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. In 1933 she again made the final of the Australian Championships but was defeated in straight sets by first-seeded Joan Hartigan.
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.
Grand Slam finals
Singles (2 titles, 1 runner-up)
ResultYearChampionshipSurfaceOpponentScoreWin 1931 Australian Championships Grass Marjorie Cox Crawford 1–6, 6–3, 6–4Win 1932 Australian Championships Grass Kathleen Le Messurier 6–4, 9–7Loss 1933 Australian Championships Grass Joan Hartigan 4–6, 3–6
Doubles (1 title)
ResultYearChampionship SurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin 1932 Australian Championships Grass Marjorie Cox Crawford Dorothy Weston Kathleen Le Messurier 6–2, 6–2
Grand Slam singles tournament timeline
Tournament 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 Career SR Australian Championships1RAA2RAA W WF 2 / 5 French ChampionshipsAAAAAAAAA 0 / 0 WimbledonAAAAAAAAA 0 / 0 U.S. ChampionshipsAAAAAAAAA 0 / 0 SR0 / 10 / 00 / 00 / 10 / 00 / 01 / 11 / 10 / 1 2 / 5
See also List of Australian Open women's singles champions Performance timelines for all female tennis players since 1978 who reached at least one Grand Slam final
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