Donald William (Don)
Butler
Male
England
1910-03-19
Langley, Worcestershire, England
1987-10-08
Sunderland, Durham, England
1926 - 1962
40
252
135
1957 - Carlisle (Amateur)
1950 - Durham County Championships (Amateur)
1950 - South Northumberland (Amateur)
1948 - Priory Club (Amateur)
1948 - Cromer Covered Courts (Amateur)
1947 - Durham County Championships (Amateur)
1946 - South of England Championships (Amateur)
1939 - Worcestershire Championships (Amateur)
1939 - Harrogate Hard Courts (Amateur)
1939 - Cheltenham (Amateur)
1939 - Northumberland Championships (Amateur)
1939 - Hampshire Championships (Amateur)
1939 - Buxton (Amateur)
1939 - West of England Championships (Amateur)
1938 - Wimbledon Plate (Consolation) (Open)
1938 - Harrogate Hard Courts (Amateur)
1938 - Hampshire Championships (Amateur)
1938 - Bexhill-on-Sea (Amateur)
1938 - Birchington Autumn Meeting (Amateur)
1938 - Cromer Covered Courts Autumn Meeting (Amateur)
1938 - North of England Championships (Open)
1938 - South of England Championships (Amateur)
1938 - Tally Ho! (Open)
1937 - Chiswick Hardcourt Clubs (Amateur)
1937 - Ulster Championships (Open)
1937 - Hard Court Championships of Ulster (Amateur)
1937 - Worcestershire Championships (Amateur)
1937 - South of England Championships (Amateur)
1937 - Northern Lawn Tennis Association Tournament (Open)
1936 - Felixstowe Autumn Meeting (Amateur)
1936 - Worcestershire Championships (Amateur)
1936 - Westende Tournament (Amateur)
1936 - Oostende (Amateur)
1936 - Gleneagles Hard Courts (Amateur)
1935 - Torquay (Open)
1935 - Worcestershire Championships (Amateur)
1935 - West of England Championships (Amateur)
1934 - Worcestershire Championships (Amateur)
1934 - Torquay (Open)
1934 - Shanklin (Amateur)
Poule
Marcel Bernard 1 *
Donald Butler
6-3
6-1
Poule
Henri Cochet 1 *
Donald Butler
6-1
6-3
Poule
Jacques Michel Pierre Chaban-Delmas 1 *
Donald Butler
6-2
8-6
Poule
Marcel Bernard 1 *
Donald Butler
6-4
6-3
Poule
Marcel Bernard 1 *
Donald Butler
6-4
6-3
Round 1
Czeslaw Spychala 1 *
Donald Butler
1-6
6-4
7-5
8-6
6-4
Round 2
Robert Ian (Bob) Mark 1 *
Donald Butler
6-0
6-1
Poule
Donald Butler 1 *
Pierre Grandguillot
6-3
6-3
Poule
Donald Butler 1 *
Jean Borotra
6-1
6-1
Round 1
William W.H. (Bill) Threlfall 1 *
Donald Butler
4-6
7-9
6-4
7-5
6-4
Poule
Jean Borotra 1 *
Donald Butler
4-6
6-3
7-5
Round 4
W.J. King 1 *
Donald Butler
6-3
6-3
Final
Donald Butler 1 *
John Ballantine
6-0
6-2
Round 1
Donald Butler 1 *
O.D. Beresford
6-2
6-0
6-4
Round 2
John Barrett 1 *
Donald Butler
6-3
6-2
6-3
Round 2
Gérard Pilet 1 *
Donald Butler
6-3
6-0
6-3
Final
James Irvine (Jimmy) Tattersall 1 *
Donald Butler
4-6
6-2
6-3
Round 2
Roger Becker 1 *
Donald Butler
6-2
6-1
Round 1
Bruce S. Francis 1 *
Donald Butler
5-7
6-1
6-4
Round 1
Donald Butler 1 *
Dennis B. Hughes
6-3
6-4
6-4
Round 2
Mike Davies 1 *
Donald Butler
6-2
6-4
6-0
Poule
Jean Borotra 1 *
Donald Butler
6-4
4-6
6-2
Round 1
Douglas Herman Scharenguivel 1 *
Donald Butler
6-1
8-6
3-6
6-3
Round 3
Kurt Nielsen 1 *
Donald Butler
6-2
6-2
6-1
Round 2
Ivor James Warwick 1 *
Donald Butler
8-6
6-1
Round 2
Gordon Forbes 1 *
Donald Butler
6-4
6-1
Round 2
Wladyslaw Skonecki 1 *
Donald Butler
6-3
6-3
Poule
Henri Pellizza 1 *
Donald Butler
6-2
6-1
Poule
Budge Patty 1 *
Donald Butler
6-2
6-1
Poule
Robert Abdesselam 1 *
Donald Butler
6-2
6-1
Final
Alan Mills 1 *
Donald Butler
6-4
7-9
6-4
Semifinals
Howard Francis Walton 1 *
Donald Butler
2-6
6-3
6-2
Round 1
Donald Butler 1 *
Carlos Ferrer
6-3
6-3
3-6
6-4
Round 2
Art Larsen 1 *
Donald Butler
6-4
6-2
7-5
Round 1
Orlando Sirola 1 *
Donald Butler
6-4
6-4
3-6
6-4
Round 2
Robert J. (Bob) Lee 1 *
Donald Butler
6-4
6-2
Round 2
Roger Becker 1 *
Donald Butler
6-3
4-6
7-5
Semifinals
Douglas G. Snart 1 *
Donald Butler
11-13
7-5
6-2
Round 1
Jacques (Jackie) Brichant 1 *
Donald Butler
6-1
6-3
6-3
Round 2
Bobby Wilson 1 *
Donald Butler
6-8
6-3
6-3
Round 2
Donald Butler 1 *
Colin William Hannam
8-6
6-1
Quarterfinals
Geoff Paish 1 *
Donald Butler
6-4
6-4
Round 1
Donald Butler 1 *
C.J. Day
6-0
6-0
Round 2
John Horn 1 *
Donald Butler
6-0
6-4
Round 2
Naresh Kumar 1 *
Donald Butler
6-4
6-4
Final
Czeslaw Spychala 1 *
Donald Butler
6-4
4-6
7-5
Round 1
Donald Butler 1 *
Lord Ronaldshay
6-4
7-5
6-2
Round 2
Jaroslav Drobny 1 *
Donald Butler
6-4
6-2
6-4
Round 1
Donald Butler 1 *
Richard Joseph Bender
6-0
6-0
6-0
Round 2
B. Peter (Pat) Molloy 1 *
Donald Butler
6-2
5-7
6-3
6-2
Final
Geoff Brown 1 *
Donald Butler
6-0
6-4
Round 2
Donald Butler 1 *
Tony Starte
7-5
1-6
6-1
Quarterfinals
Ivo Rinkel 1 *
Donald Butler
6-3
6-4
Quarterfinals
Narendra Nath 1 *
Donald Butler
6-2
6-1
Quarterfinals
Sumant Chandra (Tiny) Misra 1 *
Donald Butler
6-1
6-2
Quarterfinals
Donald Butler 1 *
John Stewart Ross
6-3
6-3
Semifinals
Donald Butler 1 *
Tadeusz A. (Ted) Slawek
6-2
6-3
Final
Ignacy Tloczynski 1 *
Donald Butler
6-0
8-6
Quarterfinals
Donald Butler 1 *
Freddie R. Harrison
6-1
6-2
Semifinals
Donald Butler 1 *
Wilfred D. Rowe
?
Final
Donald Butler 1 *
Alexander M. Hamburger
6-2
6-2
Final
Donald Butler 1 *
Cam Malfroy
6-0
6-3
7-5
Round 1
Donald Butler 1 *
Milan (Misko) Branovic
6-3
6-3
7-5
Round 2
Giovanni (Vanni) Canepele 1 *
Donald Butler
6-4
6-4
7-5
Round 2
Donald Butler 1 *
Jeffrey Michelmore
6-2
6-2
6-1
Round 3
Donald Butler 1 *
Gerald Davies (Gerry) Oakley
7-5
6-3
6-3
Quarterfinals
Henri Cochet 1 *
Donald Butler
6-2
9-7
6-4
Round 2
Donald Butler 1 *
George Godsell
6-1
6-2
Quarterfinals
Donald Butler 1 *
D.A. Bosworth
6-3
6-3
Semifinals
Jaroslav Drobny 1 *
Donald Butler
6-2
6-0
Semifinals
Donald Butler 1 *
Nigel M. Cockburn
6-1
6-3
Final
Pat Hughes 1 *
Donald Butler
2-6
6-4
7-5
Quarterfinals
Donald Butler 1 *
George Godsell
6-2
8-6
Semifinals
Donald Butler 1 *
Joseph Dominik (Joe) Hackett
6-4
4-6
6-3
Final
Heraldo Weiss 1 *
Donald Butler
6-3
6-2
Quarterfinals
Arthur Gordon (Paddy) Roberts 1 *
Donald Butler
6-4
9-7
Quarterfinals
Donald Butler 1 *
Raymond Victor Fontes
6-4
6-4
Semifinals
Tony Mottram 1 *
Donald Butler
6-3
6-4
Round 1
Tom Brown 1 *
Donald Butler
5-7
6-1
4-6
6-2
9-7
Round 2
Donald Butler 1 *
Dennis Coombe
6-3
6-1
6-4
Round 3
Geoff Paish 1 *
Donald Butler
6-4
2-6
6-2
11-9
Round 2
Donald Butler 1 *
Brian Royds
6-0
6-1
Quarterfinals
Gerald Davies (Gerry) Oakley 1 *
Donald Butler
6-3
6-4
Quarterfinals
Donald Butler 1 *
Dennis Coombe
6-3
6-3
Semifinals
Donald Butler 1 *
Clarence Medlycott (Jimmy) Jones
9-7
6-3
Final
Howard Francis Walton 1 *
Donald Butler
6-2
6-3
Semifinals
Donald Butler 1 *
C.R.M. (Michael) Clarke
6-2
6-1
Final
Donald Butler 1 *
Edmund John David
6-1
6-2
Semifinals
Donald Butler 1 *
Fehmi Kizil
6-3
6-4
7-5
Final
Lazaros Stalios 1 *
Donald Butler
5-7
6-4
6-3
6-4
Final
Donald Butler 1 *
Eric Filby
8-6
2-6
6-2
Round 1
Yvon Petra 1 *
Donald Butler
6-2
7-5
6-0
Round 1
Donald Butler 1 *
C.M. (2) Jones
6-2
6-3
6-4
Round 2
Donald Butler 1 *
Iftikhar Ahmed Khan
6-1
6-0
6-3
Round 3
Eustace Fannin 1 *
Donald Butler
6-2
6-4
6-0
Round 2
Donald Butler 1 *
David George christopher Mockridge
6-2
6-3
Quarterfinals
Donald Butler 1 *
Norman Kitovitz
8-6
7-5
Semifinals
Jeffrey Ellis (Jeff) Robson 1 *
Donald Butler
6-2
6-3
Round 2
Donald Butler 1 *
Marcello Del Bello
7-5
6-3
Round 3
Wai-Chuen Choy 1 *
Donald Butler
6-3
6-2
Poule
Ivo Rinkel 1 *
Donald Butler
6-2
6-0
Poule
Donald Butler 1 *
Robert Van Meegeren
6-4
6-3
Final
Donald Butler 1 *
Cam Malfroy
6-4
6-4
Round 2
Donald Butler 1 *
M.P. Cooper
6-1
6-1
Round 3
Donald Butler 1 *
J.L. Purnell
6-0
6-2
Quarterfinals
Donald Butler 1 *
Gerald Davies (Gerry) Oakley
6-3
6-3
Semifinals
Howard Francis Walton 1 *
Donald Butler
6-3
6-1
Round 1
Donald Butler 1 *
Douglas Herman Scharenguivel
6-2
6-1
6-2
Round 2
Donald Butler 1 *
Frank E. Mehner
6-4
4-6
6-4
4-6
6-4
Round 3
Dinny Pails 1 *
Donald Butler
6-1
6-4
6-2
Round 1
Donald Butler 1 *
R.C. Smith
7-5
6-3
6-3
Round 2
Donald Butler 1 *
Derek Neville Hardwick
6-4
6-2
6-3
Round 3
Donald Butler 1 *
Francis J. Wallis
6-4
8-6
6-2
Quarterfinals
Derrick Barton 1 *
Donald Butler
11-13
6-4
9-7
7-5
Round 2
Donald Butler 1 *
F.E. Padgett
6-1
6-2
Quarterfinals
Donald Butler 1 *
Sidney C. Hacking
6-3
6-2
Semifinals
Donald Butler 1 *
Maksymiljan (Max) Stolarow
7-5
6-2
Final
Ignacy Tloczynski 1 *
Donald Butler
10-8
6-2
Round 1
Donald Butler 1 *
Leslie Erastus Cater
6-1
6-0
Round 2
Donald Butler 1 *
Brian Kenton Burnett
6-1
6-1
Quarterfinals
Donald Butler 1 *
Jack Harper
6-3
6-4
Semifinals
Donald Butler 1 *
Henry Billington
6-1
7-5
Final
Hans van Swol 1 *
Donald Butler
4-6
6-4
7-5
Round 2
Donald Butler 1 *
David S. Anderton
6-3
6-2
Quarterfinals
Donald Butler 1 *
Roland E. Carter
6-1
6-4
Semifinals
Donald Butler 1 *
Ignacy Tloczynski
3-6
6-2
7-5
Final
Donald Butler 1 *
Wai-Chuen Choy
6-3
6-4
Poule
Donald Butler 1 *
Jacques (Toto) Brugnon
6-3
12-10
Poule
Jean Borotra 1 *
Donald Butler
8-6
6-2
Poule
Robert Abdesselam 1 *
Donald Butler
6-2
3-6
6-3
Poule
Marcel Bernard 1 *
Donald Butler
6-4
6-4
Poule
Jean Borotra 1 *
Donald Butler
6-3
6-2
Poule
Donald Butler 1 *
A.C. Roberts
4-6
6-0
6-3
Poule
Donald Butler 1 *
T.C. Jeffery
6-3
6-3
3-6
7-5
Round 3
Donald Butler 1 *
D.O. Smart
6-2
6-4
Quarterfinals
Donald Butler 1 *
Dennis Henry Slack
6-3
6-4
Semifinals
Donald Butler 1 *
J.F. Wightman
6-3
6-2
Final
Tony Mottram 1 *
Donald Butler
6-2
6-2
Semifinals
Ignacy Tloczynski 1 *
Donald Butler
8-6
6-1
Round 1
Donald Butler 1 *
Cristea Caralulis
6-4
6-2
7-9
6-0
Round 2
Donald Butler 1 *
Jack Darkins
9-7
4-6
6-3
6-1
Round 3
Donald Butler 1 *
Rolf Göpfert (Goepfert)
4-6
6-2
4-6
6-3
6-3
Round 4
Bunny Austin 1 *
Donald Butler
8-6
6-4
6-4
Final
Donald Butler 1 *
Peter Max Lindner
6-0
6-3
Final
Donald Butler 1 *
Gottfried von Cramm
6-4
6-3
1-6
5-7
8-6
Quarterfinals
Murray Deloford 1 *
Donald Butler
?
Final
Donald Butler 1 *
Herman David
3-3
divided
Semifinals
Donald Butler 1 *
Brian Royds
6-4
6-4
Final
Donald Butler 1 *
Cam Malfroy
6-3
6-4
6-4
Final
Donald Butler 1 *
John W. (Jack) Gunn
6-4
6-4
Poule
Bernard Jean Yves Destremau 1 *
Donald Butler
6-2
6-3
Poule
Christian Boussus 1 *
Donald Butler
6-3
6-4
Poule
Donald Butler 1 *
Norman Farquharson
6-4
2-6
6-3
Poule
Vernon Kirby 1 *
Donald Butler
2-6
6-1
6-3
Final
Donald Butler 1 *
Alejo Russell
9-7
3-6
6-4
Final
Donald Butler 1 *
Henry Billington
6-0
7-5
Final
Donald Butler 1 *
Alan Brown
7-5
6-4
Final
Ghaus Mohammed Khan 1 *
Donald Butler
3-6
7-5
6-2
Round 1
Franjo Kukuljevic 1 *
Donald Butler
2-6
2-6
6-3
6-4
6-2
Round 2
Donald Butler 1 *
André Favieres
6-2
6-4
4-6
4-6
6-4
Round 3
Roderich Menzel 1 *
Donald Butler
6-2
6-2
6-0
Round 1
Donald Butler 1 *
Christian Boussus
?
Round 3
Donald Butler 1 *
John Olliff
6-1
6-4
8-6
Quarterfinals
Nigel G. Sharpe 1 *
Donald Butler
7-5
6-2
6-2
Round 1
Donald Butler 1 *
Mr. Carrea
6-3
5-7
6-0
Round 2
György Dallos 1 *
Donald Butler
?
Semifinals
Murray Deloford 1 *
Donald Butler
9-7
7-5
Quarterfinals
Donald Butler 1 *
Wai-Chuen Choy
2-6
6-1
7-5
Semifinals
Donald Butler 1 *
Murray Deloford
2
sets
Final
Donald Butler 1 *
Clarence Medlycott (Jimmy) Jones
?
Final
Cam Malfroy 1 *
Donald Butler
11-9
6-1
Final
Donald Butler 1 *
George Godsell
6-3
3-6
6-2
Quarterfinals
Donald Butler 1 *
Claude Frederick Owen Lister
?-?
9-7
Semifinals
Donald Butler 1 *
Constantin Tanacescu
?
Final
Donald Butler 1 *
Clarence Medlycott (Jimmy) Jones
6-4
6-1
Final
Donald Butler 1 *
Alexander M. Hamburger
6-3
6-2
Poule
Christian Boussus 1 *
Donald Butler
9-7
3-6
6-4
Poule
Henri Bolelli 1 *
Donald Butler
6-4
3-6
6-4
Poule
Jean Borotra 1 *
Donald Butler
9-7
7-5
Poule
Donald Butler 1 *
Antoine (Coco) Gentien
6-1
9-11
6-3
Quarterfinals
Donald Butler 1 *
Wai-Chuen Choy
6-4
ret.
Semifinals
Donald Butler 1 *
Pat Sherwood
6-4
6-4
Final
Donald Butler 1 *
Ottó Szigetti (Schmidt)
6-1
8-10
6-3
Quarterfinals
Donald Butler 1 *
Dennis Coombe
6-3
4-6
6-3
6-3
Semifinals
Donald Butler 1 *
Lawrence Shaffi
6-4
6-3
4-6
6-3
Final
Jean Borotra 1 *
Donald Butler
6-0
4-6
6-4
6-2
Final
Donald Butler 1 *
Frank Wilde
10-12
6-4
6-0
Final
Donald Butler 1 *
Clarence Medlycott (Jimmy) Jones
6-0
6-4
Round 3
Donald Butler 1 *
Alfred Gerstel
6-1
11-9
Quarterfinals
Jozsef Asboth 1 *
Donald Butler
1-6
8-6
9-7
Final
Donald Butler 1 *
John Temple Bouverie Leader
6-0
5-7
6-1
Final
Donald Butler 1 *
Henry Billington
4-6
6-4
6-3
Round 1
Donald Butler 1 *
Eric Peters
6-3,5-7,6-2,6-2
Round 2
Clarence Medlycott (Jimmy) Jones 1 *
Donald Butler
6-3,4-6,6-3,6-3
Round 2
Donald Butler 1 *
H. Burel
6-0
6-0
Round 3
Karl Schroeder 1 *
Donald Butler
6-3
6-2
Round 1
Donald Butler 1 *
Kay Lund
6-4
6-4
7-5
Round 2
Johannes Pohlhausen 1 *
Donald Butler
7-5
4-6
3-6
6-3
8-6
Round 2
Loutfalla Wahid 1 *
Donald Butler
7-5
1-6
7-5
Final
Donald Butler 1 *
Henry Billington
6-3
6-3
Quarterfinals
Bunny Austin 1 *
Donald Butler
6-4
6-2
6-1
Poule
Jean Borotra 1 *
Donald Butler
8-6
3-6
6-3
Poule
Paul Féret 1 *
Donald Butler
4-6
6-3
7-5
Poule
Donald Butler 1 *
Jean Borotra
6-4
6-2
Semifinals
Frank Wilde 1 *
Donald Butler
7-5
0-6
10-8
Final
Donald Butler 1 *
Alan Stedman
7-9
8-6
6-4
Final
Donald Butler 1 *
Pat Hughes
7-5
6-3
6-3
Semifinals
Donald Butler 1 *
T. Campbell
6-2
6-1
Final
Donald Butler 1 *
Pat Hughes
7-5
6-3
6-3
Final
Donald Butler 1 *
Henry Billington
9-7
6-2
Final
Donald Butler 1 *
Ronald Alfred Shayes
6-4
1-6
6-3
Round 1
Donald Butler 1 *
Laird Watt
7-5
6-2
6-3
Round 2
Donald Butler 1 *
Nigel G. Sharpe
7-5
3-6
4-6
6-2
10-8
Round 3
Donald Butler 1 *
Yvon Petra
3-6
8-6
6-0
8-6
Round 4
Adrian Quist 1 *
Donald Butler
6-3
7-5
9-7
Round 2
Donald Butler 1 *
Richard Arnold Von Planner
4-6
6-3
6-3
Quarterfinals
Lazaros Stalios 1 *
Donald Butler
10-8
6-3
Quarterfinals
Henner Henkel 1 *
Donald Butler
2
sets
Final
Donald Butler 1 *
Yvon Petra
4-6
8-6
6-4
Final
Donald Butler 1 *
Yvon Petra
4-6
6-4
8-6
Round 3
Karl Schroeder 1 *
Donald Butler
7-5
6-3
7-5
Final
Alan Stedman 1 *
Donald Butler
6-2
7-5
Final
Raymond Tuckey 1 *
Donald Butler
7-5
2-6
6-1
Final
Donald Butler 1 *
Henry Billington
6-2
6-2
Final
Donald Butler 1 *
Ronald Alfred Shayes
6-4
6-8
6-1
Final
Donald Butler 1 *
Jack Lysaght
6-4
6-3
Round 1
Donald Butler 1 *
Valentino Taroni
5-7
3-6
6-3
7-5
6-3
Round 2
Eskel Andrews 1 *
Donald Butler
6-2
9-7
6-4
Round 1
Alan Stedman 1 *
Donald Butler
6-2
6-4
6-4
Final
Donald Butler 1 *
George E. Lyttleton-Rogers
8-6
11-9
9-7
Semifinals
Patrick Spence 1 *
Donald Butler
7-5
6-8
6-3
Round 2
Donald Butler 1 *
E. Ruckstuhl
6-4
6-4
Round 3
Lazaros Stalios 1 *
Donald Butler
6-4
2-6
6-2
Final
Colin Ritchie 1 *
Donald Butler
2-6
7-5
6-4
Round 3
Jean Borotra 1 *
Donald Butler
6-3
7-5
6-1
Round 1
Donald Butler 1 *
Johan Haanes
6-3
3-6
6-4
Round 2
Donald Butler 1 *
Eikichi Itoh
6-3
6-4
Round 3
Wilmer Allison 1 *
Donald Butler
6-4
6-0
Final
George E. Lyttleton-Rogers 1 *
Donald Butler
5-7
6-3
6-4
Final
Donald Butler 1 *
John Temple Bouverie Leader
7-5
6-2
Final
Donald Butler 1 *
John Edward Tew
4-6
6-3
7-5
Final
Charles Hare 1 *
Donald Butler
6-2
6-3
Final
Donald Butler 1 *
John (Brian) Gilbert
6-1
4-6
10-8
Final
Donald Butler 1 *
Jack Lysaght
10-12
6-3
6-4
Final
Donald Butler 1 *
Gordon Gwyn Lennox Tuckett
10-8
7-5
Round 1
Mr. ? Barker 1 *
Donald Butler
6-2
5-6
6-2
Round 1
Round 2
William Alfred Ingram 1 *
Donald Butler
6-1
6-0
Round 1
Donald Butler 1 *
H. Sugiyama
8-6
15-13
Round 2
Donald Butler 1 *
William L. Bowen
6-2
6-2
Round 3
Emmanuel Du Plaix 1 *
Donald Butler
6-1
6-2
Round 1
Allistair H. McCormick 1 *
Donald Butler
6-1
6-1