Christopher Lee Crawford (31 July 1939 – 15 November 2012) was an American tennis player. Chicago-born Crawford grew up in

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, attending Piedmont High School and Menlo College. An

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champion in 1957, Crawford earned his first selection to the U.S.

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squad the following year, but didn't play in the team until a 1961 tie against the Caribbean In what would be his only Davis Cup appearance, he won both of his singles rubbers in straight sets. In 1961 he also had a notable performance at the

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, where he beat the third-seeded

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to make the round of 16. Crawford, who played collegiate tennis for the

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, 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.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Crawford, Christopher 1939 births 2012 deaths American male tennis players Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders men's tennis players Tennis players from California People from Piedmont, California Sportspeople from Alameda County, California

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