1955 Women's British Open Squash Championship

British Open Squash Championships
27th Women's British Open Championships
Details
LocationLondon, England
VenueLansdowne Club

The 1955 Ladies Open Championships was held at the Lansdowne Club in London from 7–12 December 1954.
Janet Morgan won her sixth consecutive title defeating Ruth Turner in the final. The competition was held during December 1954 but formed part of the 1954/1955 season.[1]

Seeds

  1. Janet Morgan

M E Gowthorpe
Ruth Turner
Rachel Byrne
Rosemary Walsh
V Lowe
Audrey Bates

Marjorie Townsend

Draw and results

[2]

First round

Player one Player two Score
V Lowe * Barbara Knapp 9-5 9-4 8-10 9-5
P Chalk Capt M U Walker 9-3 9-0 9-3
Judith Tissot J B Watson 9-5 9-4 9-3
E Wilson A E Cox w/o
D C Herman W Peile 9-1 9-1 9-4
Margaret Morgan P M Smith 9-3 9-7 9-2
J P Marshall V J Mercer 9-4 9-3 9-0
B A Powell Major Daphne Portway 10-8 9-4 5-9 9-4
Ann Mitham G Riggall 2-9 5-9 9-6 9-3 9-0
J Covell Audrey Bates* w/o

denotes seed *

Second round

Player one Player two Score
Janet Morgan * J Dannatt 9-2 9-2 9-0
Ruth Turner * E J Boggis 9-5 9-0 9-0
Rosemary Walsh * A Dudley-Smith 9-3 9-2 9-1
Miss V Lowe * Margaret Morgan 6-9 10-8 7-9 8-10
M E Gowthorpe * Marion Craig-Smith 9-2 9-1 10-8
Rachel Byrne* H Bleasby 9-5 9-3 9-3
P Chalk K A Abbott 9-3 4-9 9-6 3-9 9-1
Jennifer Pendered R Nagle 10-9 9-10 9-1 9-5
R B Hawkey M A Young w/o
Judith Tissot J P Marshall 9-3 9-5 9-1
V A Moore B A Powell 9-3 9-6 2-9 5-9 9-7
E Wilson Ann Mitham 7-9 3-9 9-1 9-6 9-3
M M Hazell S Peskett 9-1 9-1 9-0
E I Mostyn J M Hall 9-5 9-3 9-6
D C Herman J Covell 9-0 9-1 9-6
Marjorie Townsend V J Foster 9-3 9-1 9-0

Third round

Player one Player two Score
Morgan J Mostyn 9-1 9-2 9-1
Turner Pendered 9-5 7-9 9-4 10-8
Walsh Chalk 9-2 9-2 9-4
Gowthorpe Hazell 9-0 9-2 9-4
Byrne Moore 9-2 9-0 9-4
Townsend Hawkey 9-0 9-2 9-0
Tissot Morgan M 6-9 9-5 9-7 9-5
Herman Wilson 9-0 9-2 9-4

Quarter-finals

Player one Player two Score
Morgan Townsend 9-3 9-0 9-7
Turner Gowthorpe 9-5 9-2 9-3
Byrne Tissot 10-9 4-9 7-9 9-5 9-5
Walsh Herman 9-0 9-2 9-6

Semi-finals

Player one Player two Score
Morgan Walsh 9-4 9-2 9-7
Turner Byrne 7-9 9-4 9-2 10-9

Final

Player one Player two Score
Morgan Curry 9-1 2-9 9-3 9-4

References

  1. ^ "Times Archives 1955 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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