Marjorie Cox Crawford (née Cox; 1903–1983) was an Australian

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player who reached at least the singles quarterfinals at the

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seven out of the nine times she played the event. Her best result was a runner-up finish in 1931, losing to

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in three sets. 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

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) and 1930 (teaming with

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). She also partnered with Jack Crawford, a six-time winner of singles titles in

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tournaments and a member of the

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, 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.

Grand Slam finals

Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)

Doubles: 3 (1 titles, 2 runner-up)

Mixed doubles: 5 (3 titles, 2 runner-up)

Grand Slam singles tournament timeline

References