Florence E. Sutton (September 2, 1883 – October 16, 1974) was an American tennis player.

Florence Sutton
Sutton in 1911
Full nameFlorence E. Sutton
Country (sports) United States
Born(1883-09-02)September 2, 1883
DiedOctober 16, 1974(1974-10-16) (aged 91)
Singles
Grand Slam singles results
US OpenF (1911)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
US OpenF (1911)

Biography

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Florence Sutton

She was born on September 2, 1883, to Adolphus De Gruchy Sutton and Adelina Esther Godfray. She was the sister of tennis champion May Godfrey Sutton and the aunt of U.S. National singles champion John Doeg and Australian Championship winner Dorothy Cheney.

Sutton was a finalist for both singles and doubles titles in the US Open in 1911. In the singles final she lost Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman in three sets.[1][2]

She achieved a highest national ranking of No.2 in 1914.

She also played, with her sisters May and Violet, on the Pasadena High School basketball team, which went undefeated in 1900.[3]

In 1924, after her active playing career, she became a tennis coach at the Women's National Golf and Tennis Club in Glen Head.[4] Sutton died on October 16, 1974.

Grand Slam finals

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Singles (1 runner-up)

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Outcome Year Championship Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up 1911 US National Championships Grass   Hazel Hotchkiss 10–8, 1–6, 7–9

Doubles (1 runner-up)

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Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1911 US National Championships Grass   Dorothy Green   Hazel Hotchkiss
  Eleonora Sears
6–4, 4–6, 6–2

Other significant finals

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Singles (1 runner-up)

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Outcome Year Tournament Opponent Score
Runner-up 1906 Cincinnati Open May Godfrey Sutton 5–7, 2–6

Doubles (1 runner-up)

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Outcome Year Tournament Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1906 Cincinnati Open   Lula Belden   May Sutton Bundy
  Marjorie Dodd
3–6, 6–3, 3–6

Notes

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  1. ^ "Miss Sears Defeated" (PDF). The New York Times. June 17, 1911. Retrieved June 11, 2012.
  2. ^ "Miss Hotchkiss Wins From Miss Sutton". The Gazette Times. June 18, 1911 – via Google News Archive.
  3. ^ Hult & Trekell 1991, p. 144
  4. ^ "Western Woman is Tennis Pro". The Spokesman-Review. December 29, 1923 – via Google News Archive.

References

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  • Hult, Joan S.; Trekell, Marianna (1991). A Century of Women's Basketball: From Frailty to Final Four. Reston, Va: National Association for Girls and Women in Sport. ISBN 9780883144909.