| Coral Buttsworth | |
| Fullname: | Coral Annabell McInnes Buttsworth |
| Birth Date: | 7 June 1900 |
| Birth Place: | Jones Island, New South Wales, Australia[1] |
| Death Place: | Hazelbrook, Australia |
| Australianopenresult: | W (1931, 1932) |
| Australianopendoublesresult: | 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]
| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Opponent | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | Grass | 1–6, 6–3, 6–4 | ||||
| Win | Grass | 6–4, 9–7 | ||||
| Loss | Grass | 4–6, 3–6 |
| 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 |