1953 Women's British Open Squash Championship

British Open Squash Championships
25th Women's British Open Championships
Details
LocationLondon, England
VenueLansdowne Club

The 1953 Ladies Open Championships was held at the Lansdowne Club in London from 15–22 February 1953.
Janet Morgan won her fourth consecutive title defeating Marjorie Townsend in the final.[1]

Seeds

  1. Janet Morgan

Marjorie Townsend
Sheila Speight
M E Gowthorpe
Audrey Bates
Alice Teague
Charlotte Prizer
A V M Isaac
Barbara Laussat Clement
M Short
Blanche Day
Barbara Banks
Pat Gotla née Cowney
Maitland-Griggs
Joan Kock

Ruth Turner

Draw and results

[2]

First round

Player one Player two Score
Janet Morgan (1*) bye
Mrs Marjorie Townsend* bye
Miss S C Palmer bye
Miss M J Williams bye
Sheila Speight * Miss Barbara Knapp 9-3 9-2 9-0
Miss Rosermay Walsh Mrs D M Cooper 9-1 9-5 3-9 9-5
Miss M E Gowthorpe* Mrs R A Johnson w/o
Mrs Alice Teague* Mrs J L C Cox 9-2 9-1 9-6
Miss Audrey Bates* Mrs D Rich 9-6 9-3 9-1
Mrs Margot Harris Miss P Smith 9-3 9-2 9-1
Mrs Helen Lacy-Hulbert Mrs R B R Wilson 9-5 9-5 9-5
Miss M M Hazell Miss J Mallen 9-6 9-3 9-6
Miss A Cloke Miss Joan Kock* 4-9 10-8 9-2 9-5
Miss B Holworthy Mrs Ruth Turner * w/o
Mrs Margaret Dawnay Miss V M J McLernon 9-4 9-3 9-0
Mrs Charlotte Prizer* Miss Rachel Byrne w/o
Miss J P Mead Miss J M Hall 9-2 2-9 3-9 9-4 9-6
Miss A V M Isaac* Miss M M Sturge 9-10 9-7 9-5 9-3
Mrs E Mostyn Mrs S Bowyer 9-0 9-1 9-1
Mrs Barbara Laussat Clement * Miss H A Tucker 9-1 9-2 8-10 9-7
Major Daphne Portway Miss J Watkins 9-5 3-9 9-4 9-3
Miss K A C Martin Mrs R B Hawkey 9-4 9-6 9-0
Mrs R Nagle Mrs M A Williams 6-9 9-6 9-4 9-2
Mrs M Short* Miss Barraclough w/o
Mrs Blanche Day* Miss E Fosbroke-Hobbes 9-1 8-10 9-6 9-4
Miss K A Abbott Mrs Frances Pilling 9-4 9-1 9-0
Mrs G Riggall Mrs G W Band 9-5 9-0 9-5
Miss Margaret Morgan Mrs B A Powell 5-9 9-1 9-6 9-7
Mrs J B Watson Mrs Maitland-Griggs* 9-4 3-9 9-4 9-1
Miss J Stevens Captain M E Maclagan 9-6 9-4 9-4
Mrs Pat Gotla (née Cowney)* Miss Barbara Banks* 9-2 9-10 9-0 9-4
Mrs H Bleasby Miss W Peile w/o

seed *

Second round

Player one Player two Score
Morgan J Palmer w/o
Townsend Williams 9-4 9-2 9-3
Speight Mostyn 9-3 3-9 9-4 10-8
Walsh Clement 9-4 9-3 9-5
Gowthorpe Portway 9-4 9-3 9-4
Teague Martin 9-1 9-0 9-0
Bates Nagle 9-2 9-1 9-3
Harris Short 9-0 9-0 9-4
Lacy-Hulbert Day 9-4 9-1 9-1
Hazell Abbott 9-4 9-6 9-0
Cloke Riggall 0-9 9-5 9-4 7-9 9-4
Holworthy Morgan M 0-9 5 6-9 3 10-8
Dawnay Watson 3-9 9-3 9-6 9-1
Prizer Stevens 9-5 9-3 9-1
Mead Gotla 10-8 5-9 9-6 9-7
Isaac AV M Bleasby 7-9 9-7 9-5 9-0

Third round

Player one Player two Score
Morgan Lacy-Hulbert 9-5 9-1 9-2
Townsend Hazell 9-5 9-4 9-1
Speight Cloke 9-0 9-1 9-1
Walsh Holworthy 9-2 9-4 9-7
Gowthorpe Dawnay 9-2 9-0 9-3
Teague Prizer 9-0 9-3 9-0
Bates Mead 9-1 9-2 9-5
Harris Isaac 10-9 9-2 9-4

Quarter-finals

Player one Player two Score
Morgan Gowthorpe 9-5 9-1 9-2
Townsend Teague 2-9 8-10 9-0 9-5 10-8
Speight Bates 9-4 6-9 9-1 9-0
Walsh Harris 9-1 7-9 9-5 9-5

Semi-finals

Player one Player two Score
Morgan Speight 9-6 9-1 9-6
Townsend Walsh 9-4 5-9 9-6 9-3

Final

Player one Player two Score
Morgan Townsend 9-4 9-2 9-4

References

  1. ^ "Times Archives 1953 Open Championship". Oxfordshire Libraries.
  2. ^ "Squash Rackets". The Times Archives. Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
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