# Gordon Crole-Rees

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**Gordon Rhind Oak Crole-Rees** (17 November 1883 – 9 June 1954) was a British [tennis](/source/Tennis) player.

## Career

Crole-Rees was educated at [Highgate School](/source/Highgate_School) from September 1905 until April 1911.[1]

### Davis Cup

Crole-Rees made his [Davis Cup](/source/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](/source/Charles_Kingsley_(tennis)) and then he played alongside [Cyril Eames](/source/Cyril_Eames).

### Wimbledon

Crole-Rees twice reached the third round at the [Wimbledon Championships](/source/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](/source/1927_Wimbledon_Championships), en route to the quarter-finals, Crole-Rees and his partner Cyril Eames managed to defeat second seeds [Jean Borotra](/source/Jean_Borotra) and [Rene Lacoste](/source/Rene_Lacoste).[4] He made semi-finals in the mixed doubles with [Phyllis Mudford](/source/Phyllis_Mudford_King) at the [1930 Wimbledon Championships](/source/1930_Wimbledon_Championships).

### Singles titles

- 1925: [Surrey Championships](/source/Surrey_Grass_Court_Championships)
- 1926: [Kent Championships](/source/Kent_Championships)
- 1927: [Surrey Championships](/source/Surrey_Grass_Court_Championships)
- 1927: [Irish Lawn Tennis Championships](/source/Irish_Open_(tennis))

## See also

- [List of Great Britain Davis Cup team representatives](/source/List_of_Great_Britain_Davis_Cup_team_representatives)

## References

1. Tucker, Rodney C (1950). *Highgate School Register*. 5th ed. p. 107.

1. ["Lawn Tennis."](http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article31868528). *[The West Australian](/source/The_West_Australian)*. Perth, WA: National Library of Australia. 13 July 1925. p. 9. Retrieved 17 December 2015.

1. ["Davis Cup."](http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article2140600). *[The Argus](/source/The_Argus_(Melbourne))*. Melbourne, Vic.: National Library of Australia. 16 July 1925. p. 11. Retrieved 17 December 2015.

1. ["Current Topics"](https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1302&dat=19270706&id=do5VAAAAIBAJ&sjid=MZYDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3940,31692&hl=en). *[The Sydney Mail](/source/The_Sydney_Mail)*. 6 July 1927. p. 6. Retrieved 17 December 2015.

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