Full name | Christopher Lee Crawford |
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Country (sports) | United States |
Born | Chicago, Illinois | July 31, 1939
Died | November 15, 2012 San Antonio, Texas | (aged 73)
Singles | |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 3R ( 1959) |
Wimbledon | 4R ( 1961) |
US Open | 4R ( 1958, 1961) |
Christopher Lee Crawford (31 July 1939 – 15 November 2012) was an American tennis player.
Chicago-born Crawford grew up in Piedmont, California, attending Piedmont High School and Menlo College. [1]
An Orange Bowl champion in 1957, Crawford earned his first selection to the U.S. Davis Cup squad the following year, but didn't play in the team until a 1961 tie against the Caribbean [2] In what would be his only Davis Cup appearance, he won both of his singles rubbers in straight sets. [3] In 1961 he also had a notable performance at the Wimbledon Championships, where he beat the third-seeded Nicola Pietrangeli to make the round of 16. [4]
Crawford, who played collegiate tennis for the University of Corpus Christi, is a member of the Texas Tennis Hall of Fame. He was living in Texas when he died of prostate cancer in 2012 at the age of 73. [1] [5]
Full name | Christopher Lee Crawford |
---|---|
Country (sports) | United States |
Born | Chicago, Illinois | July 31, 1939
Died | November 15, 2012 San Antonio, Texas | (aged 73)
Singles | |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 3R ( 1959) |
Wimbledon | 4R ( 1961) |
US Open | 4R ( 1958, 1961) |
Christopher Lee Crawford (31 July 1939 – 15 November 2012) was an American tennis player.
Chicago-born Crawford grew up in Piedmont, California, attending Piedmont High School and Menlo College. [1]
An Orange Bowl champion in 1957, Crawford earned his first selection to the U.S. Davis Cup squad the following year, but didn't play in the team until a 1961 tie against the Caribbean [2] In what would be his only Davis Cup appearance, he won both of his singles rubbers in straight sets. [3] In 1961 he also had a notable performance at the Wimbledon Championships, where he beat the third-seeded Nicola Pietrangeli to make the round of 16. [4]
Crawford, who played collegiate tennis for the University of Corpus Christi, is a member of the Texas Tennis Hall of Fame. He was living in Texas when he died of prostate cancer in 2012 at the age of 73. [1] [5]