Brame Hillyard, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Brame Hillyard

British tennis player

Date of Birth: 23-Aug-1876

Place of Birth: Darlington, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 18-Jun-1959

Profession: tennis player

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Virgo


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About 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. Hillyard is notable for being the first tennis player to appear at Wimbledon wearing shorts rather than trousers.
  • He did so in 1930 on Court 10.
  • Bunny Austin, three years later, was the first male player to do so on Centre Court.
  • Hillyard reached the quarter-finals of the event in 1903.

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