The 1905

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was a

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tournament played on

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s in

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, Australia at Warehouseman's Cricket Ground. The tournament took place from 21 November 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 Rodney Wilfred Heath (15 June 1884 – 26 October 1936) was an Australian tennis player. Personal Heath was the second son of F. W. Heath who was the official timekeeper at the Victorian Racing Club and Victorian Amateur Turf Club. Rodney's ...

Finals

Singles

defeated Albert Curtis, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–4

Doubles

Randolph Lycett Randolph Lycett (27 August 1886 – 9 February 1935) was a British tennis player. Lycett is primarily known for his success in doubles, winning 5 men's doubles and 3 mixed doubles slams. He was also the runner-up at the 1922 Wimbledon men's si ...

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

References

External links

Australian Open Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Australasian Championships,1905 1905 in Australian tennis

1905 As the second year of the massive Russo-Japanese War begins, more than 100,000 die in the largest world battles of that era, and the war chaos leads to the 1905 Russian Revolution against Nicholas II of Russia (Shostakovich's 11th Symphony i ...

November 1905 sports events