Coral Buttsworth

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.

Coral Buttsworth
Full nameCoral Annabell McInnes Buttsworth
Country (sports) Australia
Born7 June 1900
Jones Island, New South Wales, Australia
Died20 December 1985(1985-12-20) (aged 85)
Hazelbrook, Australia
Singles
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenW (1931, 1932)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenW (1932)

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.

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