1952 Women's British Open Squash Championship

British Open Squash Championships
24th Women's British Open Championships
Details
Location London, England
Venue Lansdowne Club
 1951 1953 

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 & Results

[2]

First Round

Player One Player Two Score
England Miss Janet Morgan (1*) bye
England Miss Joan Curry (2*) bye
England Miss I M Roe bye
England Miss Rosemary Walsh bye
England Miss M J Williams bye
England Miss Sheila Speight * bye
England Mrs E Vanner bye
England Miss A L Isaac bye
England Miss I M Wood bye
England Mrs J L C Cox bye
England Miss M E Gowthorpe* bye
England Miss A V M Isaac* England Major Daphne Portway 9-4 9-1 9-0
England Mrs Marjorie Townsend* England Miss S C Palmer 9-3 9-2 9-2
Wales Miss Rachel Byrne* England Miss J Capes 9-1 9-0 9-10 9-2
England Mrs Pat Gotla (née Cowney)* England Mrs B A Powell 9-5 9-2 9-0
England Mrs Ruth Turner England Miss Katherine Keith-Steele 9-3 9-2 9-2
England Miss M H Palmer England Mrs R B Hawkey 9-0 9-0 9-2
England Mrs Helen Lacy-Hulbert England Miss K A Abbott 9-1 9-5 9-5
England Mrs R Nagle England Sqd. Off. M M Sturge 9-7 10-9 10-8
England Miss B J Grant England F/Offr. J Pawson 4-9 9-0 9-0 9-3
England Mrs J M Hall England Mrs H J Stribling 9-7 9-0 9-4
England Mrs R Cooper England Mrs E I Jonas 9-1 9-3 9-2
England Miss J F Gammon England Mrs G Riggall 9-7 9-2 9-6
England Miss E J Boggis England Captain M Walker 9-4 9-0 9-0
England Miss J P Mead Denmark Fru Ellen Kaas 9-0 9-0 9-1
England Mrs Margot Harris England Miss S Forsyth 9-1 10-9 9-7
Wales Miss Margaret Morgan England Major N Christy 9-4 9-0 9-0
England Mrs M Richards England Miss A A Hodges 1-9 9-7 10-8 8-10 10-8
England Mrs M A Williams Wales Miss M M Hazell 7-9 9-5 7-9 9-4 9-1
England Miss J M Broad England Miss M Barry 9-4 9-0 9-3
England Miss A Taylor Wales Miss K A C Martin w/o
England Miss A Dudley-Smith England Miss 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
Preceded by
1951
British Open Squash Championships
England (London)

1952
Succeeded by
1953

References

  1. "Times Archives 1951 Open Championship". Oxfordshire Libraries.
  2. "Squash Rackets". The Times Archives.
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