Born: June 15, 1884
Died: October 26, 1936 (at age 52)
Rodney Heath
Biography
Rodney Wilfred Heath (15 June 1884 - 26 October 1936) was an Australian tennis player.
Personal
Heath was the second son of F. W. Heath who was the official timekeeper at the Victorian Racing Club and Victorian Amateur Turf Club. In June 1915 Heath left Australia to join the Royal Flying Corps in England. He was promoted to the rank of major two years later. In 1916 Heath was injured when he crash-landed his plane after flying into a snowstorm en route from England to France.
Tennis career
Heath was the Men's Singles champion at the inaugural Australasian Championships in 1905 defeating Albert 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.
In 1919 he reached the final of the Wimbledon Men's Doubles tournament with Randolph Lycett.
Grand Slam finals
Singles: 2 titles
| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Opponent | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1905 | Australasian Championships | Grass | Arthur Curtis | 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 | |
| Winner | 1910 | Australasian Championships | Grass | Horace Rice | 6-4, 6-3, 6-2 |
Doubles: 5 (3 titles, 2 runners-up)
| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1906 | Australasian Championships | Grass | Anthony Wilding | Cecil C. Cox Harry Parker |
6-2, 6-4, 6-2 | |
| Runner-up | 1910 | Australasian Championships | Grass | James O'Day | Ashley Campbell Horace Rice |
3-6, 3-6, 2-6 | |
| Winner | 1911 | Australasian Championships | Grass | Randolph Lycett | John Addison Norman Brookes |
6-2, 7-5, 6-0 | |
| Winner | 1914 | Australasian Championships | Grass | Arthur O'Hara Wood | Ashley Campbell Gerald Patterson |
5-7, 6-3, 3-6, 3-6 | |
| Runner-up | 1919 | Wimbledon | Grass | Randolph Lycett | Pat O'Hara-Wood Ronald Thomas |
4-6, 2-6, 6-4, 2-6 |
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