1959 Women's British Open Squash Championship

The 1959 Ladies Open Championships was held at the Lansdowne Club in London from 20–26 February 1959.
Janet Morgan announced that she was to retire on medical advice after the 1959 Championship; she duly won an incredible tenth consecutive title defeating Sheila Macintosh (née Speight) for the fourth successive year in the final. Later in the year Morgan retired and married becoming Janet Bisley and the following year Macintosh would finally have the chance to compete without having to play Morgan.[1]

British Open Squash Championships
31st Women's British Open Championships
Details
LocationLondon, England
VenueLansdowne Club

Seeds
  1. EnglandJanet Morgan
  2. EnglandSheila Macintosh (née Speight)
  3. EnglandRosemary Deloford
  4. EnglandD C Herman
  5. EnglandM E Gowthorpe
  6. EnglandMarjorie Townsend
  7. EnglandRuth Turner
  8. EnglandR Cooper

Draw and results

[2]

First round
Player one Player two Score
EnglandRosemary Deloford (3)EnglandClaire Hargreaves9-3 9-1 9-5
EnglandRuth Turner (7)EnglandT Stevenson9-1 9-1 9-5
EnglandR Cooper (8)EnglandB M Horton9-2 9-1 9-5
EnglandC AshtonEnglandJ M Gilley9-0 9-0 9-5
EnglandH BleasbyEnglandH F Newberry9-4 9-4 9-2
EnglandBobs WhiteheadEnglandP Drew6-9 9-0 9-1 3-9 9-2
EnglandAnnette PictonEnglandP H Smallwood9-1 9-0 9-4
EnglandR NagleEnglandWhitby9-3 9-1 9-4
EnglandFran MarshallEnglandJ M Goodin9-6 9-2 9-2
EnglandJ M HallEnglandJ Lancaster5-9 7-9 9-4 9-3 9-5
WalesM M HazellWalesH Jolly9-7 9-0 9-1
WalesC E HarrisonEnglandJ M Mallen9-3 7-9 9-5 3-9 9-5
WalesMarion LloydEnglandB E Simister9-5 9-5 9-6
EnglandG PearsEnglandPat Gotla (née Cowney)9-6 9-4 2-9 9-5
EnglandR B HawkeyEngland Major M U Walker9-2 9-6 9-4
EnglandS McMullanEnglandC J Taunton2-9 6-9 9-7 9-2 9-3

denotes seed (*)

Second round
Player one Player two Score
EnglandJanet Morgan (1)WalesH E Bondw/o
EnglandSheila Macintosh (née Speight) (2)ScotlandH J Bell9-2 9-1 9-0
EnglandRosemary Deloford (3)EnglandBobs Whitehead9-5 6-9 9-6 9-2
EnglandD C Herman (4)EnglandR Nagle9-2 9-1 9-0
EnglandM E Gowthorpe (5)EnglandN A Watkins9-2 9-1 9-1
EnglandMarjorie Townsend (6)EnglandJ Covell9-2 9-1 9-3
EnglandRuth Turner (7)WalesM M Hazell9-4 7-9 9-1 9-1
EnglandR Cooper (8)WalesC E Harrison9-3 9-0 9-1
EnglandD M HolmanEnglandAnn Mitham9-5 9-0 9-1
South Africa D LangeEnglandK A Abbott9-5 9-0 9-7
EnglandJ M HallWalesMarion Lloyd9-4 9-2 1-9 9-3
ScotlandR WaterhouseEnglandG Pears4-9 9-7 9-4 9-3
EnglandFran MarshallEnglandAnnette Picton9-2 9-0 9-0
EnglandC AshtonEnglandR B Hawkey9-2 9-3 9-6
EnglandH BleasbyEnglandV J Foster9-3 9-8 8-10 1-9 9-4
EnglandK TomlinEnglandS McMullan5-9 4-9 9-7 9-3 9-1

Third round
Player one Player two Score
England MorganEngland Holman9-2 9-0 9-2
England MacintoshSouth Africa Lange9-1 9-7 9-1
England MarshallEngland Deloford9-6 9-2 3-9 2-9 9-5
England HermanEngland Hall9-1 9-0 9-0
England GowthorpeScotland Waterhouse9-2 9-0 9-0
England TownsendEngland Ashton9-3 9-1 9-1
England TurnerEngland Bleasby9-4 9-2 9-6
England CooperEngland Tomlin6-9 9-3 9-5 2-9 9-1

Quarter-finals
Player one Player two Score
England MorganEngland Gowthorpe9-7 9-7 9-2
England MacintoshEngland Townsend9-7 9-7 9-1
England MarshallEngland Turner10-9 9-10 2-5 ret
England HermanEngland Cooper9-2 9-3 9-1

Semi-finals
Player one Player two Score
England MorganEngland Marshall4-9 4-9 9-2 9-3 9-0
England MacintoshEngland Herman9-5 9-6 9-4

Final
Player one Player two Score
England MorganEngland Speight9-6 9-4 9-2

References
  1. "Times Archives 1959 Open Championship". Oxfordshire Libraries.
  2. "Squash Rackets". The Times Archives. Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.