1. Ian Sinclair Crookenden was born on 10 December 1943 and is a former professional tennis player from New Zealand.
12 Facts About Ian Crookenden
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Ian Crookenden is a member of the Intercollegiate Tennis Hall of Fame.
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Ian Crookenden first represented the New Zealand Davis Cup team in 1962, for a tie against Denmark in Copenhagen.
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Ian Crookenden competed at the French Championships and Wimbledon that year, making the third round of the latter.
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Ian Crookenden played collegiate tennis in the United States for UCLA from 1963 to 1967 and won two NCAA Division I doubles titles.
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Ian Crookenden partnered Arthur Ashe to win the NCAA doubles title, then in 1966 claimed the doubles again, to become the second UCLA player to achieve this feat.
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Ian Crookenden earned All-American selection in each of his last three seasons.
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Ian Crookenden reached the fourth round of the 1966 US National Championships, which was the furthest he went in singles at a Grand Slam tournament.
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Ian Crookenden did however make the semi-finals in men's doubles with countryman Lew Gerrard at the 1964 Wimbledon Championships.
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Ian Crookenden continued competing professionally in the 1970s in both singles and doubles events.
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Ian Crookenden won a set against world number one Jimmy Connors when they met in a Washington quarter-final that year.
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Ian Crookenden returned to collegiate tennis in 2008 when he was appointed head coach of the tennis programs at Saint Joseph's University.