Crawford I. Henry (born May 30, 1937, in
Atlanta, Georgia) is a former professional tennis player.
A high school tennis star in Georgia, Henry won the high school championship as a Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, and Senior. He never lost a match in high school and won the National High School tournament in 1955. He went on to
Tulane University where he was a two-time first-team All American in 1959 and 1960, and second-team All-American in 1957. He helped Tulane win the NCAA team title in 1959, and reach the finals in 1957. He paired with
Ronald Holmberg
Ronald "Ronnie" E. Holmberg (born January 27, 1938) is a former American tennis player who competed during the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. He was ranked World No. 7 in 1960 and was ranked in the U.S. Top 10 for nine years. He is currently one of the ...
to win NCAA doubles titles in 1957 and 1959.
Henry also reached the singles final of the tournament in
Cincinnati in 1960, falling to
Miguel Olvera
Miguel Olvera (born November 14, 1939) is a tennis player active in the 1960s and 1970s, playing for Ecuador.
In 1960, as an unseeded player, he won the singles title at the Cincinnati Masters, the first unseeded player ever to win the singles t ...
of
Ecuador. The same year he won the singles title at the
Blue Gray Championships in Montgomery, Alabama. He also reached the doubles final in 1957.
Henry was enshrined into Tulane's Athletic Hall of Fame in 1983, as well as the ITA Collegiate Men's Tennis Hall of Fame in 2000. He also was the head tennis coach at
North Carolina State University
North Carolina State University (NC State) is a public land-grant research university in Raleigh, North Carolina. Founded in 1887 and part of the University of North Carolina system, it is the largest university in the Carolinas. The universit ...
for 16 years. He also Coached Tennis at Emory University 1964–1967.
Henry played in Wimbledon twice in the early 1960s and reached the ranking of No. 10 in the U.S. and World No. 18. He also reached as high as U.S. No. 4 in doubles.
[http://www.gopack.com/sports/m-tennis/spec-rel/041300aaa.html ] In 1961, Henry defeated
Roy Emerson who was ranked No. 1 in the world at the time.
References
1937 births
Living people
American male tennis players
Tennis players from Atlanta
Tulane Green Wave men's tennis players
NC State Wolfpack men's tennis coaches
Emory Eagles men's tennis coaches
Tennis coaches from Georgia (U.S. state)
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