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Brame Hillyard (23 August 1876 – 18 June 1959) was a British tennis player. He was born in Darlington, England and died in Tonbridge, England.

Brame Hillyard

Country (sports)	United Kingdom
Born	23 August 1876 Darlington, Durham, England
Died	18 June 1959(1959-06-18) (aged 82) Tonbridge, Kent, England
Singles
Career record	244/135 (55.3%)
Career titles	11
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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