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1948 Australian Championships – Men's Singles
Adrian Quist defeated John Bromwich 6–4, 3–6, 6–3, 2–6, 6–3 in the final to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1948 Australian Championships. Seeds The seeded players are listed below. Adrian Quist is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated. # John Bromwich ''(finalist)'' # Adrian Quist ''(champion)'' # Bill Sidwell ''(semifinals)'' # Geoffrey Brown ''(semifinals)'' # Colin Long ''(quarterfinals)'' # Frank Sedgman ''(quarterfinals)'' # Lionel Brodie ''(third round)'' # Robert McCarthy ''(quarterfinals)'' # James Brink ''(third round)'' # Eddie Moylan ''(quarterfinals)'' Draw Key * Q = Qualifier * WC = Wild card * LL = Lucky loser * r = Retired Retirement is the withdrawal from one's position or occupation or from one's active working life. A person may also semi-retire by reducing work hours or workload. Many people choose to retire when they are elderly or incapable of doing their j ... Finals Earlier rounds ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adrian Quist
Adrian Karl Quist (23 January 191317 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. 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. 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
