Walter Cecil Crawley
Walter Cecil Crawley (born March 29, 1880 in Masham , North Yorkshire , † October 11, 1940 in Graffham , West Sussex ) was a British tennis player from England .
Career
Crawley took part in tennis tournaments from 1901. In 1908 he reached the quarter-finals at the Wimbledon Championships . His last appearance in singles at the Wimbledon tournament was in 1927.
At the Olympic Games in London in 1908 , he played in the lawn competition. In singles he reached the third round, in doubles on the side of Kenneth Powell the quarterfinals. There they were defeated by the later gold medalists George Whiteside Hillyard and Reginald Doherty in four sets.
Web links
- ATP profile of Walter Cecil Crawley (English)
- Walter Cecil Crawley in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
- ITF profile of Walter Cecil Crawley (English)
- Walter Cecil Crawley. tennisarchives.com, accessed on October 29, 2012 (English).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Crawley, Walter Cecil |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British tennis player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 29, 1880 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Masham , North Yorkshire , England , United Kingdom |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 11, 1940 |
| Place of death | Graffham , West Sussex , England , United Kingdom |