1905 Wimbledon Championships

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1905 Wimbledon Championships
Date26 June – 8 July
Edition29th
Category Grand Slam
Surface Grass
LocationWorple Road
SW19, Wimbledon,
London, United Kingdom
Venue All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club
Champions
Men's singles
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Laurence Doherty
Women's singles
Flag of the United States (1896-1908).svg May Sutton
Men's doubles
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Laurence Doherty / Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Reginald Doherty
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The 1905 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. The tournament ran from 26 June until 8 July. [1] It was the 29th staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the first Grand Slam tennis event of 1905. [2] May Sutton was the first overseas winner of a Wimbledon championship. [2] There were 71 entries into the men's singles draw setting a new participation record for the event. [2]

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Finals

Wimbledon 1905, Ladies final between May Sutton and Dorothea Douglass. Wimbledon 1905, ladies final.jpg
Wimbledon 1905, Ladies final between May Sutton and Dorothea Douglass.

Men's singles

Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Laurence Doherty defeated Flag of Australia (1903-1908).svg Norman Brookes, 8–6, 6–2, 6–4 [3]

Women's singles

Flag of the United States (1896-1908).svg May Sutton defeated Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dorothea Douglass, 6–3, 6–4 [4]

Men's doubles

Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Laurence Doherty / Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Reginald Doherty defeated Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Frank Riseley / Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Sydney Smith, 6–2, 6–4, 6–8, 6–3 [5]

References

  1. ↑ 2010 Wimbledon Compendium, by Alan Little (The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, Wimbledon, London, 2010)
  2. 1 2 3 100 Years of Wimbledon, by Lance Tingay (Guinness Superlatives Ltd. 1977)
  3. ↑ "Gentlemen's Singles Finals 1877-2016". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships . Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  4. ↑ "Ladies' Singles Finals 1884-2016". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships . Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  5. ↑ "Gentlemen's Doubles Finals 1884-2016". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships . Retrieved 29 June 2017.
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