Nathaniel Niles (figure skater)

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]

Nathaniel Niles
Full nameNathaniel William Niles
Country (sports) United States
Born(1886-07-05)July 5, 1886
Boston, Massachusetts
DiedJuly 11, 1932(1932-07-11) (aged 46)
Brookline, Massachusetts
Turned pro1904 (amateur tour)
Retired1921
Singles
Career record316-130 (70.8%) [1]
Career titles19 [2]
Grand Slam singles results
US OpenF (1917)
Other tournaments
WHCC2R (1920)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
US OpenW (1908)
Nathaniel Niles
Figure skating career
Skating clubSC of Boston
Medal record
Representing United States
Men's Figure skating
North American Championships
Silver medal – second place1925 BostonMen's singles
Pairs Figure skating
North American Championships
Silver medal – second place1929 BostonPairs
Silver medal – second place1927 TorontoPairs
Gold medal – first place1925 BostonPairs
Silver medal – second place1923 OttawaPairs

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
Olympic Games6th6th15th
World Championships10th
North American Championships2nd
U.S. Championships3rd1st2nd2nd2ndWD2nd1st2nd1st

Pairs career

(with Theresa Weld Blanchard)

Event 1914 1918 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1932
Olympic Games4th6th9th
World Championships7th6th8th
North American Championships2nd1st2nd2nd
U.S. Championships2nd1st1st1st1st1st1st1st1st1st2nd2nd

Tennis Grand Slam finals

Singles (1 runner-up)
Result Year Championship Surface Opponent Score
Loss1917U.S. ChampionshipsGrassUnited States Robert Lindley Murray7–5, 6–8, 3–6, 3–6

Mixed doubles (1 title)
Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win1908U.S. ChampionshipsGrassUnited States Edith RotchUnited States Louise Hammond Raymond
United States Raymond Little		6–4, 4–6, 6–4

References
  1. Garcia, Gabriel. "Nathaniel Niles: Career match record". thetennisbase.com. Madrid, Spain: Tennismem SL. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
  2. Garcia, Gabriel. "Nathaniel Niles: Career match record". thetennisbase.com. Madrid, Spain: Tennismem SL. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
  3. "Nathaniel Niles". Olympedia. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
  4. "Record Holders". USOpen. Archived from the original on 5 May 2012. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
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