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| Full name | John Herbert Crawford |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) |  Australia |
| Born | 22 March 1908 Urangeline, New South Wales, Australia |
| Died | 10 September 1991 (aged 83) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Turned pro | 1926 (amateur tour) |
| Retired | 1951 |
| Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
| Int. Tennis HoF | 1979 (member page) |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 681-182 (78.9%)[1] |
| Career titles | 66[1] |
| Highest ranking | No. 1 (1933, A. Wallis Myers)[2] |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | W (1931, 1932, 1933, 1935) |
| French Open | W (1933) |
| Wimbledon | W (1933) |
| US Open | F (1933) |
| Doubles | |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | W (1929, 1930, 1932, 1935) |
| French Open | W (1935) |
| Wimbledon | W (1935) |
| US Open | F (1939) |
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
| Australian Open | W (1931, 1932, 1933) |
| French Open | W (1933) |
| Wimbledon | W (1935) |
John Herbert Crawford, OBE (22 March 1908 – 10 September 1991) was an Australian tennis player during the 1930s. He was the World No. 1 amateur for 1933, during which year he won the Australian Open, the French Open, and Wimbledon, and was runner-up at the U.S. Open in five sets, thus missing the Grand Slam by one set that year.[2] He also won the Australian Open in 1931, 1932, and 1935. He was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1979.
- ^ a b "Jack Crawford: Career match record". thetennisbase.com. Tennismem SL.
- ^ a b "Mr Wallis Myers' Ranking", The Sydney Morning Herald, 22 September 1933.