1905_Australasian_Championships

1905 Australasian Championships

1905 Australasian Championships

Tennis tournament

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]

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Finals

Singles

Main article: 1905 Australasian Championships – Singles

Australia Rodney Heath defeated Australia Albert Curtis, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–4 [1]

Doubles

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Randolph Lycett / Australia Tom Tachell defeated Australia E.T. Barnard / Australia Basil Spence, 11–9, 8–6, 1–6, 4–6, 6–1 [2]

References

  1. [1]
    "Inter-state Tennis. Australasian Championship". The Age. November 27, 1905. Retrieved February 23, 2011.
  2. [2]
    "Australasian Lawn Tennis Championships". The Sydney Morning Herald. November 27, 1905. Retrieved February 23, 2011.
  3. [3]
    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."
  4. [4]
    Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). New York: New Chapter Press. p. 355. ISBN 978-0942257700.
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