1905 Wimbledon Championships

Tennis tournament
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
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Laurence Doherty
Women's singles
United States May Sutton
Men's doubles
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Laurence Doherty / United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Reginald Doherty
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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]

Finals

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

Men's singles

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Laurence Doherty defeated Australia Norman Brookes, 8–6, 6–2, 6–4 [3]

Women's singles

United States May Sutton defeated United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Dorothea Douglass, 6–3, 6–4 [4]

Men's doubles

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Laurence Doherty / United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Reginald Doherty defeated United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Frank Riseley / United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland 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. ^ a b c 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.

External links

  • Official Wimbledon Championships website
Preceded by
1904 U.S. National Championships
 Grand Slams Succeeded by
1905 U.S. National Championships
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