Lexie Crooke

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Lexie Crooke
Full nameAlexis Ann Crooke
Country (sports)Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Singles
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open 2R (1966, 1967, 1968)
French Open 1R (1970)
Wimbledon 1R (1970)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open QF (1969)
French Open 2R (1970)
Wimbledon 2R (1970)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
French Open 3R (1970)
Wimbledon 3R (1970)

Alexis Ann Crooke is an Australian former professional tennis player.

Crooke, a native of Queensland, won the girls' singles title at the 1967 Australian Championships, under her maiden name Lexie Kenny. [1] She was a women's doubles quarter-finalist at the 1969 Australian Open. In 1970 she competed in the women's singles main draws of both the French Open and Wimbledon. Her husband, Ken Crooke, is a former director of the Queensland National Party. [2]

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References

  1. "New No 1 in tennis". The Canberra Times . 17 January 1968. p. 31 via National Library of Australia.
  2. Marquis Who's Who