Adrian Karl Quist (23 January 1913Davis Cup, Australian Open . Note: The birthdate 4 August 1913 appears in some sources.17 November 1991) was an Australian tennis player.

Biography Adrian Quist was born in Medindie, South Australia. 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.Victor Richardson – Sport Australia Hall of Fame. Retrieved 1 December 2012. Quist grew up in Adelaide and once played Harry Hopman, but lost, having given Hopman a head start. He was a three-time Australian Championships men's singles champion but is primarily remembered today as a great doubles player. He won 10 consecutive Australian doubles titles between 1936 and 1950, the last eight together with John Bromwich and he was also one of the winners of a "Career Doubles Slam". Quist was ranked World No. 3 in singles in 1939 and World No. 4 in 1936.

His most famous singles win was a crucial singles match in the 1939 Davis Cup Challenge Round at Merion Cricket Club against the U.S., defeating world No. 1 Bobby Riggs in a close five set match in the fourth rubber. Australia would win the Davis Cup that year with a singles win by John Bromwich against Frank Parker in the fifth rubber.

In his 1979 autobiography tennis great Jack Kramer writes that in doubles "Quist played the backhand court. He had a dink backhand that was better for doubles than singles, and a classic forehand drive with a natural sink. He was also fine at the net, volley and forehand."

After retiring from playing the game, Quist became a journalist, best known for his articles in The Sydney Morning Herald. Quist also worked for Dunlop, where he designed the Dunlop Volley tennis shoe which is still in production.

Quist was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport, Rhode Island, in 1984.

Adrian Quist also held the most Davis Cup victories by any Australian until Lleyton Hewitt surpassed that record on 18 September 2010 in Cairns.

He died in Sydney, New South Wales in 1991, aged 78.

Adrian Quist is the uncle of fashion designer Neville Quist, founding director of Saville Row.

Personal life Quist married Sylvia, the daughter of Erna Keighley and Albert William Keighley, a successful businessman who died in 1949 and left an estate worth nearly £300,000.

Adrian and Sylvia Quist had two children but the marriage was not successful. In 1950, Sylvia obtained a court order to instruct her husband to return home to his wife and children.

Grand Slam finals

Singles (3 titles, 1 runner-up) ResultYearChampionship SurfaceOpponentScoreWin 1936Australian Championships Grass Jack Crawford 6–2, 6–3, 4–6, 3–6, 9–7Loss 1939Australian Championships Grass John Bromwich 4–6, 1–6, 3–6Win 1940Australian Championships Grass Jack Crawford 6–3, 6–1, 6–2Win 1948Australian Championships Grass John Bromwich 6–4, 3–6, 6–3, 2–6, 6–3

Doubles: (14 titles, 4 runner-ups) ResultYearChampionship SurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss 1933 French Championships Clay Vivian McGrath Pat Hughes Fred Perry 2–6, 4–6, 6–2, 5–7Loss 1934 Australian Championships Grass Don Turnbull Pat Hughes Fred Perry 8–6, 3–6, 4–6, 6–3, 3–6Win 1935 French Championships Clay Jack Crawford Donald Turnbull Vivian McGrath 6–1, 6–4, 6–2Win 1935 Wimbledon Grass Jack Crawford Wilmer Allison John Van Ryn 6–3, 5–7, 6–2, 5–7, 7–5Win 1936 Australian Championships Grass Don Turnbull Jack Crawford Vivian McGrath 6–8, 6–2, 6–1, 3–6, 6–2Win 1937Australian Championships Grass Don Turnbull John Bromwich Jack Harper 6–2, 9–7, 1–6, 6–8, 6–4Win 1938 Australian Championships Grass John Bromwich Gottfried von Cramm Henner Henkel 7–5, 6–4, 6–0Loss 1938 U.S. Championships Grass John Bromwich Don Budge Gene Mako 3–6, 2–6, 1–6Win 1939 Australian Championships Grass John Bromwich Colin Long Don Turnbull 6–4, 7–5, 6–2Win 1939 U.S. Championships Grass John Bromwich Jack Crawford Harry Hopman 8–6, 6–1, 6–4Win 1940 Australian Championships Grass John Bromwich Jack Crawford Vivian McGrath 6–3, 7–5, 6–1Win 1946 Australian Championships Grass John Bromwich Max Newcombe Leonard Schwartz 6–3, 6–1, 9–7Win 1947 Australian Championships Grass John Bromwich Frank Sedgman George Worthington 6–1, 6–3, 6–1Win 1948 Australian Championships Grass John Bromwich Frank Sedgman Colin Long 1–6, 6–8, 9–7, 6–3, 8–6Win 1949 Australian Championships Grass John Bromwich Geoffrey Brown Bill Sidwell 1–6, 7–5, 6–2, 6–3Win 1950 Australian Championships Grass John Bromwich Jaroslav Drobný Eric Sturgess 6–3, 5–7, 4–6, 6–3, 8–6Win 1950 Wimbledon Grass John Bromwich Geoff Brown Bill Sidwell 7–5, 3–6, 6–3, 3–6, 6–2Loss 1951 Australian Championships Grass John Bromwich Frank Sedgman Ken McGregor 9–11, 6–2, 3–6, 6–4, 3–6

Mixed Doubles: (1 runner-up) ResultYearChampionship SurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss 1934 French Championships Clay Elizabeth Ryan Colette Rosambert Jean Borotra 2–6, 4–6

Grand Slam singles performance timeline

Tournament 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 SR W–L Win % Australia1R2R3RQFSFSFWQFSFFWNHNHNHNHNHSFQFWQF AQF3R2R A A 3 / 18 44–15 74.6France A A A2R3R4R A A A ANHNHNHNHNHNH A A A A3R A A A A A 0 / 4 6–4 60.0Wimbledon A A A2R4R3RQF A A ANHNHNHNHNHNH A A A A4R A A A A3R 0 / 6 15–6 71.4United States A A AQF A A A A4R4R A A A A A A A A4R A A A A A A A 0 / 4 11–4 73.3Win–loss 0–1 0–1 1–1 7–4 7–3 8–3 9–1 2–1 6–2 5–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 3–1 2–1 7–1 2–1 5–2 2–1 1–1 1–1 0–0 2–1 3 / 32 76–29 72.4

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