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]
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| Full name | Nathaniel William Niles |
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| Country (sports) |  United States |
| Born | July 5, 1886 Boston, Massachusetts |
| Died | July 11, 1932 (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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| Skating club | SC of Boston | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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
editSingles career
edit| 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
edit(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
editSingles (1 runner-up)
edit| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 1917 | U.S. Championships | Grass |  Robert Lindley Murray |
7–5, 6–8, 3–6, 3–6 |
Mixed doubles (1 title)
edit| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1908 | U.S. Championships | Grass |  Edith Rotch |
Louise Hammond Raymond Raymond Little |
6–4, 4–6, 6–4 |
References
edit- ^ Garcia, Gabriel. "Nathaniel Niles: Career match record". thetennisbase.com. Madrid, Spain: Tennismem SL. Retrieved November 9, 2017.
- ^ Garcia, Gabriel. "Nathaniel Niles: Career match record". thetennisbase.com. Madrid, Spain: Tennismem SL. Retrieved November 9, 2017.
- ^ "Nathaniel Niles". Olympedia. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
- ^ "Record Holders". USOpen. Archived from the original on May 5, 2012. Retrieved May 7, 2012.
External links
edit- 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 February 9, 2012. (123 KiB)
- "Historical Placements: US Olympic Figure Skating Team" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 2, 2007. (260 KiB)