Harold Nisbet

Harold Nisbet

Full name	Harold Adair Nisbet
Country (sports)	United Kingdom
Born	22 June 1873 Kilburn, England
Died	March 12, 1937 (aged 63) London, England
Singles
Grand Slam Singles results
Wimbledon	SF (1896, 1900)
US Open	F (1897)
Doubles
Grand Slam Doubles results
Wimbledon	F (1896, 1898, 1899, 1900)
US Open	F (1897)

Harold Adair Nisbet (22 June 1873 – 12 March 1937^[1]) was a British lawn tennis player who was active at the end of the 19th century and beginning of the 20th century.

During his career he reached four doubles finals at the Wimbledon Championships (1896, 1898, 1899, 1900) as well as the doubles final at the U.S. National Championships in 1897. In singles, Nisbet reached the all-comers final of the U.S. National Championships in 1897 and the semifinals of Wimbledon in 1896 and 1900, losing to Sydney Smith in the latter in straight sets.^[2]

Grand Slam Results

Singles

All-Comers finals (1)

Year	Championship	Opponent in Final	Score in Final
1897	U.S. Championships	Wilberforce Eaves	5–7, 3–6, 2–6

Doubles

Runners-up (5)

Year	Championship	Partner	Opponents	Score
1896	Wimbledon Championships	Reggie Doherty	Wilfred Baddeley Herbert Baddeley	6–1, 6–3, 4–6, 2–6, 1–6
1897	U.S. Championships	Harold Mahony	Leo Ware George Sheldon	13–11, 2–6, 7–9, 6–1, 1–6
1898	Wimbledon Championships	Clarence Hobart	Reggie Doherty Lawrence Doherty	4–6, 4–6, 2–6
1899	Wimbledon Championships	Clarence Hobart	Reggie Doherty Lawrence Doherty	5–7, 0–6, 2–6
1900	Wimbledon Championships	Herbert Roper Barrett	Reggie Doherty Lawrence Doherty	7–9, 5–7, 6–4, 6–3, 3–6

References

1. Tennis Archives
2. Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. p. 435. ISBN 978-0942257700.