Coral_Buttsworth

Coral Buttsworth

Coral Buttsworth

Australian tennis player

Coral Annabell Buttsworth (née McInnes; 7 June 1900 – 20 December 1985) was a female tennis player from Australia who won the singles title at the Australian Championships in 1931 and 1932 and the women's doubles title there in 1932.[2][3] In 1933 she again made the final of the Australian Championships but was defeated in straight sets by first-seeded Joan Hartigan.[4]

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Buttsworth was the only multiple winner of the singles title at the Australian Championships who never won a state singles title. A strong, thick-set woman from Sydney, she was addicted to chopping the ball, with an excellent drop shot, and was quick around the court. She was a player who preferred to maneuver opponents out of position by running them up and back on the court rather than from side to side.[3]

Grand Slam finals

Singles (2 titles, 1 runner-up)

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Doubles (1 title)

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Grand Slam singles tournament timeline

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W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
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See also

References

  1. [1]
    Birth Certificate for Coral Annabell McInnes, Government of New South Wales, posted at Ancestry.com (subscription required)
  2. [2]
    "Tennis". Daily Standard. 9 March 1931. p. 12 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. [3]
    "Crawford's Great Win in 5-Set Tussle". The News. 13 February 1932. p. 1 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. [4]
    "Girl Wins Title". The News. 31 January 1933. p. 5 – via National Library of Australia.
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