Adrian Quist
Adrian Karl Quist (* August 4, 1913 in Medindie, Adelaide, South Australia, † November 17, 1991 in Sydney, New South Wales) was an Australian tennis player. Quist won a total of 17 Grand Slam competitions (3x single, 14x double ), and even the Davis Cup. He was the only tennis player to win a Grand Slam tournament before and after the Second World War.
Achievements
Grand Slam title
- Australian Open Individual victories ( 3): 1936, 1940, 1948
- Individual Final ( 1): 1939
- Double Siege ( 10): 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950
- Doubles Final (2): 1934, 1951
- French Open Double Siege ( 1): 1935
- Doubles Final ( 1): 1933
- Mixed Final ( 1): 1934
- Wimbledon Championships Double wins (2 ): 1935, 1950
- U.S. Open Double Siege ( 1): 1939
- Doubles Final ( 1): 1938
Davis Cup
- Winner ( 1): 1939
- Finale ( 4): 1936, 1938, 1946, 1948