Florence Sutton

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

Florence Sutton

Sutton in 1911
Full name	Florence E. Sutton
Country (sports)	United States
Born	September 2, 1883
Died	October 16, 1974 (aged 91)
Singles
Grand Slam Singles results
US Open	F (1911)
Doubles
Grand Slam Doubles results
US Open	F (1911)

Biography

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

Singles (1 runner-up)

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)

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

Singles (1 runner-up)

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

Doubles (1 runner-up)

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

1. "Miss Sears Defeated" (PDF). The New York Times. June 17, 1911. Retrieved 11 June 2012.
2. "Miss Hotchkiss Wins From Miss Sutton". The Gazette Times. June 18, 1911 – via Google News Archive.
3. Hult, p. 144 harvnb error: no target: CITEREFHult (help)
4. "Western Woman is Tennis Pro". The Spokesman-Review. December 29, 1923 – via Google News Archive.

References

• 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.