1915 Australasian Championships | |
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Date | 13–21 August 1915 |
Edition | 11th |
Category | Grand Slam (ITF) |
Surface | Grass |
Location | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
Venue | Auchenflower [1] |
Champions | |
Singles | |
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Doubles | |
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The 1915 Australasian Championships was a tennis tournament that took place on outdoor Grass courts at the Auchenflower, Brisbane, Australia from 13 August January to 21 August. It was the 11th edition of the Australian Championships (now known as the Australian Open), the 2nd held in Brisbane, and the first Grand Slam tournament of the year. The men's singles title was won by Gordon Lowe.
Gordon Lowe defeated
Horace Rice 4–6, 6–1, 6–1, 6–4 [2]
Horace Rice /
Clarence Todd defeated
Gordon Lowe /
Bert St John, 8–6, 6–4, 7–9, 6–3 [3]
1915 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.
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