F. R. Leighton Crawford

Francis Riou Leighton Crawford (5 August 1886 – 5 January 1954) was a British tennis player

F. R. Leighton Crawford
Full nameFrancis Riou Leighton Crawford
Country (sports) Great Britain
Born(1886-08-05)5 August 1886
Ceylon
Died5 January 1954(1954-01-05) (aged 67)
Singles
Grand Slam singles results
Wimbledon3R (1924)
US Open3R (1923)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
WimbledonQF (1919, 1925)

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]

References

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  1. ^ "Fashionable & Personal". Westerham Courier. 27 February 1931.
  2. ^ "Adventures Of Mr. C. G. Crawford". Liverpool Mercury. 8 October 1932.
  3. ^ "Defeat Of M.J.G. Ritchie". The Daily Telegraph. 13 July 1925.
  4. ^ "Bunnies Rap Ansons Hard; Win, 6 To 2". The Rock Island Argus. 16 June 1922.
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