Jack Crawford was an Australian tennis player of the 1930s who was the world number one amateur in 1933, the year he won the Australian, French and Wimbledon singles titles and reached the U.S. final, missing the calendar Grand Slam by one set. He also won the Australian Open in 1931, 1932 and 1935. Born in 1908 near Albury, New South Wales, he had no tennis training as a child and later won the Australian junior championships four years in a row. An asthmatic, he faded while leading Fred Perry in the 1933 U.S. final. He was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1979 and died in 1991.
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was an Australian tennis player during the 1930s
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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
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In 1933, Crawford won the Australian Championships, French Championships, and Wimbledon Championships
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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. He also won the Australian Open in 1931, 1932, and 1935.
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was an Australian tennis player during the 1930s
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was an Australian tennis player during the 1930s
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In 1933, Crawford won the Australian Championships, French Championships, and Wimbledon Championships
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He also won the Australian Open in 1931, 1932, and 1935.
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