Coral Buttsworth


Coral Annabell Buttsworth 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)

ResultYearChampionshipSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1931Australian ChampionshipsGrass

Doubles (1 title)

ResultYearChampionshipSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1932Australian ChampionshipsGrass

Grand Slam singles tournament timeline

Tournament192519261927192819291930193119321933Career SR
Australian Championships1RAA2RAAWWF2 / 5
French ChampionshipsAAAAAAAAA0 / 0
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U.S. ChampionshipsAAAAAAAAA0 / 0
SR0 / 10 / 00 / 00 / 10 / 00 / 01 / 11 / 10 / 12 / 5