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
Date	26 June – 8 July
Edition	29th
Category	Grand Slam
Surface	Grass
Location	Worple Road SW19, Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom
Venue	All 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

Main article: 1905 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles

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

Women's singles

Main article: 1905 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

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

Men's doubles

Main article: 1905 Wimbledon Championships – Men's doubles

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