Английская Википедия:Christopher Crawford (tennis)

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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Infobox tennis biography 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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