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The bust commemorates tennis player, Adrian Quist.
Adrian Quist grew up in Adelaide, South Australia, 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 as a great doubles player. He won the Australian doubles title 10 years in a row, 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 1939 and World No. 4 in 1936.
He was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1984.
He also held the most Davis Cup victories by any Australian until Lleyton Hewitt surpassed that record on 18 September 2010 in Cairns.
Location
Address: | Olympic Boulevard & Batman Avenue, Garden Square, Melbourne Park, Melbourne, 3000 |
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State: | VIC |
Area: | AUS |
GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -37.820301 Long: 144.978865 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
Monument Type: | Sculpture |
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Monument Theme: | People |
Sub-Theme: | Sport |
Artist: | Barbara McLean |
Link: | http://adb.anu.edu.au/ |
Dedication
Approx. Monument Dedication Date: | 1998 |
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Adrian Quist
Winner of 17 Grand Slam Titles
Singles Champion of :
Australia 1936, 1940, 1948
Davis Cup :
1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937
1938, 1939, 1946, 1948
Davis Cup Victories :
1939