Marjorie Cox Crawford, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Marjorie Cox Crawford

Australian tennis player (1903-1983)

Date of Birth: 16-May-1904

Place of Birth: Albury, New South Wales, Australia

Date of Death: 01-Jan-0001

Profession: tennis player

Nationality: Australia

Zodiac Sign: Taurus


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About Marjorie Cox Crawford

  • Marjorie Cox Crawford (née Cox; 1903–1983) was an Australia tennis player who reached at least the singles quarterfinals at the Australian Championships seven out of the nine times she played the event.
  • Her best result was a runner-up finish in 1931, losing to Coral McInnes Buttsworth 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 Daphne Akhurst Cozens) and 1930 (teaming with Sylvia Lance Harper).
  • She also partnered with Jack Crawford, a six-time winner of singles titles in Grand Slam tournaments and a member of the International Tennis Hall of Fame, 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.

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