This Day in History: July 2, 2005
Additional Date: July 2, 2005
On 2 July 2005, South African tennis player, Wesley Moodie, and Australian, Stephen Huss, won the Wimbledon Men's double title. They beat twins Bob and Mike Bryan 7-6, 6-3, 6-7, and 6-3.
Huss and Moodie had never played together in a tour level event before this tournament.
Before this, the last time a South African had won a title at Wimbledon was in 1982.
References:
(2005) 'Wimbledon-Qualifiers Huss, Moodie win men's doubles' [online] Available at: expressindia.com [4 July] [Accessed 25 June 2009]
Bramley, J. (2005) 'Wimbledon double put SA back on the map' [online] Available at: iol.co.za [4 July] [Accessed 23 June 2009]