1905 Australasian Championships
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| 1905 Australasian Championships | |
|---|---|
| Date | 21–25 November 1905[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 the Warehouseman's Cricket Ground. The tournament took place from 21 November[3] to 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]
Finals
[edit | edit source]Singles
[edit | edit source] Rodney Heath defeated Albert Curtis, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–4[1]
Doubles
[edit | edit source] Randolph Lycett / Tom Tachell defeated E.T. Barnard / Basil Spence, 11–9, 8–6, 1–6, 4–6, 6–1[2]
References
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- ^ a b Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ 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."
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