1952 Women's British Open Squash Championship
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]
| British Open Squash Championships | |
|---|---|
| 24th Women's British Open Championships | |
| Details | |
| Location | London, England |
| Venue | Lansdowne Club |
Seeds
Draw and results
First round
| Player one | Player two | Score |
|---|---|---|
 Janet Morgan (1*) | bye | |
| Joan Curry (2*) | bye | |
| I M Roe | bye | |
| Rosemary Walsh | bye | |
| M J Williams | bye | |
| Sheila Speight * | bye | |
| E Vanner | bye | |
| A L Isaac | bye | |
| I M Wood | bye | |
| J L C Cox | bye | |
| M E Gowthorpe* | bye | |
| A V M Isaac* | Major Daphne Portway | 9-4 9-1 9-0 |
| Marjorie Townsend* | S C Palmer | 9-3 9-2 9-2 |
 Rachel Byrne* | J Capes | 9-1 9-0 9-10 9-2 |
| Pat Gotla (née Cowney)* | B A Powell | 9-5 9-2 9-0 |
| Ruth Turner | Katherine Keith-Steele | 9-3 9-2 9-2 |
| M H Palmer | R B Hawkey | 9-0 9-0 9-2 |
| Helen Lacy-Hulbert | K A Abbott | 9-1 9-5 9-5 |
| R Nagle | Sqd. Off. M M Sturge | 9-7 10-9 10-8 |
| B J Grant | F/Offr. J Pawson | 4-9 9-0 9-0 9-3 |
| J M Hall | H J Stribling | 9-7 9-0 9-4 |
| R Cooper | E I Jonas | 9-1 9-3 9-2 |
| J F Gammon | G Riggall | 9-7 9-2 9-6 |
| E J Boggis | Captain M Walker | 9-4 9-0 9-0 |
| J P Mead |  Fru Ellen Kaas | 9-0 9-0 9-1 |
| Margot Harris | S Forsyth | 9-1 10-9 9-7 |
| Margaret Morgan | Major N Christy | 9-4 9-0 9-0 |
| M Richards | A A Hodges | 1-9 9-7 10-8 8-10 10-8 |
| M A Williams | M M Hazell | 7-9 9-5 7-9 9-4 9-1 |
| J M Broad | M Barry | 9-4 9-0 9-3 |
| A Taylor | K A C Martin | w/o |
| A Dudley-Smith | V M J McLernon | 9-1 9-1 9-2 |
seed *
Second round
| Player one | Player two | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Morgan J | Roe | 9-0 9-0 9-3 |
| Curry | Isaac A L | w/o |
| Isaac A V M | Cooper | 9-5 9-2 9-6 |
| Speight | Vanner | 9-3 9-2 9-3 |
| Townsend | Gammon | 9-3 10-8 9-7 |
| Gowthorpe | Boggis | 9-2 5-9 9-0 9-6 |
| Byrne | Mead | 9-4 9-2 9-1 |
| Gotla | Harris | 9-4 8-10 6-9 4-9 |
| Walsh | Williams | 10-9 9-2 9-1 |
| Wood | Cox | 9-2 9-2 9-4 |
| Turner | Morgan M | 9-6 9-4 9-4 |
| Palmer | Richards | 9-6 9-3 9-5 |
| Lacy-Hulbert | Williams | 10-9 9-2 9-3 |
| Nagle | Broad | 9-7 10-8 9-1 |
| Grant | Taylor | 8-10 9-7 9-0 3-9 9-5 |
| Hall | Dudley-Smith | 3-9 9-2 9-4 7-9 9-6 |
Third round
| Player one | Player two | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Morgan | Walsh | 9-5 9-1 9-0 |
| Turner | Harris | 9-7 9-3 9-3 |
| Curry | Wood | 9-1 9-4 9-1 |
| Isaac | Hall | 9-2 9-4 9-1 |
| Speight | Lacy-Hulbert | 9-2 9-1 10-8 |
| Townsend | Palmer | 9-1 9-2 9-5 |
| Gowthorpe | Nagle | 9-1 9-2 9-5 |
| Byrne | Grant | 9-3 9-4 9-3 |
Quarter-finals
| Player one | Player two | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Morgan | Speight | 9-6 9-6 9-2 |
| Turner | Townsend | 9-6 9-5 5-9 5-9 10-8 |
| Curry | Gowthorpe | 9-1 9-5 3-9 9-2 |
| Isaac | Byrne | 9-0 9-2 9-3 |
Semi-finals
| Player one | Player two | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Morgan | Isaac | 9-2 9-3 3-9 9-0 |
| Curry | Turner | 9-3 10-8 7-9 9-2 |
Final
| Player one | Player two | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Morgan | Curry | 9-3 9-1 9-5 |
References
- "Times Archives 1951 Open Championship". Oxfordshire Libraries.
- "Squash Rackets". The Times Archives. Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
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