1953 Women's British Open Squash Championship

British Open Squash Championships
25th Women's British Open Championships
Details
Location	London, England
Venue	Lansdowne Club
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The 1953 Ladies Open Championships was held at the Lansdowne Club in London from 15–22 February 1953.
Janet Morgan won her fourth consecutive title defeating Marjorie Townsend in the final.^[1]

Seeds

1. Janet Morgan

Marjorie Townsend
Sheila Speight
M E Gowthorpe
Audrey Bates
Alice Teague
Charlotte Prizer
A V M Isaac
Barbara Laussat Clement
M Short
Blanche Day
Barbara Banks
Pat Gotla née Cowney
Maitland-Griggs
Joan Kock

Ruth Turner

Draw & Results

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First Round

Player One	Player Two	Score
Miss Janet Morgan (1*)		bye
Mrs Marjorie Townsend*		bye
Miss S C Palmer		bye
Miss M J Williams		bye
Miss Sheila Speight *	Miss Barbara Knapp	9-3 9-2 9-0
Miss Rosermay Walsh	Mrs D M Cooper	9-1 9-5 3-9 9-5
Miss M E Gowthorpe*	Mrs R A Johnson	w/o
Mrs Alice Teague*	Mrs J L C Cox	9-2 9-1 9-6
Miss Audrey Bates*	Mrs D Rich	9-6 9-3 9-1
Mrs Margot Harris	Miss P Smith	9-3 9-2 9-1
Mrs Helen Lacy-Hulbert	Mrs R B R Wilson	9-5 9-5 9-5
Miss M M Hazell	Miss J Mallen	9-6 9-3 9-6
Miss A Cloke	Miss Joan Kock*	4-9 10-8 9-2 9-5
Miss B Holworthy	Mrs Ruth Turner *	w/o
Mrs Margaret Dawnay	Miss V M J McLernon	9-4 9-3 9-0
Mrs Charlotte Prizer*	Miss Rachel Byrne	w/o
Miss J P Mead	Miss J M Hall	9-2 2-9 3-9 9-4 9-6
Miss A V M Isaac*	Miss M M Sturge	9-10 9-7 9-5 9-3
Mrs E Mostyn	Mrs S Bowyer	9-0 9-1 9-1
Mrs Barbara Laussat Clement *	Miss H A Tucker	9-1 9-2 8-10 9-7
Major Daphne Portway	Miss J Watkins	9-5 3-9 9-4 9-3
Miss K A C Martin	Mrs R B Hawkey	9-4 9-6 9-0
Mrs R Nagle	Mrs M A Williams	6-9 9-6 9-4 9-2
Mrs M Short*	Miss Barraclough	w/o
Mrs Blanche Day*	Miss E Fosbroke-Hobbes	9-1 8-10 9-6 9-4
Miss K A Abbott	Mrs Frances Pilling	9-4 9-1 9-0
Mrs G Riggall	Mrs G W Band	9-5 9-0 9-5
Miss Margaret Morgan	Mrs B A Powell	5-9 9-1 9-6 9-7
Mrs J B Watson	Mrs Maitland-Griggs*	9-4 3-9 9-4 9-1
Miss J Stevens	Captain M E Maclagan	9-6 9-4 9-4
Mrs Pat Gotla (née Cowney)*	Miss Barbara Banks*	9-2 9-10 9-0 9-4
Mrs H Bleasby	Miss W Peile	w/o

seed *

Second Round

Player One	Player Two	Score
Morgan J	Palmer	w/o
Townsend	Williams	9-4 9-2 9-3
Speight	Mostyn	9-3 3-9 9-4 10-8
Walsh	Clement	9-4 9-3 9-5
Gowthorpe	Portway	9-4 9-3 9-4
Teague	Martin	9-1 9-0 9-0
Bates	Nagle	9-2 9-1 9-3
Harris	Short	9-0 9-0 9-4
Lacy-Hulbert	Day	9-4 9-1 9-1
Hazell	Abbott	9-4 9-6 9-0
Cloke	Riggall	0-9 9-5 9-4 7-9 9-4
Holworthy	Morgan M	0-9 5 6-9 3 10-8
Dawnay	Watson	3-9 9-3 9-6 9-1
Prizer	Stevens	9-5 9-3 9-1
Mead	Gotla	10-8 5-9 9-6 9-7
Isaac AV M	Bleasby	7-9 9-7 9-5 9-0

Third Round

Player One	Player Two	Score
Morgan	Lacy-Hulbert	9-5 9-1 9-2
Townsend	Hazell	9-5 9-4 9-1
Speight	Cloke	9-0 9-1 9-1
Walsh	Holworthy	9-2 9-4 9-7
Gowthorpe	Dawnay	9-2 9-0 9-3
Teague	Prizer	9-0 9-3 9-0
Bates	Mead	9-1 9-2 9-5
Harris	Isaac	10-9 9-2 9-4

Quarter Finals

Player One	Player Two	Score
Morgan	Gowthorpe	9-5 9-1 9-2
Townsend	Teague	2-9 8-10 9-0 9-5 10-8
Speight	Bates	9-4 6-9 9-1 9-0
Walsh	Harris	9-1 7-9 9-5 9-5

Semi Finals

Player One	Player Two	Score
Morgan	Speight	9-6 9-1 9-6
Townsend	Walsh	9-4 5-9 9-6 9-3

Final

Player One	Player Two	Score
Morgan	Townsend	9-4 9-2 9-4

References

1. "Times Archives 1953 Open Championship". Oxfordshire Libraries.
2. "Squash Rackets". The Times Archives.