final against Perry in four sets. Historically, he was competing in his tenth straight major final, a record matched only by Big Bill Tilden and then joined by Roger Federer. He advanced to his last Australian finals in 1936 and 1940, felled each time by fellow Aussie Adrian Quist, but he had set a record by making seven Australian finals appearances, equaled only by Roy Emerson in 1967. In his 1979 autobiography Jack Kramer, the long-time tennis promoter and great player himself, included Crawford in his list of the 21 greatest players of all time. Crawford was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport, Rhode Island in 1979 and into the Australian Tennis Hall of Fame in 1997. He was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 1977 New Year Honours for his services to sport. Playing style Crawford was a right-handed baseline player with a game that was based more on technical skills and accuracy than on power. He was not particularly fast but had excellent anticipation and his game was described as fluent and effortless. His style was compared with Henri Cochet. Crawford always wore long, white pressed flannels and a long-sleeved shirt. He played with an old-fashioned flat-topped racket produced by the Alexander Patent Racket Company in Launceston, Tasmania. Grand Slam tournament finals Singles: 12 (6 titles, 6 runners-up) Doubles: 12 (6 titles, 6 runners-up) Mixed doubles: 8 (5 titles, 3 runners-up) Grand Slam singles tournament timeline See also List of male tennis players a detailed list of tennis greats throughout the years Tennis records of All Time – Men's singles Sources Notes and references External links 1908 births 1991 deaths Australian Championships (tennis) champions Australian Championships (tennis) junior champions Australian male tennis players French Championships (tennis) champions Sportspeople from Albury International Tennis Hall of Fame inductees Tennis people from New South Wales Wimbledon champions (pre-Open Era) Grand Slam (tennis) champions in men's singles Grand Slam (tennis) champions in mixed doubles Grand Slam (tennis) champions in men's doubles Grand Slam (tennis) champions in boys' singles Grand Slam (tennis) champions in boys' doubles World number 1 ranked male tennis players Sport Australia Hall of Fame inductees 20th-century Australian people Australian Officers of the Order of the British Empire Sportsmen from New South Wales