1952 Women's British Open Squash Championship

British Open Squash Championships
24th Women's British Open Championships
Details
Location	London, England
Venue	Lansdowne Club
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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. Janet Morgan
2. Joan Curry

Sheila Speight
M E Gowthorpe
A V M Isaac
Marjorie Townsend
Pat Gotla née Cowney

Rachel Byrne

Draw & Results

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First Round

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

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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

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