1931 Australian Championships – Women's singles explained

Coral Buttsworth defeated Marjorie Crawford 1–6, 6–3, 6–4, in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1931 Australian Championships.^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]}

Seeds

The seeded players are listed below. Coral Buttsworth is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

1. Marjorie Crawford (finalist)
2. Sylvia Harper (semifinals)
3. Louie Bickerton (quarterfinals)
4. Coral Buttsworth (champion)
5. Mall Molesworth (first round)
6. Emily Hood Westacott (first round)
7. Ula Valkenburg (first round)
8. Kathleen Le Messurier (semifinals)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• r = Retired

Earlier rounds

Section 2

Notes

• a Mrs. Harper severely strained a muscle of a leg and had to withdraw.^[6]

External links

• • http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/242877506 Source for seedings

Notes and References

1. News: Lawn Tennis . . Victoria, Australia . 9 March 1931 . 4 . National Library of Australia.
2. News: Australian Championship . . Western Australia, Australia . 28 February 1931 . 11 . National Library of Australia.
3. News: Lawn Tennis . . 3 March 1931 . 13 . National Library of Australia.
4. News: Lawn Tennis. Australian Championships . . 5 March 1931 . 13 . National Library of Australia.
5. News: Lawn Tennis. Australian Championships . . 6 March 1931 . 12 . National Library of Australia.
6. News: Lawn Tennis. Australian Titles . . 7 March 1931 . 20 . National Library of Australia.