Randy Crawford (tennis)

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Randy Crawford
Country (sports)Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Born (1955-12-22) December 22, 1955 (age 67)
Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Height6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
PlaysRight-handed
Singles
Career record7–15
Highest rankingNo. 95 (1979.06.25)
Grand Slam singles results
French Open 1R (1979)
Wimbledon 1R (1979)
US Open 1R (1979)
Doubles
Career record3–9
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open 1R (1979)
Wimbledon 1R (1979)
US Open 1R (1979)

Randy Crawford (born December 22, 1955) is an American former professional tennis player.

Born in Dallas, Crawford played collegiate tennis for Texas Christian University, where he was the 1977 SWC singles champion and an All-American. After college he competed on the professional tour and had a best ranking of 95 in the world, featuring in grand slam events in 1979. He made Grand Prix quarter-finals at Sarasota in 1979 and Tulsa in 1980.

Crawford was a hitting partner/coach of Martina Navratilova in the late 1980s and has also coached Gigi Fernández. [1]

Since the 1990s he has resided in Aspen, Colorado and is married with a son and daughter. [2]

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References

  1. Feinstein, John (February 21, 1988). "Gearing Up After Slipping Into Second". Washington Post .
  2. Strode, Dale (May 28, 2014). "Aspen's Clayton Crawford to play golf at TCU". Aspen Times .