ISBN 978-0942257700.
External links
- Australian Open Official website
Preceded by 1905 U.S. National Championships | Grand Slams | Succeeded by 1906 Wimbledon Championships |
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