Harold Adair Nisbet

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Harold Adair Nisbet (born June 22, 1873 in London ; † March 12, 1937 there ) was an English tennis player.

Nisbet took part in the Wimbledon tournament from 1894 to 1900 . In the individual he achieved his greatest success in the years 1886 and 1900 when he made it to the semifinals. In doubles he reached the final four times at Wimbledon: in 1896 at the side of Reginald Doherty , in 1898 and 1899 with Clarence Hobart and in 1900 with Herbert Roper Barrett . He was also able to move into the double finals with Harold Mahony at the US championships . However, he could not win a title.

Individual evidence

  1. Harold Adair Nisbet. tennisarchives.com, accessed on October 10, 2012 (English).
  2. ^ B. Collins: History of Tennis. 2nd Edition. New Chapter Press, New York 2010, ISBN 978-0-942257-70-0 , p. 435.
  3. Collins (2010), p. 476.