Rodney Heath

Wilfrid Rodney Heath ( born June 15, 1884 in Birmingham, United Kingdom, † October 26, 1936 in Melbourne, Australia) was an Australian tennis player.

Career

Heath was the winner in the men's singles at the first edition of the Australian Championships (now the Australian Open ) in 1905., He could repeat this success in 1910. He also won in 1906 along with Tony Wilding and 1911 with Randolph Lycett the doubles competition. In 1911, he also reached the Wimbledon Championships at the first knockout round his best result.

In 1911 he won with the team of Australia and New Zealand Davis Cup. In the final against Team U.S., he defeated William Larned 3-1 sets.

During the First World War, Heath was drafted in 1915 and joined the Royal Flying Corps. In 1917 he was appointed Major.

After the war, Heath won the indoor tournament in doubles in Paris, and reached the doubles final of Wimbledon in 1919. In 1920 he again won the Davis Cup with Australia. In 1925 he took part in Wimbledon for the last time in the tournament.

He died on 26 October 1936 in a hospital in Melbourne.

Title

Singles

Doubles

Sources and links

• Collins, B.: History of tennis. 2nd edition. New Chapter Press, New York 2010, ISBN 978-0-942257-70-0, pp. 357, 372, 692 f
• Obituaries from The Argus (Melbourne ) from October 27, 1936 (online)
• Rodney Heath Wilfrid. tennisarchives.com, accessed on 22 October 2012 ( English).
• Davis Cup stats by Rodney Heath ( English)

• Tennis players (Australia)
• Born in 1884
• Died in 1936
• Man