Nathaniel Niles (figure skater)
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Full name | Nathaniel William Niles |
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Country (sports) | ![]() |
Born | (1886-07-05)July 5, 1886 Boston, Massachusetts |
Died | July 11, 1932(1932-07-11) (aged 46) Brookline, Massachusetts |
Turned pro | 1904 (amateur tour) |
Retired | 1921 |
Singles | |
Career record | 316-130 (70.8%) [1] |
Career titles | 19 [2] |
Grand Slam singles results | |
US Open | F (1917) |
Other tournaments | |
WHCC | 2R (1920) |
Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
US Open | W (1908) |
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Nathaniel William "Nat" Niles (July 5, 1886 – July 11, 1932) was an American tennis player and figure skater who competed in single skating, pair skating, and ice dancing between 1914 and 1932. He was born in Boston, Massachusetts and died in Brookline, Massachusetts.[3]
Niles won the U.S. Figure Skating Championships in men's single skating three times and nine national pair skating titles with his partner Theresa Weld Blanchard. Blanchard and Niles also won a five national titles in ice dancing.
Nathaniel W. Niles also excelled at tennis, and was inducted into the New England Tennis Hall of Fame in 2000. While a student at Harvard, he was an NCAA champion for the sport. He competed in 23 successive U.S. National Championships.[4] With Edith Rotch, he won the 1908 mixed doubles title, and in 1917, he reached the singles final, losing to Robert Lindley Murray in four sets. He also reached the semifinals in 1913 and the quarterfinals in 1904, 1911 and 1918.
Niles died in 1932 at the age of 46. His last figure skating competition, with Blanchard, had been the pairs event at the 1932 World Figure Skating Championships earlier the same year.
Figure skating results
Singles career
Event | 1914 | 1918 | 1920 | 1921 | 1922 | 1923 | 1924 | 1925 | 1926 | 1927 | 1928 |
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Olympic Games | 6th | 6th | 15th | ||||||||
World Championships | 10th | ||||||||||
North American Championships | 2nd | ||||||||||
U.S. Championships | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | WD | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 1st |
Pairs career
(with Theresa Weld Blanchard)
Event | 1914 | 1918 | 1920 | 1921 | 1922 | 1923 | 1924 | 1925 | 1926 | 1927 | 1928 | 1929 | 1930 | 1932 |
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Olympic Games | 4th | 6th | 9th | |||||||||||
World Championships | 7th | 6th | 8th | |||||||||||
North American Championships | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | ||||||||||
U.S. Championships | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 2nd |
Tennis Grand Slam finals
Singles (1 runner-up)
Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 1917 | U.S. Championships | Grass | ![]() | 7–5, 6–8, 3–6, 3–6 |
Mixed doubles (1 title)
Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1908 | U.S. Championships | Grass | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 4–6, 6–4 |
References
- ^ Garcia, Gabriel. "Nathaniel Niles: Career match record". thetennisbase.com. Madrid, Spain: Tennismem SL. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
- ^ Garcia, Gabriel. "Nathaniel Niles: Career match record". thetennisbase.com. Madrid, Spain: Tennismem SL. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
- ^ "Nathaniel Niles". Olympedia. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
- ^ "Record Holders". USOpen. Archived from the original on 5 May 2012. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
External links
- Nathaniel Niles at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Nathaniel Niles at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Nathaniel Niles at the Tennis Archives
- "Past U.S. Champions – Senior" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-02-09. (123 KiB)
- "Historical Placements: US Olympic Figure Skating Team" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-07-02. (260 KiB)
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- 1892: Mabel Cahill / Clarence Hobart
- 1893: Ellen Roosevelt / Clarence Hobart
- 1894: Juliette Atkinson / Edwin Fischer
- 1895: Juliette Atkinson / Edwin Fischer
- 1896: Juliette Atkinson / Edwin Fischer
- 1897: Laura Henson / D. L. Magruder
- 1898: Carrie Neely / Edwin Fischer
- 1899: Elizabeth Rastall / Albert L. Hoskins
- 1900: Margaret Hunnewell / Alfred Codman
- 1901: Marion Jones / Raymond Little
- 1902: Elisabeth Moore / Wylie Grant
- 1903: Helen Chapman / Harry F. Allen
- 1904: Elisabeth Moore / Wylie Grant
- 1905: Augusta Schultz Hobart / Clarence Hobart
- 1906: Sarah Coffin / Edward Dewhurst
- 1907: May Sayers / Wallace F. Johnson
- 1908: Nathaniel Niles / Edith Rotch
- 1909: Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman / Wallace F. Johnson
- 1910: Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman / Joseph R. Carpenter Jr.
- 1911: Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman / Wallace F. Johnson
- 1912: Mary K. Browne / R. Norris Williams
- 1913: Mary K. Browne / Bill Tilden
- 1914: Mary K. Browne / Bill Tilden
- 1915: Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman / Harry C. Johnson
- 1916: Eleonora Sears / Willis E. Davis
- 1917: Molla Bjurstedt Mallory / Irving Wright
- 1918: Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman / Irving Wright
- 1919: Marion Zinderstein / Vincent Richards
- 1920: Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman / Wallace F. Johnson
- 1921: Mary K. Browne / Bill Johnston
- 1922: Molla Bjurstedt Mallory / Bill Tilden
- 1923: Molla Bjurstedt Mallory / Bill Tilden
- 1924: Helen Wills / Vincent Richards
- 1925: Kitty McKane Godfree / John B. Hawkes
- 1926: Elizabeth Ryan / Jean Borotra
- 1927: Eileen Bennett Whittingstall / Henri Cochet
- 1928: Helen Wills / John B. Hawkes
- 1929: Betty Nuthall Shoemaker / George Lott
- 1930: Edith Cross / Wilmer Allison
- 1931: Betty Nuthall Shoemaker / George Lott
- 1932: Sarah Palfrey Cooke / Fred Perry
- 1933: Elizabeth Ryan / Ellsworth Vines
- 1934: Helen Jacobs / George Lott
- 1935: Sarah Palfrey Cooke / Enrique Maier
- 1936: Alice Marble / Gene Mako
- 1937: Sarah Palfrey Cooke / Don Budge
- 1938: Alice Marble / Don Budge
- 1939: Alice Marble / Harry Hopman
- 1940: Alice Marble / Bobby Riggs
- 1941: Sarah Palfrey Cooke / Jack Kramer
- 1942: Louise Brough / Ted Schroeder
- 1943: Margaret Osborne duPont / Bill Talbert
- 1944: Margaret Osborne duPont / Bill Talbert
- 1945: Margaret Osborne duPont / Bill Talbert
- 1946: Margaret Osborne duPont / Bill Talbert
- 1947: Louise Brough / John Bromwich
- 1948: Louise Brough / Tom Brown
- 1949: Louise Brough / Eric Sturgess
- 1950: Margaret Osborne duPont / Ken McGregor
- 1951: Doris Hart / Frank Sedgman
- 1952: Doris Hart / Frank Sedgman
- 1953: Doris Hart / Vic Seixas
- 1954: Doris Hart / Vic Seixas
- 1955: Doris Hart / Vic Seixas
- 1956: Margaret Osborne duPont / Ken Rosewall
- 1957: Althea Gibson / Kurt Nielsen
- 1958: Margaret Osborne duPont / Neale Fraser
- 1959: Margaret Osborne duPont / Neale Fraser
- 1960: Margaret Osborne duPont / Neale Fraser
- 1961: Margaret Court / Bob Mark
- 1962: Margaret Court / Fred Stolle
- 1963: Margaret Court / Ken Fletcher
- 1964: Margaret Court / John Newcombe
- 1965: Margaret Court / Fred Stolle
- 1966: Donna Floyd Fales / Owen Davidson
- 1967: Billie Jean King / Owen Davidson
- 1968: Mary-Ann Eisel / Peter Curtis
- 1969: Margaret Court / Marty Riessen
- 1970: Margaret Court / Marty Riessen
- 1971: Billie Jean King / Owen Davidson
- 1972: Margaret Court / Marty Riessen
- 1973: Billie Jean King / Owen Davidson
- 1974: Pam Teeguarden / Geoff Masters
- 1975: Rosemary Casals / Dick Stockton
- 1976: Billie Jean King / Phil Dent
- 1977: Betty Stöve / Frew McMillan
- 1978: Betty Stöve / Frew McMillan
- 1979: Greer Stevens / Bob Hewitt
- 1980: Wendy Turnbull / Marty Riessen
- 1981: Anne Smith / Kevin Curren
- 1982: Anne Smith / Kevin Curren
- 1983: Elizabeth Sayers Smylie / John Fitzgerald
- 1984: Manuela Maleeva / Tom Gullikson
- 1985: Martina Navratilova / Heinz Günthardt
- 1986: Raffaella Reggi / Sergio Casal
- 1987: Martina Navratilova / Emilio Sánchez Vicario
- 1988: Jana Novotná / Jim Pugh
- 1989: Robin White / Shelby Cannon
- 1990: Elizabeth Sayers Smylie / Todd Woodbridge
- 1991: Manon Bollegraf / Tom Nijssen
- 1992: Nicole Provis / Mark Woodforde
- 1993: Helena Suková / Todd Woodbridge
- 1994: Elna Reinach / Patrick Galbraith
- 1995: Meredith McGrath / Matt Lucena
- 1996: Lisa Raymond / Patrick Galbraith
- 1997: Manon Bollegraf / Rick Leach
- 1998: Serena Williams / Max Mirnyi
- 1999: Ai Sugiyama / Mahesh Bhupathi
- 2000: Arantxa Sánchez Vicario / Jared Palmer
- 2001: Rennae Stubbs / Todd Woodbridge
- 2002: Lisa Raymond / Mike Bryan
- 2003: Katarina Srebotnik / Bob Bryan
- 2004: Vera Zvonareva / Bob Bryan
- 2005: Daniela Hantuchová / Mahesh Bhupathi
- 2006: Martina Navratilova / Bob Bryan
- 2007: Victoria Azarenka / Max Mirnyi
- 2008: Cara Black / Leander Paes
- 2009: Carly Gullickson / Travis Parrott
- 2010: Liezel Huber / Bob Bryan
- 2011: Melanie Oudin / Jack Sock
- 2012: Ekaterina Makarova / Bruno Soares
- 2013: Andrea Hlaváčková / Max Mirnyi
- 2014: Sania Mirza / Bruno Soares
- 2015: Martina Hingis / Leander Paes
- 2016: Laura Siegemund / Mate Pavić
- 2017: Martina Hingis / Jamie Murray
- 2018: Bethanie Mattek-Sands / Jamie Murray
- 2019: Bethanie Mattek-Sands / Jamie Murray
- 2020: No competition (COVID-19 pandemic)
- 2021: Desirae Krawczyk / Joe Salisbury
- 2022: Storm Sanders / John Peers
- 2023: Anna Danilina / Harri Heliövaara