Alexis Ann Crooke is an Australian former professional

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player. Crooke, a native of

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, won the girls' singles title at the

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, under her maiden name Lexie Kenny. She was a women's doubles quarter-finalist at the

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. In 1970 she competed in the women's singles main draws of both the

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and

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. Her husband, Ken Crooke, is a former director of the

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Crooke, Lexie Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Australian female tennis players Australian Championships (tennis) junior champions Grand Slam (tennis) champions in girls' singles Tennis players from Queensland Sportswomen from Queensland 20th-century Australian sportswomen