Marjorie Cox Crawford
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| Country (sports) |
 Australia |
|---|---|
| Died | 1983 |
| Singles | |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | F (1931) |
| French Open | 2R (1933) |
| Wimbledon | 1R (1932) |
| Doubles | |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| Australian Open | W (1932) |
| Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results | |
| Australian Open | W (1931, 1932, 1933) |
Marjorie Cox Crawford was a female tennis player from Australia who reached at least the singles quarterfinals at the Australian Championships seven out of the nine times she played the event. Her best result was a runner-up finish in 1931, losing to Coral McInnes Buttsworth in three sets.[1]
Crawford teamed with Buttsworth in 1932 to win the women's doubles title at the Australian Championships. Crawford was the runner-up in that event in 1926 (teaming with Daphne Akhurst Cozens) and 1930 (teaming with Sylvia Lance Harper). She also partnered with Jack Crawford, a six-time winner of singles titles in Grand Slam tournaments and a member of the International Tennis Hall of Fame, to win the mixed doubles title at the Australian Championships in 1931, 1932, and 1933. They were the runners-up in 1929 and 1930. The couple married in Sydney on 28 February 1930.[2]
Grand Slam finals
Singles: 1 (0 titles, 1 runner-up)
| Result | Year | Championship | Opponent in final | Score in final |
| Winner | 1931 | Australian Championships | Coral Buttsworth | 6–1, 3–6, 4–6 |
Doubles: 3 (1 titles, 2 runner-up)
| Result | Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponents in final | Score in final |
| Runner-up | 1926 | Australian Championships | Daphne Akhurst | Esna Boyd Robertson Meryl O'Hara Wood | 3–6, 8–6, 3–6 |
| Winner | 1930 | Australian Championships | Sylvia Lance Harper | Emily Hood Westacott Margaret Molesworth | 3–6, 6–0, 5–7 |
| Winner | 1932 | Australian Championships | Coral Buttsworth | Kathleen Le Messurier  Dorothy Weston | 6–2, 6–2 |
Mixed doubles: 5 (3 titles, 2 runner-up)
| Result | Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponents in final | Score in final |
| Runner-up | 1929 | Australian Championships | Jack Crawford | Daphne Akhurst Edgar Moon | 6–0, 7–5 |
| Runner-up | 1930 | Australian Championships | Jack Crawford | Nell Hall Hopman Harry Hopman | 9–11, 6–3, 3–6 |
| Winner | 1931 | Australian Championships | Jack Crawford | Emily Hood Westacott Aubrey Willard | 7–5, 6–4 |
| Winner | 1932 | Australian Championships | Jack Crawford | Nell Hall Hopman  Jiro Sato | 6–8, 8–6, 6–3 |
| Winner | 1933 | Australian Championships | Jack Crawford |  Marjorie Gladman Ellsworth Vines | 3–6, 7–5, 13–11 |
Grand Slam singles tournament timeline
| Tournament | 1925 | 1926 | 1927 | 1928 | 1929 | 1930 | 1931 | 1932 | 1933 | Career SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Championships | QF | SF | QF | 2R | SF | QF | F | QF | 2R | 0 / 9 |
| French Championships | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 0 / 1 |
| Wimbledon | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | 0 / 1 |
| U.S. Championships | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 |
| SR | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 11 |
A = did not participate in the tournament.
SR = the ratio of the number of Grand Slam singles tournaments won to the number of those tournaments played.
See also
References
- ↑ "Australian Open players – Marjorie Crawford". Tennis Australia.
- ↑ "Wedding Bells.". Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser (NSW : 1893 - 1953) (NSW: National Library of Australia). 4 March 1930. p. 2.
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