Christopher Crawford
Full nameChristopher Lee Crawford
Country (sports) United States
Born(1939-07-31)July 31, 1939
Chicago, Illinois
DiedNovember 15, 2012(2012-11-15) (aged 73)
San Antonio, Texas
Singles
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open3R (1959)
Wimbledon4R (1961)
US Open4R (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]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Christopher L. Crawford Obituary (2012)". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. Legacy.com.
  2. ↑ "U.S. Selects 12-Man Davis cup Squad". The Canberra Times. September 8, 1958. p. 9. Retrieved 4 January 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ↑ "US Davis cuppers Blank Caribbean team". Southern Illinoisan. May 28, 1961.
  4. ↑ Tupper, Fred (June 30, 1961). "Crawford of U.S. Upsets Pietrangeli in Third Round of Wimbledon Tennis". The New York Times.
  5. ↑ "Christopher Crawford". TTMHOF.
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