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General First nameAdrian Karl
LastnameQuist
GenderMale
CountryAustralia
Date of birth1913-08-04
Place of birthMedindie, Australia
Date of death1991-11-17
Place of deathSydney, Australia


About

When historians reflect on the greatest Australian doubles players of all time, the name Adrian Quist invariably is included in the conversation.

His father was Karl Quist, who had been a noted interstate cricketer, and owned a sporting goods store at the time of his son's birth. The tennis legend grew up in Adelaide and once played Harry Hopman, but lost, having given Hopman a head start.

Quist won ten consecutive Australian Championships in doubles and was a standout performer in that capacity. His return from the advantage court was outstanding, and he had as deep a command of the doubles craft as anyone who has ever played the game. Quist held the distinction of being the only man to win Grand Slam championships before and after World War II.

Quist was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1984.

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Archive statistics Career1930 - 1960
Tournament wins51
Matches545
Match wins431


Tournament wins 1951 - North Queensland Championships (Amateur)
1951 - New South Wales - White City (Amateur)
1951 - County of Cumberland (Amateur)
1950 - Central Northern Championships (Amateur)
1949 - Australian Hard Courts Championship (Amateur)
1949 - Brisbane Exhibition (Amateur)
1949 - St. Joseph's Open (Amateur)
1948 - Victorian Hardcourt Championships (Amateur)
1948 - Australian Hard Courts Championship (Amateur)
1948 - Queensland Championships (Amateur)
1948 - Tasmanian Championships (Amateur)
1948 - Northern Suburbs Hardcourts (Amateur)
1948 - Australian Open (Grandslam)
1947 - Queensland Championships (Amateur)
1947 - Tasmanian Championships (Amateur)
1947 - New South Wales Hard Court Championships (Amateur)
1947 - Sydney Metropolitan Hard Courts (Amateur)
1947 - Northern Suburbs Hardcourts (Amateur)
1947 - New South Wales Championships (Amateur)
1947 - Australian Hard Courts Championship (Amateur)
1947 - Central Northern Championships (Amateur)
1941 - South Australian Championships ()
1940 - Metropolitan Grass Court Championships of Sydney (Amateur)
1940 - Brisbane Exhibition (Amateur)
1940 - Maroochy Championships (Amateur)
1940 - County of Cumberland (Amateur)
1940 - South Australian Championships ()
1940 - Queensland Championships (Amateur)
1940 - Australian Open (Grandslam)
1939 - St. Kilda Easter (Amateur)
1939 - Longwood Bowl (Amateur)
1939 - South Australian Championships ()
1939 - Metropolitan Cricket (MCC ) Autumn Tournament (Amateur)
1938 - Pacific Southwest Championships (Open)
1938 - Victorian Championships (Amateur)
1937 - South Australian Centenary Championships (Amateur)
1937 - South Australian Championships ()
1937 - Riverina ()
1936 - Australian Open (Grandslam)
1936 - Victorian Championships (Amateur)
1936 - North of England Championships (Open)
1936 - Buxton (Amateur)
1936 - Hampshire Championships (Amateur)
1935 - Victorian Championships (Amateur)
1935 - New South Wales Championships (Amateur)
1935 - Macomber Cup - Monte Carlo 23's (Amateur)
1935 - Queensland Championships (Amateur)
1934 - Sopot Second Tournament (Amateur)
1933 - Queensland Championships (Amateur)
1933 - Herga Club (Amateur)
1932 - Western Australia Championships (Open)


Tournaments Queens Club Tournament - 1960 Southampton Invitation (Long Island) - 1960 Wimbledon - 1955 Queens Club Tournament - 1955 Kent Championships - 1955 North of England Championships - 1955 International Club Matches - FRA - 1955 Bad Neuenahr - 1955 Darling Downs - 1954 New South Wales Hard Court Championships - 1954 Australian Open - 1953 Australian Hard Courts Championship - 1953 Brisbane Exhibition - 1953 Australian Open - 1952 Victorian Championships - 1952 New South Wales Championships - 1952 Metropolitan Grass Court Championships of Sydney - 1952 Northern Suburbs - 1952 Brisbane Exhibition - 1952 Australian Open - 1951 Victorian Championships - 1951 New South Wales Championships - 1951 Metropolitan Grass Court Championships of Sydney - 1951 County of Cumberland - 1951 New South Wales - White City - 1951 Brisbane Exhibition - 1951 North Queensland Championships - 1951 Wimbledon - 1950 South Australian Championships - 1950 Monte Carlo - 1950 Roland Garros - 1950 Victorian Championships - 1950 New South Wales Championships - 1950 Nice - 1950 Italian International Championships - 1950 British Hard Court Championships - 1950 International Championships of Egypt - Cairo - 1950 German International Championships - 1950 International Championships of Egypt-Alexandria - 1950 Scottish Championships - 1950 Köln International - 1950 Oslo International - 1950 Central Northern Championships - 1950 Australian Open - 1949 Victorian Championships - 1949 New South Wales Championships - 1949 Australian Hard Courts Championship - 1949 Tasmanian Championships - 1949 Perth Spring Tournament - 1949 Brisbane Exhibition - 1949 St. Joseph's Open - 1949 Australian Open - 1948 US Open - 1948 Victorian Championships - 1948 New South Wales Championships - 1948 Pacific Southwest Championships - 1948 Queensland Championships - 1948 Australian Hard Courts Championship - 1948 Victorian Hardcourt Championships - 1948 Tasmanian Championships - 1948 Northern Suburbs Hardcourts - 1948 Australian Open - 1947 Victorian Championships - 1947 New South Wales Championships - 1947 Queensland Championships - 1947 Australian Hard Courts Championship - 1947 Tasmanian Championships - 1947 New South Wales Hard Court Championships - 1947 Northern Suburbs Hardcourts - 1947 Sydney Metropolitan Hard Courts - 1947 Central Northern Championships - 1947 Australian Open - 1946 Victorian Championships - 1946 New South Wales Championships - 1946 US vs. Australia exhibitions - 1946 Northern Suburbs Hardcourts - 1946 Victorian Championships - 1945 South Australian Championships - 1941 Victorian Championships - 1941 New South Wales Championships - 1941 Queensland War Fund Tournament - 1941 Australian Open - 1940 South Australian Championships - 1940 Victorian Championships - 1940 New South Wales Championships - 1940 Queensland Championships - 1940 Metropolitan Grass Court Championships of Sydney - 1940 New South Wales Hard Court Championships - 1940 County of Cumberland - 1940 Maroochy Championships - 1940 Brisbane Exhibition - 1940 Australian Open - 1939 South Australian Championships - 1939 US Open - 1939 Victorian Championships - 1939 New South Wales Championships - 1939 Longwood Bowl - 1939 Pacific Coast Championship - 1939 Pacific Southwest Championships - 1939 Metropolitan Cricket (MCC ) Autumn Tournament - 1939 St. Kilda Easter - 1939 Australian Open - 1938 US Open - 1938 Victorian Championships - 1938 New South Wales Championships - 1938 Pacific Southwest Championships - 1938 US vs. Australia exhibitions - 1938 Triangular Exhbitiion - 1938 Auckland Exhibition - 1938 Australian Open - 1937 South Australian Championships - 1937 Victorian Championships - 1937 New South Wales Championships - 1937 Queensland Championships - 1937 South Australian Centenary Championships - 1937 Riverina - 1937 Australian Open - 1936 Wimbledon - 1936 Victorian Championships - 1936 New South Wales Championships - 1936 North of England Championships - 1936 Hampshire Championships - 1936 Buxton - 1936 Adelaide Metropolitan - 1936 Australian Open - 1935 Wimbledon - 1935 South Australian Championships - 1935 Roland Garros - 1935 Victorian Championships - 1935 New South Wales Championships - 1935 Netherlands International Championships - 1935 Queensland Championships - 1935 Macomber Cup - Monte Carlo 23's - 1935 Monte Carlo Easter Tournament - 1935 Australian Open - 1934 Wimbledon - 1934 South Australian Championships - 1934 Roland Garros - 1934 Victorian Championships - 1934 New South Wales Championships - 1934 German International Championships - 1934 Queensland Championships - 1934 Great Britain vs. Australia Test Match 4 - 1934 Pörtschach Championships - 1934 Sopot Second Tournament - 1934 Australian Open - 1933 Wimbledon - 1933 Roland Garros - 1933 US Open - 1933 Victorian Championships - 1933 Pacific Southwest Championships - 1933 British Hard Court Championships - 1933 Queensland Championships - 1933 Herga Club - 1933 Great Britain vs. Australia Test Match 1 - 1933 Great Britain vs. Australia Test Match 2 - 1933 Great Britain vs. Australia Test Match 3 - 1933 Sheffield - 1933 Metropolitan Cricket (MCC ) Autumn Tournament - 1933 Australian Open - 1932 South Australian Championships - 1932 Victorian Championships - 1932 Western Australia Championships - 1932 Adelaide Metropolitan - 1932 Australian Open - 1931 South Australian Championships - 1931 Victorian Championships - 1931 Western Australia Championships - 1931 Australian Open - 1930 South Australian Championships - 1930