1905 Wimbledon Championships

April 2022 1905 Wimbledon Championships 26 June – 8 July 29th Worple RoadSW19, Wimbledon,London, United Kingdom All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club Grass Grand Slam UKGBI Laurence Doherty USA 1896 May Sutton UKGBI Laurence Doherty / UKGBI Reginald 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.2010 Wimbledon Compendium, by Alan Little (The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, Wimbledon, London, 2010) It was the 29th staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the first Grand Slam tennis event of 1905. May Sutton was the first overseas winner of a Wimbledon championship.100 Years of Wimbledon, by Lance Tingay (Guinness Superlatives Ltd. 1977) There were 71 entries into the men's singles draw setting a new participation record for the event. Champions thumb|260px|Wimbledon 1905, Ladies final between May Sutton and Dorothea Douglass. Men's singles 1905 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles UKGBI Laurence Doherty defeated AUS 1903 Norman Brookes, 8–6, 6–2, 6–4 Gentlemen's Singles Finals 1877-2016 http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/roll_of_honour/gentlemenssingles.html wimbledon.com Wimbledon Championships 29 June 2017 Women's singles 1905 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles USA 1896 May Sutton defeated UKGBI Dorothea Douglass, 6–3, 6–4 Ladies' Singles Finals 1884-2016 http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/roll_of_honour/ladiessingles.html wimbledon.com Wimbledon Championships 29 June 2017 Men's doubles 1905 Wimbledon Championships – Men's doubles UKGBI Laurence Doherty / UKGBI Reginald Doherty defeated UKGBI Frank Riseley / UKGBI Sydney Smith, 6–2, 6–4, 6–8, 6–3 Gentlemen's Doubles Finals 1884-2016 http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/roll_of_honour/gentlemensdoubles.html wimbledon.com Wimbledon Championships 29 June 2017 References External links Official Wimbledon Championships website 1904 U.S. National Championships Grand Slams 1905 U.S. National Championships Wimbledon Championships Wimbledon Championships Wimbledon Championships Wimbledon Championships