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Kathleen Le Messurier

Australian tennis player

Summary

Australian tennis player

Field	Value
name	Kathleen Le Messurier
country
death_date
death_place	Adelaide, Australia
AustralianOpenresult	F (1932)
Wimbledonresult	2R (1930)
AustralianOpenDoublesresult	F (1924, 1925, 1928, 1932)
AustralianOpenMixedresult	SF (1926)

Kathleen Le Messurier (12 July 1898 – 1 January 1981) was a female tennis player from Australia who was active in the 1920s and 1930s.

Le Messurier was the youngest daughter of Ernest Le Messurier (8 May 1861– 8 September 1937) and Jessie Rainforth Le Messurier, née Neill, (4 June 1878 – 16 September 1942). She played competitive tennis for the Methodist Ladies College and later the Semaphore and East Torrens Tennis Clubs.

She was a runner-up in the 1932 Australian Championships singles competition, losing in the final to compatriot Coral McInnes Buttsworth in straight sets, 4–6, 7–9. She also reached the doubles final in 1924, 1925, 1928 and 1932 but lost on all four occasions.

In October 1927 she won the singles and doubles title at the Adelaide Championships. In March 1928 she won the South Australian Championships played in Adelaide.

Grand Slam finals

Singles (1 runner-up)

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	1932	Australian Championships	Grass	AUS Coral McInnes Buttsworth	4–6, 7–9

Doubles (4 runner-ups)

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents
Loss	1924	Australian Championships	Grass	AUS Meryl O'Hara Wood	AUS Daphne Akhurst Cozens
AUS Sylvia Lance Harper	5–7, 2–6
Loss	1925	Australian Championships	Grass	AUS Esna Boyd Robertson	AUS Daphne Akhurst Cozens
AUS Sylvia Lance Harper	4–6, 3–6
Loss	1928	Australian Championships	Grass	GBR Dorothy Weston	AUS Daphne Akhurst Cozens
AUS Esna Boyd Robertson	3–6, 1–6
Loss	1932	Australian Championships	Grass	GBR Dorothy Weston	AUS Coral McInnes Buttsworth
AUS Marjorie Cox Crawford	2–6, 2–6

References

(4 November 1889). "Family Notices". [[South Australian Register]].
(1904). "Le Messurier, Kathleen". State Library of South Australia.
(25 October 1927). "Lawn Tennis". National Library of Australia.
(6 March 1928). "South Australian Championships". National Library of Australia.

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