1905 Wimbledon Championships

The 1905 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. The tournament ran from 26 June until 8 July.[1] It was the 29th staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the first Grand Slam tennis event of 1905.[2] May Sutton was the first overseas winner of a Wimbledon championship.[2] There were 71 entries into the men's singles draw setting a new participation record for the event.[2]

1905 Wimbledon Championships
Date26 June – 8 July
Edition29th
CategoryGrand Slam
SurfaceGrass
LocationWorple Road
SW19, Wimbledon,
London, United Kingdom
VenueAll England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club
Champions
Men's Singles
Laurence Doherty
Women's Singles
May Sutton
Men's Doubles
Laurence Doherty / Reginald Doherty

Finals

Wimbledon 1905, Ladies final between May Sutton and Dorothea Douglass.

Men's Singles

Laurence Doherty defeated Norman Brookes, 8–6, 6–2, 6–4 [3]

Women's Singles

May Sutton defeated Dorothea Douglass, 6–3, 6–4 [4]

Men's Doubles

Laurence Doherty / Reginald Doherty defeated Frank Riseley / Sydney Smith, 6–2, 6–4, 6–8, 6–3 [5]

References

  1. 2010 Wimbledon Compendium, by Alan Little (The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, Wimbledon, London, 2010)
  2. 100 Years of Wimbledon, by Lance Tingay (Guinness Superlatives Ltd. 1977)
  3. "Gentlemen's Singles Finals 1877-2016". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  4. "Ladies' Singles Finals 1884-2016". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  5. "Gentlemen's Doubles Finals 1884-2016". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
Preceded by
1904 U.S. National Championships
Grand Slams Succeeded by
1905 U.S. National Championships
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