Английская Википедия:F. R. Leighton Crawford

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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Infobox tennis biography 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]

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