1905 Australasian Championships

1905 Australasian Championships
Date	17–26 November^[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]

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 17 November through 27 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]^[3]

Champions

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 / B. Spence, 11–9, 8–6, 1–6, 4–6, 6–1 ^[2]

References

1 2 3 4 "Inter-state Tennis. Australasian Championship.". The Age. November 27, 1905. Retrieved February 23, 2011.
1 2 "Australasian Lawn Tennis Championships.". The Sydney Morning Herald. November 27, 1905. Retrieved February 23, 2011.
↑ 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 1904 U.S. National Championships	Grand Slams	Succeeded by 1905 Wimbledon Championships

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