Brame Hillyard
Brame Hillyard (23 August 1876 – 18 June 1959) was a British tennis player. He was born in Darlington, England and died in Tonbridge, England.
Country (sports) | |
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Born | 23 August 1876 Darlington, Durham, England |
Died | 18 June 1959 82) Tonbridge, Kent, England | (aged
Singles | |
Grand Slam Singles results | |
French Open | 2R (1927) |
Wimbledon | QF (1903) |
Other tournaments | |
WHCC | 4R (1923) |
Doubles | |
Grand Slam Doubles results | |
Wimbledon | QF (1900, 1904) |
Hillyard is notable for being the first tennis player to appear at Wimbledon wearing shorts rather than trousers.[1] He did so in 1930 on Court 10. Bunny Austin, three years later, was the first male player to do so on Centre Court.[1] Hillyard reached the quarter-finals of the event in 1903.
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