Helen Crook

Helen Crook (born 20 November 1971) is a British former professional tennis player.

Biography Before turning professional, Crook attended college in the United States, as a journalism student at the University of South Carolina. She formed a doubles partnership in college tennis with another British player, Victoria Davies. The pair made the semifinals of the 1994 NCAA Doubles Championships.

Crook, who was based in Essex, began competing on the international circuit in 1996. All of her WTA Tour and Wimbledon main-draw appearances were in doubles, a format in which she reached No. 155 in the world. She made two WTA Tour doubles quarterfinals, both with regular doubles partner Victoria Davies, at the 1999 Warsaw Cup and the 2001 Birmingham Classic. She featured in the women's doubles at Wimbledon on eight occasions and twice in mixed doubles. Her only grand slam win came when partnering Anna Hawkins at the 2003 Wimbledon Championships, with the pair overcoming Barbara Schett and Patty Schnyder, before being beaten in the second round by Martina Navratilova and Svetlana Kuznetsova.

She was one of the founders of GB Tennis Girls, an organisation supporting women's tennis. As of 2024, she and Davies ran an LTA Coach Development Centre, and were partners in a tennis academy. She has also played Padel for the GB Senior team.

ITF Circuit finals Singles (0–2) $50,000 tournaments $40,000 tournaments $25,000 tournaments $10,000 tournaments ResultNo.DateLocationSurfaceOpponentScoreLoss 1. 17 January 1996 Miami, United States Hard Alina Jidkova 2–6, 5–7Loss 2. 23 July 2000 Frinton-on-Sea, Great Britain Grass Samantha Smith 3–6, 0–6

Doubles (11–15) ResultNo.DateLocationSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin 1. 11 July 1994 Frinton-on-Sea, Great Britain Grass Victoria Davies Natalia Egorova Svetlana Parkhomenko 6–3, 6–2Loss 2. 10 July 1995 Felixstowe, Great Britain Grass Victoria Davies Robyn Mawdsley Shannon Peters 1–6, 1–6Win 3. 28 August 1995 Istanbul, Turkey Hard Victoria Davies Duygu Akşit Oal Zsofia Csapó 6–4, 6–4Win 4. 27 January 1996 Istanbul, Turkey Hard (i) Victoria Davies Frances Hearn Leyla Ogan 7–6(3), 7–6(4)Win 5. 26 April 1996 Edinburgh, Great Britain Clay Victoria Davies Julie Pullin Lorna Woodroffe 6–2, 6–0Loss 6. 1 June 1996 Istanbul, Turkey Hard Victoria Davies] Emily Bond Emanuela Brusati 6–7(4), 4–6Loss 7. Felixstowe, Great Britain Grass Victoria Davies Surina De Beer Lizzie Jelfs 5–7, 5–7Win 8. 26 September 1997 Sunderland, Great Britain Carpet (i) Mareze Joubert Victoria Davies Limor Gabai 6–2, 6–4Win 9. 6 December 1997 Pretoria, South Africa Hard Mareze Joubert Lucinda Gibbs Giselle Swart 6–2, 7–5Loss 10. 26 March 1998 Wodonga, Australia Grass Victoria Davies Lisa McShea Alicia Molik 4–6, 4–6Win 11. 19 April 1998 Cagnes-sur-Mer, France Clay Victoria Davies Yvette Basting Magdalena Zděnovcová 6–3, 6–3Loss 12. 31 July 1998 Ilkley, Great Britain Grass Victoria Davies Lizzie Jelfs Mareze Joubert 3–6, 4–6Loss 13. 26 September 1998 Sunderland, Great Britain Hard (i) Victoria Davies Lizzie Jelfs Mareze Joubert 1–6, 1–6Loss 14. 3 October 1998 Glasgow, Great Britain Hard (i) Victoria Davies Eva Dyrberg Lydia Steinbach 4–6, 7–5, 3–6Loss 15. 2 April 2000 Pontevedra, Spain Hard Victoria Davies Natasha Galouza Vanesa Krauth 3–6, 6–2, 2–6Loss 16. 23 April 2000 San Luis Potosí, Mexico Clay Victoria Davies María Fernanda Landa Romina Ottoboni 4–6, 6–7(7)Loss 17. 14 May 2000 Tampico, Mexico Hard Victoria Davies Melody Falcó Carla Tiene 4–6, 3–6Win 18. 22 July 2000 Frinton-on-Sea, Great Britain Grass Victoria Davies Mareze Joubert Nicole Sewell 6–2, 6–4Win 19. Tipton, Great Britain Hard (i) Victoria Davies Eleni Daniilidou Maria Geznenge 2–6, 6–4, 6–4Loss 20. 20 May 2001 Edinburgh, Great Britain Clay Victoria Davies Julie Pullin Lorna Woodroffe 2–6, 1–6Loss 21. 10 February 2002 Redbridge, Great Britain Hard (i) Sun Tiantian Magda Mihalache Ekaterina Sysoeva 6–4, 4–6, 4–6Win 22. 8 March 2003 Nuevo Laredo, Mexico Hard Christina Zachariadou Caroline-Ann Basu Kildine Chevalier 6–3, 4–6, 6–2Win 23. 22 March 2003 Monterrey, Mexico Hard Christina Zachariadou Caroline-Ann Basu Kildine Chevalier 6–2, 6–0Loss 24. 12 April 2003 Coatzacoalcos, Mexico Hard Christina Zachariadou Erica Krauth Sarah Stone 4–6, 6–4, 4–6Loss 25. Sunderland, Great Britain Hard (i) Martina Müller Claire Curran Kim Kilsdonk 4–6, 6–3, 3–6Loss 26. 11 July 2004 Felixstowe, Great Britain Grass Karen Paterson Hannah Collin Anna Hawkins 4–6, 4–6