1952 Women's British Open Squash Championship

British Open Squash Championships
24th Women's British Open Championships
Details
LocationLondon, England
VenueLansdowne Club

The 1952 Ladies Open Championships was held at the Lansdowne Club in London from 9 December 1951 – 16 December 1951.
Janet Morgan won her third consecutive title defeating Joan Curry once again in the final. The competition was held during 1951 but formed part of the 1951/1952 season.[1]

Seeds

  1. England Janet Morgan
  2. England Joan Curry

England Sheila Speight
England M E Gowthorpe
England A V M Isaac
England Marjorie Townsend
England Pat Gotla née Cowney

Wales Rachel Byrne

Draw and results

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First round

Player one Player two Score
EnglandJanet Morgan (1*) bye
EnglandJoan Curry (2*) bye
England I M Roe bye
England Rosemary Walsh bye
England M J Williams bye
EnglandSheila Speight * bye
England E Vanner bye
England A L Isaac bye
England I M Wood bye
England J L C Cox bye
England M E Gowthorpe* bye
England A V M Isaac* England Major Daphne Portway 9-4 9-1 9-0
England Marjorie Townsend* England S C Palmer 9-3 9-2 9-2
Wales Rachel Byrne* England J Capes 9-1 9-0 9-10 9-2
England Pat Gotla (née Cowney)* England B A Powell 9-5 9-2 9-0
England Ruth Turner England Katherine Keith-Steele 9-3 9-2 9-2
England M H Palmer England R B Hawkey 9-0 9-0 9-2
England Helen Lacy-Hulbert England K A Abbott 9-1 9-5 9-5
England R Nagle England Sqd. Off. M M Sturge 9-7 10-9 10-8
England B J Grant England F/Offr. J Pawson 4-9 9-0 9-0 9-3
England J M Hall England H J Stribling 9-7 9-0 9-4
England R Cooper England E I Jonas 9-1 9-3 9-2
England J F Gammon England G Riggall 9-7 9-2 9-6
England E J Boggis England Captain M Walker 9-4 9-0 9-0
England J P Mead Denmark Fru Ellen Kaas 9-0 9-0 9-1
England Margot Harris England S Forsyth 9-1 10-9 9-7
Wales Margaret Morgan England Major N Christy 9-4 9-0 9-0
England M Richards England A A Hodges 1-9 9-7 10-8 8-10 10-8
England M A Williams Wales M M Hazell 7-9 9-5 7-9 9-4 9-1
England J M Broad England M Barry 9-4 9-0 9-3
England A Taylor Wales K A C Martin w/o
England A Dudley-Smith England V M J McLernon 9-1 9-1 9-2

seed *

Second round

Player one Player two Score
England Morgan J England Roe 9-0 9-0 9-3
England Curry England Isaac A L w/o
England Isaac A V M England Cooper 9-5 9-2 9-6
England Speight England Vanner 9-3 9-2 9-3
England Townsend England Gammon 9-3 10-8 9-7
England Gowthorpe England Boggis 9-2 5-9 9-0 9-6
Wales Byrne England Mead 9-4 9-2 9-1
England Gotla England Harris 9-4 8-10 6-9 4-9
England Walsh England Williams 10-9 9-2 9-1
England Wood England Cox 9-2 9-2 9-4
England Turner Wales Morgan M 9-6 9-4 9-4
England Palmer England Richards 9-6 9-3 9-5
England Lacy-Hulbert England Williams 10-9 9-2 9-3
England Nagle England Broad 9-7 10-8 9-1
England Grant England Taylor 8-10 9-7 9-0 3-9 9-5
England Hall England Dudley-Smith 3-9 9-2 9-4 7-9 9-6

Third round

Player one Player two Score
England Morgan England Walsh 9-5 9-1 9-0
England Turner England Harris 9-7 9-3 9-3
England Curry England Wood 9-1 9-4 9-1
England Isaac England Hall 9-2 9-4 9-1
England Speight England Lacy-Hulbert 9-2 9-1 10-8
England Townsend England Palmer 9-1 9-2 9-5
England Gowthorpe England Nagle 9-1 9-2 9-5
Wales Byrne England Grant 9-3 9-4 9-3

Quarter-finals

Player one Player two Score
England Morgan England Speight 9-6 9-6 9-2
England Turner England Townsend 9-6 9-5 5-9 5-9 10-8
England Curry England Gowthorpe 9-1 9-5 3-9 9-2
England Isaac Wales Byrne 9-0 9-2 9-3

Semi-finals

Player one Player two Score
England Morgan England Isaac 9-2 9-3 3-9 9-0
England Curry England Turner 9-3 10-8 7-9 9-2

Final

Player one Player two Score
England Morgan England Curry 9-3 9-1 9-5

References

  1. ^ "Times Archives 1951 Open Championship". Oxfordshire Libraries.
  2. ^ "Squash Rackets". The Times Archives. Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 29 July 2015.