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Oliver Crawford (tennis)

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Oliver Crawford
Image
Crawford at the 2026 Wimbledon qualifying competition
Country (sports)Image United States (2020–2024)
Image United Kingdom (2024–present)
Born (1999-04-30) 30 April 1999 (age 27)
Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Turned pro2020
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)[1]
CollegeUniversity of Florida
CoachNick Bybel
Prize moneyUS $617,475
Singles
Career record0–1
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 183 (15 September 2025)
Current rankingNo. 224 (24 August 2026)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ3 (2024)
French OpenQ1 (2024, 2026)
Wimbledon1R (2025)
US OpenQ2 (2025)
Doubles
Career record0–1
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 316 (23 September 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
Wimbledon1R (2024)
Last updated on: 19 May 2026.

Oliver Crawford (born 30 April 1999) is an American-British tennis player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 183 achieved on 15 September 2025 and a doubles ranking of No. 316 achieved on 23 September 2024. He has won 13 ITF Men's World Tennis Tour titles from 27 finals.[2]

Early life

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Crawford started playing tennis at two years-old. His parents had no tennis background.[3] His parents are from Birmingham, England and moved to work in Spartanburg, South Carolina, before he was born.[4] He graduated from Laurel Springs School, an online high school based in California, and attended the University of Florida.[5] He was named SEC Freshmen of the Year and before turning professional in 2020, was twice included as a First Team All-SEC and a three-time ITA All-America.[6]

Career

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2018: Juniors

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A former world No. 9 junior player, Crawford won his first senior title in October 2018 at a $25,000 USTA Pro Circuit event in Harlingen, Texas.[7]

2020–2022: Pro beginnings, top 350

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In March, Crawford won his third title on the ITF Tour when he defeated American Zane Khan in the final of an M15 tournament in Pune, India.[8][9]

2023–2024: Grand Slam doubles debut

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In his first event representing Britain, Crawford defeated Ilya Ivashka in the first round of qualifying for the 2024 Australian Open.[10] He followed that with a win over Francesco Passaro in the second round.[11] He lost to Vít Kopřiva in the final qualifying round.[12] He reached the final of the $25,000 ITF men's tennis tournament at the Arera Club in Bhopal on 21 January 2024 but had to award his opponent Bogdan Bobrov a walkover due to a back injury.[2]

Crawford made his Grand Slam debut partnering Kyle Edmund in the men's doubles at the 2024 Wimbledon Championships, losing in the first round to Sadio Doumbia and Fabien Reboul in straight sets.[13]

2025: Major singles debut at Wimbledon

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Crawford was awarded a wildcard to make his Grand Slam main-draw singles debut at the 2025 Wimbledon Championships,[14] where he lost to Mattia Bellucci in the first round.[15] At the 2025 International Challenger Zhangjiagang Crawford reached his third Challenger final but lost to Sho Shimabukuro.[16]

Personal life

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Although born in South Carolina after his parents left Britain in 1999, many of his extended family still live in Sutton Coldfield and London. Crawford started representing Great Britain in January 2024.[17]

Performance timeline

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Key
W  F  SF QF #R RRQ# DNQ A NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

Singles

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Tournament 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A Q3 A Q1 0 / 0 0–0  – 
French Open A A Q1 A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Wimbledon A A Q1 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
US Open Q1 A Q1 Q2 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–0 0 / 1 0–1 0%
ATP Masters 1000
Indian Wells Masters A A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Miami Open A A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Monte Carlo Masters A A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Madrid Open A A A A 0 / 0 0-0  – 
Italian Open A A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Canadian Open A A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Cincinnati Masters A A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Shanghai Masters NH A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Paris Masters A A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0 / 0 0–0  – 

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour finals

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Singles: 34 (14 titles, 20 runner-ups)

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Legend (singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (0–4)
ITF Futures/WTT (14–16)
Finals by surface
Hard (9–9)
Clay (5–11)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Oct 2023 Charleston, USA Challenger Hard Jordan Abdullah Shelbayh 2–6, 7–6(7–5), 3–6
Loss 0–2 Oct 2023 Curitiba, Brazil Challenger Clay Bolivia Hugo Dellien 6–7(6–8), 6–4, 6–7(1–7)
Loss 0–3 Aug 2025 Zhangjiagang, China Challenger Hard Japan Sho Shimabukuro 3–6, 6–3, 5–7
Loss 0–4 Feb 2026 Delhi, India Challenger Hard Greece Stefanos Sakellaridis 5–7, 6–4, 6–7(6–8)
Win 1–0 Oct 2018 USA F28, Harlingen Futures Hard United Kingdom Andrew Watson 6–1, 6–1
Loss 1–1 Jul 2019 M25 Champaign, USA WTT Hard United States Jenson Brooksby 2–6, 1–6
Win 2–1 Dec 2020 M15 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic WTT Hard United States Alex Rybakov 6–3, 6–1
Loss 2–2 Dec 2020 M15 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic WTT Hard Dominican Republic Nick Hardt 4–6, 0–6
Win 3–2 Mar 2021 M15 Pune, India WTT Hard India Zane Khan 6–3, 6–0
Loss 3–3 Mar 2021 M15 New Delhi, India WTT Hard India Niki Kaliyanda Poonacha 3–6, 6–7(5–7)
Win 4–3 Apr 2021 M15 Cairo, Egypt WTT Clay Poland Daniel Michalski 6–2, 5–7, 6–3
Loss 4–4 Sep 2021 M25 Sierre, Switzerland WTT Clay Australia Rinky Hijikata 6–7(6–8), 1–6
Loss 4–5 Mar 2022 M25 Medellín, Colombia WTT Clay Zimbabwe Benjamin Lock 6–7(3–7), 6–4, 6–7(5–7)
Loss 4–6 Jul 2022 M25 Bourg-en-Bresse, France WTT Clay France Ugo Blanchet 4–6, 6–7(4–7)
Loss 4–7 Jul 2022 M25 Telfs, Austria WTT Clay Turkey Ergi Kırkın 4–6, 5–7
Win 5–7 Jul 2022 M25 Bacău, Romania WTT Clay Tunisia Moez Echargui 2–6, 6–3, 7–5
Win 6–7 Nov 2022 M25 Indore, India WTT Hard Czech Republic Dominik Palán 6–1, 1–6, 6–3
Win 7–7 Feb 2023 M25 Monastir, Tunisia WTT Hard Tunisia Moez Echargui 2–6, 6–4, 6–1
Loss 7–8 May 2023 M25 Värnamo, Sweden WTT Clay Sweden Dragoș Nicolae Mădăraș 6–7(4–7), 1–6
Win 8–8 Jul 2023 M25 Klosters, Switzerland WTT Clay Switzerland Damien Wenger 6–1, 6–3
Loss 8–9 Jul 2023 M25 Gandia, Spain WTT Clay Spain Sergi Pérez Contri 3–6, 5–7
Loss 8–10 Aug 2023 M25 Oldenzaal, Netherlands WTT Clay Germany Lucas Gerch 5–7, 0–6
Loss 8–11 Sep 2023 M25 Kigali, Rwanda WTT Clay Switzerland Damien Wenger 4–6, 2–6
Loss 8–12 Sep 2023 M25 Kigali, Rwanda WTT Clay France Corentin Denolly 6–1, 4–6, 4–6
Loss 8–13 Jan 2024 M25 Bhopal, India WTT Hard Image Bogdan Bobrov walkover
Win 9–13 Jul 2024 M25 The Hague, Netherlands WTT Clay Spain Àlex Martí Pujolràs 6–0, 6–1
Win 10–13 Jan 2025 M25 Chennai, India WTT Hard Ukraine Eric Vanshelboim 5–7, 6–3, 7–6(7–5)
Loss 10–14 Jan 2025 M15 Zahra, Kuwait WTT Hard Germany Lucas Gerch 6–2, 4–6, 4–6
Loss 10–15 Feb 2025 M15 Villena, Spain WTT Hard United States Darwin Blanch 6–1, 5–7, 5–7
Win 11–15 Mar 2025 M25 Lu'an, China WTT Hard South Korea Chung Hyeon 4–6, 6–3, 6–2
Win 12–15 Mar 2025 M25 Shenzhen, China WTT Hard China Bai Yan 7–6(7–5), 1–6, 6–2
Win 13–15 Apr 2025 M25 Bengaluru, India WTT Hard United Kingdom Jay Clarke 5–2 ret.
Loss 13–16 May 2025 M25 Sabadell, Spain WTT Clay Spain Daniel Mérida 4–6, 6–2, 6–7(5–7)
Win 14–16 May 2026 M25 Grado, Italy WTT Clay Italy Gianmarco Ferrari 7–6(9–7), 6–2

References

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  1. ↑ "Oliver Crawford". ATP. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  2. 1 2 "Oliver Crawford". ITF. Archived from the original on 26 June 2024. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  3. ↑ "Oliver Crawford". Behind The Racquet. January 4, 2024. Archived from the original on 10 January 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  4. ↑ Fuller, Russell (10 January 2024). "Crawford has 'chills' in winning start to GB switch". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  5. ↑ Kapetanakis, Arthur (November 27, 2018). "College Spotlight: Oliver Crawford, Florida". usta.com. Archived from the original on 10 January 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  6. ↑ Harley, Alexa (July 9, 2020). "Oliver Crawford turns pro". wruf.com. Archived from the original on 10 January 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  7. ↑ Kapetanakis, Arthur (October 22, 2018). "Pro Circuit Round-up: Crawford wins first pro title". usta.com. Archived from the original on 10 January 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  8. ↑ Renton, Jamie (21 March 2021). "CRAWFORD ENDS COMPATRIOT KHAN'S WINNING RUN IN INDIA". ITF. Archived from the original on 10 January 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  9. ↑ Goswamy, Ruchika (March 28, 2021). "American Oliver Crawford wins Men's ITF Championships singles title". Indian Express. Archived from the original on 10 January 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  10. ↑ "Norrie wins but Raducanu to miss another exhibition". BBC Sport. 9 January 2024. Archived from the original on 10 January 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  11. ↑ Jureko, Jonathan (11 January 2024). "Fran Jones retired, Emma Raducanu practices". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 11 January 2024. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  12. ↑ "Jack Draper beats Alexander Bublik to reach Adelaide International final". BBC Sport. 12 January 2024. Archived from the original on 12 January 2024. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
  13. ↑ "Kyle Edmund still confident of top-50 return after injury nightmare". Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 8 April 2025.
  14. ↑ "Who are the Wimbledon wildcards? Meet the 14 British hopefuls handed SW19 opportunity". The Independent. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
  15. ↑ @the_LTA (June 30, 2025). "Oliver Crawford loses out to Mattia Bellucci in the Wimbledon first round #BackTheBrits 🇬🇧 #Wimbledon" (Tweet) – via X (formerly Twitter).
  16. ↑ "Oliver Crawford reaches ATP Challenger final, Liam Broady lifts singles title in Budapest & three wheelchair tennis trophies". Lawn Tennis Association. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
  17. ↑ Fraser, Stuart (11 January 2024). "Oliver Crawford switch from US to GB 'not for Wimbledon wild cards'". The Times. Archived from the original on 23 January 2025. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
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