| Craig Edwards | |
| Fullname: | Craig Edwards |
| Birth Date: | 19 May 1955 |
| Birth Place: | Los Angeles, California |
| Plays: | Right-handed |
| Singlesrecord: | 2–8 |
| Singlestitles: | 0 |
| Highestsinglesranking: | No. 258 (3 January, 1983) |
| Australianopenresult: | 1R (1982) |
| Usopenresult: | 1R (1981) |
| Doublesrecord: | 29–32 |
| Doublestitles: | 1 |
| Australianopendoublesresult: | SF (1980) |
| Frenchopendoublesresult: | 3R (1981) |
| Wimbledondoublesresult: | 2R (1980, 1982) |
| Usopendoublesresult: | 1R (1981) |
Craig Edwards (born May 19, 1955) is a former professional tennis player from the United States.
Edwards, a relative late comer to tennis, changed his approach to the sport after attending a basketball camp run by John Wooden, which he attended to learn things that he could put towards his tennis.[1] He was the No. 1 player at Ventura High School for two and a half years, then in 1974 began as a freshman at the University of Redlands.[1] [2] An All-American at Redlands in 1973-74 and 1974-75, he later went to Pepperdine University.[3]
During the 1980s, Edwards competed professionally on the Grand Prix tennis circuit, primarily in doubles events. His regular partner was Eddie Edwards, a South African player of no relation, who played with him at Pepperdine. They won a Grand Prix title at Bournemouth in 1980 and were runners-up in a further two Grand Prix tournaments, at Adelaide and Stuttgart the following year. In Grand Slam competition, the pair made the semi-finals of the 1980 Australian Open and lost a match deciding tiebreak to top seeds Peter McNamara and Paul McNamee to miss out on a spot in the final.[4] They earned seedings at subsequent Grand Slam tournaments, including the 1981 Wimbledon Championships.[5] The pair performed well again at the 1981 Australian Open and were quarter-finalists. In singles, Edwards competed in the main draw at the 1981 US Open (first round loss to Roscoe Tanner) and 1982 Australian Open (first round loss to David Pate).[6]
A family friend of the Bryan brothers, Edwards was a travelling coach for Bob and Mike Bryan in their early years on tour.[7] [8]
| Result | W-L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1. | Sep 1980 | Bournemouth, United Kingdom | Clay | Eddie Edwards | 6–3, 6–7, 8–6 | ||
| Loss | 2. | Jan 1981 | Adelaide, Australia | Grass | Eddie Edwards | 3–6, 4–6 | ||
| Loss | 3. | Mar 1981 | Stuttgart, West Germany | Hard | Eddie Edwards | 6–3, 1–6, 2–6 |
| width=30 | No. | width=50 | Year | width=150 | Tournament | width=50 | Surface | width=160 | Partner | width=160 | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 1980 | Brussels, Belgium | Clay | Eddie Edwards |  Doug Adler Chris Johnstone | 6–1, 6–2 |