1905 Australasian Championships Explained

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[1] 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.[2]

Finals

Singles

See main article: 1905 Australasian Championships – Singles. Rodney Heath defeated Albert Curtis, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–4 [3]

Doubles

Randolph Lycett / Tom Tachell defeated E.T. Barnard / Basil Spence, 11–9, 8–6, 1–6, 4–6, 6–1 [4]

External links

Notes and References

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