1939 Women's British Open Squash Championship

The 1939 Ladies Open Championships was held at the Queen's Club, West Kensington in London from 28 February – 6 March 1939.
Margot Lumb won her fifth consecutive title by defeating Susan Noel in the final. Due to the outbreak of World War II, Margot Lumb was unable to defend her title and missed the opportunity to increase her number of victories over the next seven years.[1]

British Open Squash Championships
18th Women's British Open Championships
Details
LocationLondon, England
VenueQueen's Club, West Kensington

Seeds
England Miss Margot Lumb

England Hon Miss Anne Lytton-Milbanke
England Miss Susan Noel
England Miss Betty Cooke
United States Miss Eleonora Sears
United States Miss Elizabeth Pearson
United States Miss Ann Page

United States Mrs Barbara Williams

Draw and results

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First round
Player One Player Two Score
England Miss Margot Lumb +England Miss D C Wilcox9–0 9–2 9–0
England Miss F J RussellEngland Miss A Maclaganw/o
England Miss M RiddellEngland Miss N L Kelman5–9 9–3 9–6 9–3
England Miss M Johnson TaylorEngland Miss Berenice Lumb9–7 0–9 4–9 9–3 9–7
United States Miss Helen StoneEngland Mrs E G Chalmers9–0 9–2 9–0
England Miss Valerie Dalton-WhiteEngland Mrs D Whitehorn9–3 9–1 9–6
United States Miss Barbara Williams +England Mrs I A Knox9–4 7–9 9–0 9–4
United States Miss Elizabeth Pearson +England Miss M H Palmer9–6 9–6 4–9 9–6
England Miss F BerrillEngland Miss P L Hervey4–9 1–9 9–7 9–3 9–6
England Miss Elizabeth KnoxEngland Mrs Violet St Clair Morford9–0 9–5 9–1
England Mrs W D PorterEngland Miss Ursula Foljambe9–0 4–9 1–9 9–2 10–8
England Miss E M WalkerEngland Mrs E M Jarrett6–9 9–5 9–4 9–3
England Miss E B SandercockEngland Mrs F M Traill9–4 9–6 9–6
England Lady Katharine CairnsEngland Mrs Judith Backhouse9–0 9–3 ret
England Hon Miss Anne Lytton-Milbanke +England Mrs Olga MacInnes9–0 9–0 9–1
England Mrs A H LuttrellEngland Miss Betty Cooke +w/o
United States Miss Margaret BostwickEngland Mrs H Langman9–4 9–5 9–4
England Miss Elizabeth GlascockEngland Miss L Prestw/o
England Miss Joan MarquisEngland Miss S Toyne9–4 9–0 9–4
England Miss J HowardEngland Mrs D M Sinclair10–8 9–4 9–7
United States Miss Frieda ScharmanEngland Miss Marianne Toyne9–4 10–8 9–2
United States Miss Anne Page +England Miss M Murdoch9–0 9–5 9–0
England Mrs A VickersEngland Miss W Peile9–5 9–1 4–9 9–4
England Miss E M BrowningEngland Miss B J Blanksw/o
England Mrs Margaret DawnayEngland Miss A H Baker9–4 9–2 9–0
England Miss T KingEngland Miss B E M Brett9–4 9–7 7–9 9–7
United States Miss Eleonora Sears +England Miss Marjorie Raphael9–5 8–10 7–9 9–5 9–5
England Mrs E P SewellEngland Mrs Penelope Durlac9–2 10–8 9–4
England Mrs R C RiseleyEngland Miss I D Edwards9–1 9–1 2–9 5–9 9–2
England Miss R BerensEngland Miss S C Palmer9–3 7–9 1–9 9–2 10–8
England Miss Margaret TrehearneEngland Miss Elizabeth Manson Bahr9–1 9–2 9–5
England Miss Susan Noel +England Mrs H J Stribling9–1 9–2 9–3

+ denotes seed

Second round
Player One Player Two Score
England LumbEngland Russell9–4 9–5 9–2
England Dalton-WhiteUnited States B Williams9–1 7–9 9–3 9–0
United States PearsonEngland Berrill9–5 9–1 9–2
England Lytton-MEngland Cairns9–1 9–5 3–9 2–9 9–6
United States PageEngland King7–9 9–5 9–2 9–7
England VickersUnited States Sears9–7 7–9 9–1 5–9 9–1
England NoelEngland Trehearne9–1 9–7 6–9 9–6
England KnoxEngland Porter9–1 9–4 9–5
England WalkerEngland Sandercock9–4 9–2 5–9 9–0
England BerensEngland Riseley9–5 9–2 9–4
England SewellEngland Browning9–2 9–2 9–0
England HowardUnited States Scharman9–7 9–4 9–2
England GlascockEngland Marquis9–5 9–1 9–3
United States BostwickEngland Luttrell9–7 9–1 9–0
England DawnayEngland Riddell9–0 9–4 9–1
England Johnson–TaylorUnited States Stone9–3 9–7 7–9 9–4

Third round
Player One Player Two Score
England LumbEngland Dawnay9–3 9–4 9–1
England Dalton–WhiteEngland Johnson-Taylor6–9 9–4 6–9 9–0 9–3
England KnoxUnited States Pearson9–4 4–9 9–6 9–5
England Lytton-MEngland Walker9–0 9–3 9–1
England GlascockUnited States Bostwick9–3 4–9 9–5 9–4
United States PageEngland Howard9–1 9–3 9–5
England SewellEngland Vickers10–8 10–9 4–9 9–4
England NoelEngland Berrens9–0 9–3 9–3

Quarter-finals
Player One Player Two Score
England LumbEngland Dalton-White9–6 9–5 9–0
England Lytton–MEngland Knox4–9 5–9 9–2 9–6 9–0
United States PageEngland Glascock10–9 9–3 4–9 9–6
England NoelEngland Sewell9–0 9–0 9–3

Semi-finals
Player One Player Two Score
England LumbEngland Lytton-M9–6 5–9 9–5 9–2
England NoelUnited States Page9–0 9–4 9–2

Final
Player One Player Two Score
England LumbEngland Noel9–6 9–1 9–7

References
  1. "Times Archives 1939 Open Championship". Oxfordshire Libraries.
  2. "Squash Rackets". The Times Archives. Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
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