1953 Women's British Open Squash Championship

British Open Squash Championships
25th Women's British Open Championships
Details
Location England London, England
Venue Lansdowne Club
 1952 1954 

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. England Janet Morgan

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

England Ruth Turner

Draw & Results

[2]

First Round

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

seed *

Second Round

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

Third Round

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

Quarter Finals

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

Semi Finals

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

Final

Player One Player Two Score
England Morgan England Townsend 9-4 9-2 9-4
Preceded by
1952
British Open Squash Championships
England (London)

1953
Succeeded by
1954

References

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