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Adrian Quist
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Full name	Adrian Karl Quist
Country (sports)	Australia
Born	(1913-01-23)23 January 1913 Medindie, South Australia, Australia
Died	17 November 1991(1991-11-17) (aged 78) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Turned pro	1930 (amateur tour)
Retired	1955
Plays	Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
Int. Tennis HoF	1984 (member page)
Career record	517–147 (77.8%)
Career titles	46
Highest ranking	No. 3 (1939, Gordon Lowe)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	W (1936, 1940, 1948)
French Open	4R (1935)
Wimbledon	QF (1936)
US Open	QF (1933)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	W (1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950)
French Open	W (1935)
Wimbledon	W (1935, 1950)
US Open	W (1939)
Team competitions
Davis Cup	W (1939)

Adrian Karl Quist (born 23 January 1913 – died 17 November 1991) was a famous Australian tennis player. He is best known for his amazing skills in doubles tennis. He won many major titles during his career.

Adrian Quist's Life and Tennis Career
Grand Slam Achievements
See also

Adrian Quist's Life and Tennis Career

Adrian Quist was born in Medindie, South Australia, a town in Australia. His father, Karl Quist, was a well-known cricket player. Karl also owned a sports shop.

Adrian grew up in Adelaide. He once played against another famous tennis player, Harry Hopman. Adrian lost that match, even though he had a head start.

Adrian Quist won the Australian Championships men's singles title three times. But he is mostly remembered as one of the greatest doubles players ever.

He won 10 doubles titles in a row at the Australian Open between 1936 and 1950. For eight of those wins, his partner was John Bromwich.

Adrian was also one of the few players to achieve a "Career Doubles Slam." This means he won all four major tennis doubles tournaments at least once. These tournaments are the Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon, and US Open.

In 1939, Adrian Quist was ranked as the World No. 3 player in singles. He was ranked World No. 4 in 1936.

After he stopped playing tennis, Adrian Quist became a journalist. He wrote articles for The Sydney Morning Herald newspaper.

In 1984, Adrian Quist was honored by being added to the International Tennis Hall of Fame. This is a special place for the best tennis players in history.

Adrian Quist also held the record for the most Davis Cup victories for Australia. The Davis Cup is a big international team tennis event. His record was later broken by Lleyton Hewitt in 2010.

Adrian Quist passed away in Sydney, New South Wales, in 1991. He was 78 years old.

Adrian Quist hitting a low volley in the 1930s

Grand Slam Achievements

Adrian Quist had a very successful career in Grand Slam tournaments. These are the four biggest annual tennis events.

Singles Titles

Adrian Quist won three major singles titles at the Australian Championships. He was also a runner-up once.

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1936	Australian Championships	Grass	Jack Crawford	6–2, 6–3, 4–6, 3–6, 9–7
Loss	1939	Australian Championships	Grass	John Bromwich	4–6, 1–6, 3–6
Win	1940	Australian Championships	Grass	Jack Crawford	6–3, 6–1, 6–2
Win	1948	Australian Championships	Grass	John Bromwich	6–4, 3–6, 6–3, 2–6, 6–3

Doubles Titles

Adrian Quist won an amazing 14 Grand Slam doubles titles. He also reached the finals four other times. His record of 10 consecutive Australian doubles titles is especially impressive.

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	1933	French Championships	Clay	Vivian McGrath	Pat Hughes Fred Perry	2–6, 4–6, 6–2, 5–7
Loss	1934	Australian Championships	Grass	Don Turnbull	Pat Hughes Fred Perry	8–6, 3–6, 4–6, 6–3, 3–6
Win	1935	French Championships	Clay	Jack Crawford	Donald Turnbull Vivian McGrath	6–1, 6–4, 6–2
Win	1935	Wimbledon Championships	Grass	Jack Crawford	Wilmer Allison John Van Ryn	6–3, 5–7, 6–2, 5–7, 7–5
Win	1936	Australian Championships	Grass	Don Turnbull	Jack Crawford Vivian McGrath	6–8, 6–2, 6–1, 3–6, 6–2
Win	1937	Australian Championships	Grass	Don Turnbull	John Bromwich Jack Harper	6–2, 9–7, 1–6, 6–8, 6–4
Win	1938	Australian Championships	Grass	John Bromwich	Gottfried von Cramm Henner Henkel	7–5, 6–4, 6–0
Loss	1938	U.S. Championships	Grass	John Bromwich	Don Budge Gene Mako	3–6, 2–6, 1–6
Win	1939	Australian Championships	Grass	John Bromwich	Colin Long Don Turnbull	6–4, 7–5, 6–2
Win	1939	U.S. Championships	Grass	John Bromwich	Jack Crawford Harry Hopman	8–6, 6–1, 6–4
Win	1940	Australian Championships	Grass	John Bromwich	Jack Crawford Vivian McGrath	6–3, 7–5, 6–1
Win	1946	Australian Championships	Grass	John Bromwich	Max Newcombe Leonard Schwartz	6–3, 6–1, 9–7
Win	1947	Australian Championships	Grass	John Bromwich	Frank Sedgman George Worthington	6–1, 6–3, 6–1
Win	1948	Australian Championships	Grass	John Bromwich	Frank Sedgman Colin Long	1–6, 6–8, 9–7, 6–3, 8–6
Win	1949	Australian Championships	Grass	John Bromwich	Geoffrey Brown Bill Sidwell	1–6, 7–5, 6–2, 6–3
Win	1950	Australian Championships	Grass	John Bromwich	Jaroslav Drobný Eric Sturgess	6–3, 5–7, 4–6, 6–3, 8–6
Win	1950	Wimbledon Championships	Grass	John Bromwich	Geoff Brown Bill Sidwell	7–5, 3–6, 6–3, 3–6, 6–2
Loss	1951	Australian Championships	Grass	John Bromwich	Frank Sedgman Ken McGregor	9–11, 6–2, 3–6, 6–4, 3–6