1905 Australasian Championships

1905 Australasian Championships
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 the Warehouseman's Cricket Ground. The tournament took place from 21 November ^[3] to 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

Main article: 1905 Australasian Championships – 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

1. "Inter-state Tennis. Australasian Championship". The Age . November 27, 1905. Retrieved February 23, 2011.
2. "Australasian Lawn Tennis Championships". The Sydney Morning Herald . November 27, 1905. Retrieved February 23, 2011.
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. 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