Susan Butt

Dorcas Susan Butt (born March 19, 1938) is a Canadian sports psychologist and former tennis player.[1][2]

Susan Butt
Full nameDorcas Susan Butt
Country (sports) Canada
Born (1938-03-19) March 19, 1938
PlaysRight-handed
Singles
Grand Slam singles results
French Open3R (1961)
Wimbledon3R (1961)
US Open1R (1957, 58, 59, 60, 66)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open1R (1961)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Wimbledon2R (1961)

Raised in Victoria, British Columbia, Butt was the number one ranked Canadian player for three years and won a national championship in doubles. She won through to the singles third round of the 1961 Wimbledon Championships as a qualifier, before losing a centre court match to the top seeded Sandra Reynolds in 100 degree heat.[3] In 1967 she made her playing debut for the Canada Federation Cup team and from 1970 to 1972 was the team captain.[4] She is an inductee into both the Canada Tennis Hall of Fame (2000) and British Columbia Sports Hall of Fame (2023).[5]

Butt holds a PhD in psychology from the University of Chicago and was a professor of psychology at the University of British Columbia for many years. In 1973 she married colleague Liam Finn, the Dean of Applied Science.[6]

See also

References
  1. "Sexuality in Sport". The Ottawa Citizen. October 29, 1977.
  2. Wilson, Gavin (December 12, 1996). "Kudos in Cuba". archive.news.ubc.ca.
  3. "Ayala, Krishnan Reach Quarter-Finals - Susan Butt Eliminated". Montreal Gazette. July 1, 1961.
  4. "Top seeded service". The Province. April 21, 1972.
  5. "Super Bowl champ, 2 winning teams, trailblazers among latest BC Sports Hall of Fame inductees". Saanich News. October 26, 2022.
  6. "Finn — Butt". Times Colonist. March 24, 1973.
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