Jaymon Crabb (born 6 March 1978) is a former professional

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player from Australia. He is the brother of Jaxon Crabb, who played for the

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and Port Adelaide in the Australian Football League.''

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"For Ilie, that's all folks!"
15 January 2003

Career

Crabb was a semi-finalist in the boys' singles event at the

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and was junior winner of the

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that year.ATP World Tour Profile
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appearance in the

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, where he was defeated in the opening round by

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. In 2002, he returned to the Australian Open and although he again exited in the first round, he did manage to take a set off a previous finalist,

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. The following year, he beat countryman Andrew Ilie in four sets to register his first win in the Australian Open. He was eliminated from the tournament in the second round by

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. In each of his three appearances at the event, he also competed in the men's doubles, with different partners each time:

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and

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. He also twice played Grand Slam mixed doubles, at both the Australian Open and Wimbledon in 2003, partnering his future wife Bryanne Stewart.

Challenger titles

Doubles: (3)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Crabb, Jaymon 1978 births Living people Australian male tennis players People from Bunbury, Western Australia Tennis people from Western Australia 20th-century Australian people 21st-century Australian people