Adrian Quist

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Adrian Karl Quist (23 January 1913 – 17 November 1991) was an Australian tennis star known for his doubles success. He was born in Medindie, South Australia, grew up in Adelaide, and turned professional in 1930. Quist played right-handed with a one-handed backhand and reached world No. 3 in singles in 1939.

Quist won the Australian Championships singles title three times (1936, 1940, 1948). He was a top doubles player, winning ten straight Australian doubles titles from 1936 to 1950, mostly with John Bromwich. He also won doubles titles at the French Open (1935), Wimbledon (1935 and 1950), and the US Open (1939). In 1939 he helped Australia win the Davis Cup, defeating Bobby Riggs in a key match.

After retiring, he became a journalist for The Sydney Morning Herald and worked for the Dunlop company, helping design the Dunlop Volley tennis shoe. Quist was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1984. He held the record for most Davis Cup wins by an Australian until 2010. He died in Sydney in 1991 at age 78. He was the uncle of fashion designer Neville Quist. He was married to Sylvia Keighley and had two children.