Gordon Rhind Oak Crole-Rees (17 November 1883 – 9 June 1954) was a British tennis player.
Career
Crole-Rees was educated at Highgate School from September 1905 until April 1911.[1]
Davis Cup
Crole-Rees made his Davis Cup debut in 1925 when he was used by Great Britain for two singles rubbers against France at Devonshire Park.[2][3] For the rest of Davis Cup career, a further nine ties, he featured only in the doubles. Initially he partnered Charles Kingsley and then he played alongside Cyril Eames.
Wimbledon
Crole-Rees twice reached the third round at the Wimbledon Championships, but had more success at the tournament as a doubles player. He made the quarter-finals in the men's doubles in three successive years from 1926 to 1928. In the 1927 Wimbledon Championships, en route to the quarter-finals, Crole-Rees and his partner Cyril Eames managed to defeat second seeds Jean Borotra and Rene Lacoste.[4] He made semi-finals in the mixed doubles with Phyllis Mudford at the 1930 Wimbledon Championships.
Singles titles
- 1925: Surrey Championships
- 1926: Kent Championships
- 1927: Surrey Championships
- 1927: Irish Lawn Tennis Championships
See also
References
- ↑Tucker, Rodney C (1950). Highgate School Register (5th ed.). p. 107.
- ↑"Lawn Tennis". The West Australian. Perth, WA: National Library of Australia. 13 July 1925. p. 9. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
- ↑"Davis Cup". The Argus. Melbourne, Vic.: National Library of Australia. 16 July 1925. p. 11. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
- ↑"Current Topics". The Sydney Mail. 6 July 1927. p. 6. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
External links
- Gordon Crole-Rees at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Gordon Crole-Rees at the Davis Cup (archived)
- Gordon Crole-Rees at World Tennis
- 1883 births
- 1954 deaths
- People educated at Highgate School
- English male tennis players
- British male tennis players
- Jugadores de tenis de Essex
- deportistas ingleses del siglo XIX
- deportistas ingleses del siglo XX
- Deportistas de Southend-on-Sea