1931 Australian Championships – Women's singles

Women's singles
1931 Australian Championships
Champion	Coral Buttsworth
Runner-up	Marjorie Crawford
Final score	1–6, 6–3, 6–4
Details
Draw	32
Seeds	8
Events
Singles men women Doubles men women mixed
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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. (first round)
8. Kathleen Le Messurier (semifinals)

Draw[]

Key[]

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

Finals[]

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Finals
	4	Coral Buttsworth	6	6
			1	2
								4	Coral Buttsworth	0	6	0
								2	Sylvia Harper	6	4	0r
	2	Sylvia Harper	6	6
			1	2
															4	Coral Buttsworth	1	6	6
															1	Marjorie Crawford	6	3	4
	1	Marjorie Crawford	6	4	6
		Joan Hartigan	4	6	4
								1	Marjorie Crawford	3	6	7
								8	Kathleen Le Messurier	6	2	5
	8	Kathleen Le Messurier	6	6
	3	Louie Bickerton	1	3

Earlier rounds[]

Section 1[]

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	4	Coral Buttsworth	6	6
			1	3				4	Coral Buttsworth	6	6
			6	6						3	1
			2	2											4	Coral Buttsworth	6	6
			6	6													1	2
			1	4						3	9	4
			7	6	7					6	7	6
	5	Mall Molesworth	9	1	5																	4	Coral Buttsworth	0	6	0
	2	Sylvia Harper	3	6	6																	2	Sylvia Harper	6	4	0r
			6	1	3			2	Sylvia Harper	6	6
			6	2	6					1	0
			0	6	1										2	Sylvia Harper	6	6
			6	6													1	2
			4	1						6	7	7
			6	5	8					8	5	5
	6	Emily Hood Westacott	4	7	6

Section 2[]

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	1	Marjorie Crawford	6	6
			0	0				1	Marjorie Crawford	6	6
			6	6						0	3
			0	2											1	Marjorie Crawford	6	4	6
		Dorothy Weston	w/o													Joan Hartigan	4	6	4
									Dorothy Weston	3	8	2
		Joan Hartigan	7	6					Joan Hartigan	6	6	6
	7		5	4																		1	Marjorie Crawford	3	6	7
	8	Kathleen Le Messurier	6	6																		8	Kathleen Le Messurier	6	2	5
			2	2				8	Kathleen Le Messurier	6	6
		E. Darvall	6	7					E. Darvall	1	0
			3	5											8	Kathleen Le Messurier	6	6
		Gwen Utz	6	1	6										3	Louie Bickerton	1	3
			1	6	3				Gwen Utz	5	4
	3	Louie Bickerton	6	2	6			3	Louie Bickerton	7	6
		Nell Hall	2	6	3

Notes[]

References[]

External links[]

• [1] Source for the draw at australianopen.com
• [2] Source for seedings