Harold Nisbet

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

Harold Nisbet

Full name	Harold Adair Nisbet
Country (sports)	United Kingdom
Born	(1873-06-22)22 June 1873 Kilburn, England
Died	12 March 1937(1937-03-12) (aged 63) London, England
Singles
Career record	77–34 (69.3%) [1]
Career titles	5 [1]
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)

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 (losing to Wilberforce Eaves) and the semifinals of Wimbledon in 1896 (losing in five sets to Harold Mahony) and 1900 (losing to Sydney Smith in straight sets).^[2]

Grand Slam finals

Singles (1 final)

All-Comers

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	1897	U.S. Championships	Grass	Wilberforce Eaves	5–7, 3–6, 2–6

Doubles (5 runner-ups)

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

References

1. "Harold Nisbet: Career match record". thetennisbase.com. Tennismem SL.
2. Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. p. 435. ISBN 978-0942257700.