Full name | Francis Riou Leighton Crawford |
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Country (sports) | Great Britain |
Born | Ceylon | 5 August 1886
Died | 5 January 1954 | (aged 67)
Singles | |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Wimbledon | 3R ( 1924) |
US Open | 3R ( 1923) |
Doubles | |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Wimbledon | QF ( 1919, 1925) |
Francis Riou Leighton Crawford (5 August 1886 – 5 January 1954) was a British tennis player
Born in Ceylon, Crawford was the eldest son of civil servant Henry Leighton Crawford, who served as Controller of Revenue in the Ceylon Civil Service. [1] His younger brother, mountaineer Colin Grant Crawford, was a member of both the 1922 and 1933 Mount Everest expeditions. [2]
Crawford won the Wimbledon Plate in 1919 and was a two-time Wimbledon doubles quarter-finalist. In 1922 he beat Major Ritchie in the final of the Sussex Championships. He was the single champion at Monte Carlo in 1924. [3]
As a member of the Indian Police, Crawford was eligible to compete for India in Davis Cup competition and in 1922 was offered a place on the team, which he turned down. [4]
Full name | Francis Riou Leighton Crawford |
---|---|
Country (sports) | Great Britain |
Born | Ceylon | 5 August 1886
Died | 5 January 1954 | (aged 67)
Singles | |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Wimbledon | 3R ( 1924) |
US Open | 3R ( 1923) |
Doubles | |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Wimbledon | QF ( 1919, 1925) |
Francis Riou Leighton Crawford (5 August 1886 – 5 January 1954) was a British tennis player
Born in Ceylon, Crawford was the eldest son of civil servant Henry Leighton Crawford, who served as Controller of Revenue in the Ceylon Civil Service. [1] His younger brother, mountaineer Colin Grant Crawford, was a member of both the 1922 and 1933 Mount Everest expeditions. [2]
Crawford won the Wimbledon Plate in 1919 and was a two-time Wimbledon doubles quarter-finalist. In 1922 he beat Major Ritchie in the final of the Sussex Championships. He was the single champion at Monte Carlo in 1924. [3]
As a member of the Indian Police, Crawford was eligible to compete for India in Davis Cup competition and in 1922 was offered a place on the team, which he turned down. [4]