1905 Wimbledon Championships | |
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Date | June 26 – July 8 |
Edition | 29th |
Category | Grand Slam |
Surface | Grass |
Location | Worple Road SW19, Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom |
Champions | |
Men's Singles | |
Lawrence Doherty | |
Women's Singles | |
May Godfray Sutton | |
Men's Doubles | |
Reginald Doherty / Lawrence Doherty |
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. It was the 29th staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the first Grand Slam tennis event of 1905.May Godfray Sutton was the first overseas winner of a Wimbledon championship. There were 71 entries into the men's singles draw setting a new participation record for the event.
Lawrence Doherty defeated Norman Brookes, 8–6, 6–2, 6–4
May Sutton defeated Dorothea Douglass, 6–3, 6–4