1905 Australasian Championships

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]

1905 Australasian Championships
Date21–25 November 1905[1]
Edition1st
SurfaceGrass
LocationMelbourne, Victoria, Australia
VenueWarehouseman's Cricket Ground
Champions
Singles
Australia Rodney Heath[1]
Doubles
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Randolph Lycett / Australia Tom Tachell[2]

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. "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.
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