Coral Buttsworth

Coral Buttsworth
Full name	Coral Annabell McInnes Buttsworth
Country (sports)	Australia
Born	7 June 1900; Jones Island, New South Wales, Australia
Died	20 December 1985 (aged 85); Hazelbrook, Australia
Singles
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	W (1931, 1932)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	W (1932)

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]

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)

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1931	Australian Championships	Grass	Marjorie Cox Crawford	1–6, 6–3, 6–4
Win	1932	Australian Championships	Grass	Kathleen Le Messurier	6–4, 9–7
Loss	1933	Australian Championships	Grass	Joan Hartigan	4–6, 3–6

Doubles (1 title)

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1932	Australian Championships	Grass	Marjorie Cox Crawford	Dorothy Weston Kathleen Le Messurier	6–2, 6–2

Grand Slam singles tournament timeline

Key
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.

Tournament	1925	1926	1927	1928	1929	1930	1931	1932	1933	Career SR
Australian Championships	1R	A	A	2R	A	A	W	W	F	2 / 5
French Championships	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	0 / 0
Wimbledon	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	0 / 0
U.S. Championships	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	0 / 0
SR	0 / 1	0 / 0	0 / 0	0 / 1	0 / 0	0 / 0	1 / 1	1 / 1	0 / 1	2 / 5

References

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

[1] Birth Certificate for Coral Annabell McInnes, Government of New South Wales, posted at Ancestry.com (subscription required)

[2] "Tennis". Daily Standard. 9 March 1931. p. 12 – via National Library of Australia.

[thenews-3] "Crawford's Great Win in 5-Set Tussle". The News. 13 February 1932. p. 1 – via National Library of Australia.

[4] "Girl Wins Title". The News. 31 January 1933. p. 5 – via National Library of Australia.

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