Tennis
Events
- Inaugural Australian Championship is held, but for men only
Australia
- Australian Men's Singles Championship – Rodney Heath defeats Arthur Curtis 4–6 6–3 6–4 6–4
England
- Wimbledon Men's Singles Championship – Lawrence Doherty (GB) defeats Norman Brookes (Australia) 8–6 6–2 6–4
- Wimbledon Women's Singles Championship – May Sutton Bundy defeats Dorothea Douglass Lambert Chambers 6–3 6–4
France
- French Men's Singles Championship – Maurice Germot defeats André Vacherot: details unknown
- French Women's Singles Championship – Kate Gillou defeats Y de Pfooffel 6–0 11–9
USA
- American Men's Singles Championship – Beals Wright defeats Holcombe Ward 6–2 6–1 11–9
- American Women's Singles Championship – Elisabeth Moore defeats Helen Homans 6–4 5–7 6–1
Davis Cup
- 1905 International Lawn Tennis Challenge – British Isles 5–0 United States at Queen's Club (grass) London, United Kingdom
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