1954 Women's British Open Squash Championship

The 1954 Ladies Open Championships was held at the Lansdowne Club in London from 15–21 February 1954.
Janet Morgan won her fifth consecutive title defeating Sheila Speight in the final.[1]

British Open Squash Championships
26th Women's British Open Championships
Details
LocationLondon, England
VenueLansdowne Club

Seeds
  1. England Janet Morgan
  2. England Sheila Speight

England Marjorie Townsend
England M E Gowthorpe
England Alice Teague
England Ruth Turner
Wales Rachel Byrne

England Rosemary Walsh

Draw and results

[2]

First round
Player one Player two Score
EnglandJanet Morgan (1*)bye
EnglandSheila Speight (2*)bye
EnglandW Peilebye
EnglandJ Dannattbye
EnglandE I Jonasbye
EnglandRosemary Walsh*bye
EnglandD Chalkbye
EnglandBobs Whiteheadbye
WalesRachel Byrne*bye
EnglandE J Boggisbye
EnglandPat Gotla (née Cowney)bye
EnglandJ B Watsonbye
EnglandMargaret Dawnaybye
EnglandM H Palmerbye
EnglandD C Hermanbye
EnglandRuth Turner*AustraliaJudith Tissot9-7 3-9 9-3 9-7
EnglandAlice Teague*EnglandJennifer Pendered9-2 9-4 9-3
EnglandM E Gowthorpe *EnglandS Cooper9-3 9-1 9-1
EnglandMarjorie Townsend*EnglandJ Covell9-4 9-0 9-1
WalesMargaret MorganWalesM M Hazell9-7 8-10 9-7 9-6
EnglandJ M HallEnglandBarbara Knapp9-6 6-9 7-9 9-5 9-3
EnglandP SmithEnglandMarion Craig-Smithw/o
KenyaFran MarshallEngland Captain M U Walkerw/o
EnglandV MooreEnglandN A Watkins9-2 9-0 9-2
EnglandJ P MarshallEnglandM Young9-3 9-3 9-3
England Major Daphne PortwayEnglandR B Hawkey10-8 9-3 8-10 9-2
EnglandE WilsonEnglandS C Palmer8-10 10-8 9-1 9-2
EnglandR E G ParsonsEnglandE J Boggisw/o
EnglandR NagleEnglandL Lefevre9-3 9-2 9-1
EnglandR B R WilsonEnglandAnn Mitham9-0 9-4 6-9 9-7
EnglandJ WatkinsEnglandK Abbott9-0 9-5 9-6
EnglandJ E ManningEnglandKatherine Keith-Steelew/o

denotes seed *

Second round
Player one Player two Score
England Morgan JEngland Whitehead9-1 9-0 9-0
England SpeightEngland Dannatt9-3 9-2 9-1
England TurnerKenya Marshall2-9 9-3 9-2 9-1
England TeagueEngland Watson9-4 9-2 9-1
England GowthorpeEngland Moore9-1 9-3 9-2
Wales ByrneEngland Dawnayw/o
England WalshEngland Palmer9-2 9-2 9-2
England TownsendEngland Marshall9-3 9-5 9-5
England PowellEngland Herman10-8 7-9 9-2 9-3
England GotlaEngland Jonas9-4 9-4 9-2
Wales Morgan MEngland Manning9-3 9-5 7-9 10-9
England PelleEngland Portway9-0 9-2 9-0
England WatsonEngland Wilson9-6 9-1 9-1
England ChalkEngland Parsons9-3 9-1 9-7
England HallEngland Nagle9-7 9-1 7-9 9-3
England SmithEngland Wilson4-9 9-2 9-6 10-9

Third round
Player one Player two Score
England Morgan JEngland Powell9-2 9-0 9-3
England SpeightEngland Gotla9-3 9-2 9-1
England TurnerWales Morgan M9-6 9-0 9-3
England TeagueEngland Pelle9-3 9-3 9-0
Wales ByrneEngland Watson9-4 9-6 9-0
England WalshEngland Chalk9-1 9-3 9-0
England GowthorpeEngland Hall6-9 9-6 9-6 9-3
England TownsendEngland Smith6-9 9-4 9-3 9-2

Quarter-finals
Player one Player two Score
England MorganWales Byrne9-0 9-1 6-9 9-2
England SpeightEngland Walsh9-2 9-5 9-3
England TurnerEngland Gowthorpe9-6 9-5 9-2
England TeagueEngland Townsend9-4 5-9 9-1 8-9 9-4

Semi-finals
Player one Player two Score
England MorganEngland Turner9-1 9-3 9-2
England SpeightEngland Teague9-5 9-1 9-2

Final
Player one Player two Score
England MorganEngland Speight9-3 9-1 9-7

References
  1. "Times Archives 1954 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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