The 1949 Ladies Open Championships was held at the Lansdowne Club in London from 10–16 January 1949.
Joan Curry won her third title defeating Janet Morgan in the final.[1]
Seeds
Draw and results
[2]
First round
| Player one
|
Player two
|
Score
|
| Janet Morgan * |
bye
|
| Joan Curry * |
Miss T Stevenson |
9-0 9-0 9-3
|
| Mrs Betty Hilton* |
Sqd. Off. M M Sturge |
9-2 9-1 9-2
|
| Miss Margaret Carlisle* |
Mrs D Hobson |
9-0 9-0 9-0
|
| Mrs Margot Harris * |
Miss U Trott |
9-6 9-2 9-4
|
| Miss Myriam De Borman* |
Miss M J Mayer |
9-2 9-2 9-0
|
| Miss G W James |
Miss M A Travers |
w/o
|
| Miss Betty Cooke * |
Miss K Abbot |
9-3 9-1 9-2
|
| Miss Audrey Bates |
Junior Cdr. Daphne Portway |
9-3 9-7 9-2
|
| Miss Pat Cowney |
Mrs M B Lewis |
9-4 9-5 9-1
|
| Mrs D F Morgan |
Mrs A E Timson |
9-1 9-2 9-2
|
| Mrs M S Armytage-MacDonald |
Miss D Castle |
7-6 ret hurt
|
| Sheila Speight |
Miss S C Palmer |
9-1 9-6 9-4
|
| Mrs J L C Cox |
Mrs M Pacquet |
9-7 9-0 9-0
|
| Miss A L Isaac |
Mrs E Van der Elst |
w/o
|
| Mrs Marjorie Townsend |
Mrs F M Edmonds |
9-0 9-0 9-1
|
| Mrs J Hall |
Mrs G E Baker |
9-1 9-7 9-0
|
| Rosemary Walsh |
Miss K M A Steele |
9-7 9-6 9-1
|
| Mrs Helen Lacy-Hulbert |
Mrs H J Stribling |
9-10 9-1 9-6 10-8
|
| Miss M A Iling |
Miss J M Broad |
0-9 9-4 9-5 9-6
|
| Miss A V M Isaac |
Mrs M Richards |
9-0 9-2 9-2
|
| Mrs M Anthony-Davies |
Mrs W D Porter |
9-6 9-4 9-1
|
| Mrs M M Bourne |
Mrs Alice Teague* |
w/o
|
| Miss A A Hodges |
Miss Kay Tuckey |
9-4 10-8 9-7
|
| Miss M H Palmer |
Miss Nelly Glamonna |
9-2 9-6 9-6
|
| Miss V Ord |
2/O N A Swainson |
5-9 9-4 9-7 9-4
|
| Mrs Violet St Clair Morford |
Miss P R Sutherland |
9-7 9-5 9-10 9-4
|
| Mrs J B Parker |
Mrs D Liddell |
w/o
|
| Mrs M Van Laer |
Miss R McClenaghan |
9-0 9-1 5-9 10-8
|
| Mrs A Mostyn |
Mrs H A Downey |
6-9 9-2 7-9 9-2 9-1
|
| Mrs J Rathbone |
Peggy Dawson-Scott |
w/o
|
| Mrs J Pottier |
Sub. M Walker ATS |
9-7 6-9 6-9 9-4 9-3
|
seed *
Second round
| Player one
|
Player two
|
Score
|
| Curry |
Hall |
9-2 9-5 9-4
|
| Morgan J |
Walsh |
9-1 9-1 9-0
|
| Hilton |
Lacy-Hulbert |
9-2 9-0 9-1
|
| Carlisle |
Iling |
9-0 9-2 9-0
|
| Harris |
A L Isaac |
9-2 9-3 9-1
|
| De Borman |
Anthony-Davies |
9-2 9-0 9-3
|
| James |
Bourne |
10-8 5 6
|
| Cooke |
Hodges |
9-3 9-2 9-1
|
| Bates |
Palmer |
9-2 9-3 9-1
|
| Cowney |
Ord |
9-0 9-4 9-6
|
| Morgan D F |
St Clair Morford |
9-2 9-7 4-9 9-7
|
| Armytage-M |
Parker |
9-1 9-0 9-5
|
| Speight |
Van Laer |
9-0 9-3 9-2
|
| Cox |
Mostyn |
9-4 9-6 9-4
|
| A V M Isaac |
Rathbone |
9-7 3-9 0-9 9-3 9-7
|
| Townsend |
Pottier |
9-0 9-0 9-3
|
Third round
| Player one
|
Player two
|
Score
|
| Curry |
Bates |
9-4 9-1 9-2
|
| Morgan J |
Isaac |
9-3 9-2 9-3
|
| Hilton |
Townsend |
9-2 4-9 9-2 9-4
|
| Carlisle |
Cowney |
9-0 9-4 6-9 9-1
|
| Harris |
Cox |
9-2 9-1 9-2
|
| De Borman |
Armytage-M |
9-7 6-9 9-5 9-2
|
| James |
Speight |
4-9 9-4 10-8 9-2
|
| Cooke |
Morgan D F |
9-5 9-1 9-6
|
Quarter-finals
| Player one
|
Player two
|
Score
|
| Morgan |
Harris |
9-0 9-3 9-2
|
| Curry |
De Borman |
9-1 9-1 9-7
|
| Hilton |
James |
9-4 9-4 9-3
|
| Carlisle |
Cooke |
9-0 9-6 9-2
|
Semi-finals
| Player one
|
Player two
|
Score
|
| Morgan |
Hilton |
9-1 9-3 9-2
|
| Curry |
Carlisle |
0-9 9-2 9-0 9-0
|
Final
| Player one
|
Player two
|
Score
|
| Curry |
Morgan |
2-9 9-3 10-8 9-0
|
References