Rodney Heath

Rodney Heath

Rodney Wilfred Heath (15 June 1884 – 6 October 1936) was an Australian male tennis player.

Heath was the Men's Singles champion at the inaugural Australasian Championships in 1905 defeating Arthur Curtis in four sets. He won again it five years later, in 1910, after a victory in the final against Horace Rice in three straight sets.

In 1911 he played in the Davis Cup challenge round in New Zealand against the United States and defeated William Larned in four sets.

He joined the Royal Flying Corps in England in 1915 and was promoted to the rank of major two years later.

In 1919 he reached the final of the Wimbledon Men's Doubles tournament with Randolph Lycett.